Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 14
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
263 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 312▼ 31 vs year ago 294 · −10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 34▲ 13 vs year ago 25 · +52.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 27 vs year ago 35 · −77.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand from buyers for quality.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.12/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$136.12
110 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.21
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568143.1181361
Medium and Large 2392134.6052836
Medium and Large 3351107.5337813thin
One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $435 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 sale110 hd
136.12
—
AR average8 barns · 2,180 hd
150.34
−14.21
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—Average1,81583.391,5144thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17269.278114thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37566.559152thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01150.6351224

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)1,345$1,0401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$9702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$8501thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3288117.50/cwt117.50–117.503382
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 1373193.25/cwt181.00–205.007216
Steers—Medium and Large 2405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1421182.36/cwt179.00–192.007687
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460167.00/cwt167.00–167.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 1464181.77/cwt175.00–194.008435
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515171.00/cwt171.00–171.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1523182.62/cwt174.00–191.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 2525147.00/cwt147.00–147.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1583160.56/cwt151.00–167.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600151.00/cwt151.00–151.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1617154.91/cwt143.00–163.009565
Steers—Medium and Large 1663155.31/cwt154.00–157.001,0303
Steers—Medium and Large 2690144.00/cwt144.00–144.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1724150.69/cwt148.00–155.001,0917
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268126.13/cwt120.00–136.003384
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275104.26/cwt100.00–110.002873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315142.52/cwt139.00–154.004495
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed320122.50/cwt122.50–122.503921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323134.52/cwt128.00–142.004346
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325105.65/cwt97.50–118.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342154.01/cwt150.00–156.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed369139.91/cwt131.00–150.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377159.71/cwt150.00–166.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed385105.00/cwt105.00–105.004041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390140.44/cwt136.00–145.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400162.50/cwt160.00–165.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416122.72/cwt120.00–129.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423153.15/cwt145.00–165.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463150.24/cwt146.00–154.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478127.69/cwt120.00–144.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505132.52/cwt130.00–135.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526147.79/cwt130.00–158.007776
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565148.09/cwt136.00–157.0083711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618143.59/cwt137.00–148.0088712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733135.67/cwt135.00–136.009943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780133.49/cwt133.00–134.001,0412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878120.49/cwt120.00–121.001,0582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1908109.00/cwt109.00–109.009902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2910108.00/cwt108.00–108.009831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250137.50/cwt137.50–137.503441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277121.92/cwt110.00–130.003383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280100.00/cwt100.00–100.002801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300172.50/cwt172.50–172.505181
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315118.00/cwt118.00–118.003721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333137.16/cwt129.00–147.004573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358106.13/cwt100.00–112.003802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370154.00/cwt154.00–154.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377128.77/cwt120.00–141.004853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423169.46/cwt161.00–174.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.35/cwt100.00–120.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463130.11/cwt120.00–140.006023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473167.33/cwt159.00–174.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510123.50/cwt117.00–130.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513140.05/cwt130.00–150.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518166.14/cwt160.00–174.008618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565136.64/cwt122.00–146.007723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575148.77/cwt140.00–163.008554
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575111.00/cwt111.00–111.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620144.40/cwt140.00–151.008954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623139.51/cwt139.00–140.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625136.01/cwt135.00–138.008503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685119.76/cwt102.00–137.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710136.04/cwt133.00–139.009662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,81583.39/cwt79.00–87.001,5144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70024.00/cwt24.00–24.001681
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86530.00/cwt30.00–30.002601
Cows—Lean 85-90%90535.00/cwt35.00–35.003171
Cows—Lean 85-90%96061.00/cwt61.00–61.005861
Cows—Lean 85-90%96448.41/cwt43.00–53.004677
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08365.00/cwt65.00–65.007042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08455.86/cwt49.00–60.0060613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26073.54/cwt69.00–79.009272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37566.55/cwt66.00–67.009152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288060.00/cwt60.00–60.005281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03061.00/cwt61.00–61.006281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085970.00/head970.00–970.009702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08368.69/cwt64.00–74.007442

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.