Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-10-17

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 17
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 259▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 42▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 9▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with good buyer demand. Fleshy and plain cattle were discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.08/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$138.08
69 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$642
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.77
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468142.2966644
Medium and Large 2447132.6259323
Medium and Large 3608108.006562thin
One grade step is worth $34.29/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale69 hd
138.08
—
AR average8 barns · 1,736 hd
141.84
−3.77
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50267.681,0177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22963.9878712
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,12552.8359518

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$8001thin

Every lot

83 lots · USDA AMS · Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 1250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 2260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004291
Steers—Medium and Large 1315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 2320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1368176.08/cwt172.00–180.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1431176.91/cwt168.00–187.007624
Steers—Medium and Large 2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 3443122.51/cwt120.00–125.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 1463172.51/cwt171.00–174.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 2485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2530136.60/cwt130.00–140.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 2588137.47/cwt135.00–140.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 2617134.31/cwt133.00–135.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 1665137.02/cwt134.00–140.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1700142.00/cwt142.00–142.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 2700133.00/cwt133.00–133.009311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2262139.23/cwt136.00–145.003653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280146.00/cwt146.00–146.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312128.80/cwt120.00–142.004023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy320127.95/cwt125.00–131.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345151.00/cwt151.00–151.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370141.00/cwt132.00–150.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376153.46/cwt151.00–155.005778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416136.43/cwt132.00–138.005685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423146.63/cwt139.00–153.006207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440132.00/cwt132.00–132.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478129.71/cwt120.00–136.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479142.41/cwt134.00–148.006828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518143.41/cwt135.00–150.007438
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525111.00/cwt111.00–111.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537130.00/cwt130.00–130.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555124.46/cwt120.00–129.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570131.12/cwt120.00–139.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680135.50/cwt135.00–136.009212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710119.00/cwt119.00–119.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308156.10/cwt150.00–162.504812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335140.60/cwt120.00–160.004712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383151.03/cwt150.00–152.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390102.00/cwt102.00–102.003981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413154.68/cwt150.00–159.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413132.45/cwt130.00–135.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy415136.00/cwt136.00–136.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420100.00/cwt100.00–100.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455116.00/cwt116.00–116.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466140.37/cwt130.00–145.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475154.41/cwt150.00–164.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485117.00/cwt117.00–117.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519150.91/cwt147.00–163.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523134.00/cwt134.00–134.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy523114.47/cwt109.00–120.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558135.30/cwt129.00–139.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573139.60/cwt136.00–144.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618135.65/cwt127.00–140.008383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625131.48/cwt120.00–137.008228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665132.05/cwt130.00–134.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705137.51/cwt136.00–139.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82042.58/cwt41.00–44.003492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03539.00/cwt39.00–39.004041
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13061.00/cwt61.00–61.006892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13950.15/cwt44.00–59.005717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22061.86/cwt58.00–69.007559
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22558.96/cwt57.00–60.007226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25770.36/cwt70.00–71.008843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48770.73/cwt69.00–72.001,0523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51365.40/cwt60.00–68.009904
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015800.00/head800.00–800.008001

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.