Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 24
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
226 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 188▲ 226 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 39▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 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 sold mostly 3.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Supply was light with strong buyer demand present for quality and pre-condition cattle. 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 $137.44/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$137.44
104 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$635
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.41
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475141.2567161
Medium and Large 2438134.1158839
Medium and Large 3488111.755454thin
One grade step is worth $29.50/cwt here — about $126 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 sale104 hd
137.44
—
AR average9 barns · 1,454 hd
139.85
−2.41
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%High1,30664.778464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17162.997385thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11052.885876thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,3052thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1263181.24/cwt180.00–182.504772
Steers—Medium and Large 2290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 3363123.52/cwt120.00–127.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 2373136.04/cwt130.00–142.505072
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 3423122.57/cwt120.00–125.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 3450108.00/cwt108.00–108.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1477165.84/cwt159.00–175.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 2477144.42/cwt140.00–150.006893
Steers—Medium and Large 2520138.60/cwt130.00–146.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1529159.48/cwt156.00–161.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1568153.80/cwt145.00–163.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 2610136.95/cwt134.00–140.008352
Steers—Medium and Large 1626153.38/cwt150.00–155.009605
Steers—Medium and Large 1673144.52/cwt140.00–152.009735
Steers—Medium and Large 1720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3250120.00/cwt120.00–120.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274131.27/cwt120.00–140.003607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy285130.00/cwt130.00–130.003711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320143.86/cwt139.00–150.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325155.52/cwt155.00–156.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332156.35/cwt150.00–167.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350137.00/cwt137.00–137.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370156.11/cwt147.00–169.0057810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390161.00/cwt161.00–161.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418146.02/cwt144.00–148.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419146.14/cwt140.00–154.006128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426131.54/cwt120.00–142.005605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462137.28/cwt130.00–145.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy463128.26/cwt125.00–130.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474141.58/cwt136.00–145.006718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510131.85/cwt123.00–140.006726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521143.59/cwt138.00–145.007487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy527120.06/cwt110.00–130.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560113.00/cwt113.00–113.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564137.49/cwt130.00–144.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565124.11/cwt115.00–132.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570107.00/cwt107.00–107.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616132.07/cwt126.00–139.008145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625118.00/cwt118.00–118.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720114.41/cwt110.00–119.008242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270164.25/cwt161.00–167.504432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278133.02/cwt131.00–135.003702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350100.00/cwt100.00–100.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360153.00/cwt153.00–153.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380172.49/cwt172.00–173.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385144.00/cwt144.00–144.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413159.18/cwt150.00–168.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432129.90/cwt125.00–135.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475155.10/cwt141.00–163.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475137.46/cwt133.00–144.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513130.98/cwt130.00–132.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530155.96/cwt154.00–158.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550139.00/cwt139.00–139.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550111.00/cwt111.00–111.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568125.00/cwt125.00–125.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 360595.00/cwt95.00–95.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658121.93/cwt116.00–128.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735112.00/cwt112.00–112.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy778100.16/cwt90.00–110.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820113.00/cwt113.00–113.009271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06449.57/cwt48.00–52.005274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15058.50/cwt58.00–59.006732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18063.00/cwt63.00–63.007431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18565.99/cwt64.00–71.007823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22556.00/cwt56.00–56.006861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24368.41/cwt64.00–72.008502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36861.12/cwt59.00–64.008362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,305.12/head1,300.00–1,310.001,3052

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.