Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 7
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 267▲ 158 vs year ago 154 · +102.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 45▼ 26 vs year ago 60 · −43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 11 · −9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate. Quality of run of cattle was good to average with buyer demand strong for the better end of cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.22/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$133.22
129 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519138.2471764
Medium and Large 2448133.5459853
Medium and Large 3393105.0441312thin
One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about $304 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 sale129 hd
133.22
—
AR average9 barns · 2,078 hd
147.21
−13.98
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
Bulls—Average2,19589.001,9541thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17962.877417thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50361.759282thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09851.8756920

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$7293thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$7262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$7701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$7001thin

Every lot

106 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 2Thin Fleshed275207.00/cwt207.00–207.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1310194.76/cwt180.00–207.006044
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310193.00/cwt193.00–193.005981
Steers—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1373182.54/cwt168.00–202.006815
Steers—Medium and Large 2410166.00/cwt166.00–166.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1413183.65/cwt173.00–190.007587
Steers—Medium and Large 3433112.28/cwt105.00–120.004862
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445164.00/cwt164.00–164.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1474168.55/cwt154.00–180.007998
Steers—Medium and Large 2507144.61/cwt135.00–154.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1518162.75/cwt159.00–167.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 1565161.98/cwt153.00–175.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 2578148.26/cwt144.00–152.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 1615155.30/cwt150.00–161.009554
Steers—Medium and Large 2625137.00/cwt137.00–137.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1678158.35/cwt156.00–160.001,0743
Steers—Medium and Large 1737152.33/cwt152.00–153.001,1233
Steers—Medium and Large 1760149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed258153.64/cwt150.00–157.503962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263131.36/cwt120.00–142.503452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy310144.00/cwt144.00–144.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312128.45/cwt120.00–137.004017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323105.35/cwt100.00–110.003402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360166.00/cwt166.00–166.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361151.66/cwt140.00–160.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3361105.16/cwt100.00–113.003805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366132.52/cwt124.00–139.004857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385133.50/cwt130.00–137.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425138.08/cwt130.00–141.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433100.00/cwt100.00–100.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436143.78/cwt140.00–152.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy436133.29/cwt125.00–137.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460135.98/cwt135.00–137.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476131.79/cwt120.00–141.0062710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477142.99/cwt140.00–145.006825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510110.00/cwt110.00–110.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518134.97/cwt129.00–141.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy518128.63/cwt120.00–133.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521128.94/cwt123.00–133.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524143.38/cwt139.00–153.007518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560128.26/cwt119.00–134.007184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563136.73/cwt135.00–140.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580128.00/cwt128.00–128.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610114.00/cwt114.00–114.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614137.40/cwt128.00–142.008447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615119.00/cwt118.00–120.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635131.95/cwt129.00–135.008382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660127.00/cwt127.00–127.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672138.78/cwt136.00–144.009335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715138.51/cwt138.00–139.009902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720136.00/cwt136.00–136.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2272139.39/cwt120.00–160.003793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295122.50/cwt122.50–122.503611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315100.00/cwt100.00–100.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325174.33/cwt170.00–185.005674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333140.08/cwt130.00–150.004662
Bulls—Medium and Large 337095.00/cwt95.00–95.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380143.67/cwt140.00–150.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400123.00/cwt123.00–123.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434160.92/cwt150.00–175.006985
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485158.35/cwt150.00–173.007688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485126.57/cwt120.00–133.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518159.44/cwt148.00–165.008267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528136.52/cwt120.00–145.007216
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555151.97/cwt149.00–157.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 357085.53/cwt84.00–87.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573136.78/cwt130.00–145.007846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620129.71/cwt120.00–138.008044
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620101.74/cwt94.00–110.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650147.00/cwt147.00–147.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674138.76/cwt135.00–141.009354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3760101.00/cwt101.00–101.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765135.53/cwt134.00–137.001,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,19589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,9541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72521.00/cwt21.00–21.001521
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85533.93/cwt30.00–38.002902
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90058.00/cwt58.00–58.005221
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12657.75/cwt56.00–59.006504
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13146.81/cwt34.00–54.005296
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17962.87/cwt59.00–67.007417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22263.11/cwt62.00–64.007716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50361.75/cwt60.00–64.009282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017729.38/head590.00–790.007293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155726.30/head700.00–750.007262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.