Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-11-28

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 28
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
▲ 221 vs last sale 263▲ 155 vs year ago 329 · +47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 38▲ 23 vs year ago 47 · +48.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 4 vs year ago 16 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with several good quality consignments offered today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.59/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$143.59
183 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496150.02745123
Medium and Large 1-2495143.677116thin
Medium and Large 2485131.6063948
Medium and Large 3484107.515206thin
One grade step is worth $42.52/cwt here — about $225 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 sale183 hd
143.59
—
AR average1 barns · 183 hd
143.59
+0.00
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—Average1,76695.981,6954thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33172.7996910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24269.4386216
CowsLean 85-90%High95449.5747314

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$9501thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1240207.50/cwt207.50–207.504981
Steers—Medium and Large 1269191.02/cwt175.00–207.505144
Steers—Medium and Large 2290129.00/cwt129.00–129.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 2369146.04/cwt130.00–157.505394
Steers—Medium and Large 1385169.00/cwt169.00–169.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 2428155.92/cwt140.00–167.506673
Steers—Medium and Large 1431194.10/cwt186.00–203.0083710
Steers—Medium and Large 1460182.20/cwt167.00–195.008385
Steers—Medium and Large 2474145.91/cwt139.00–155.006924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530168.00/cwt168.00–168.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 2530145.18/cwt134.00–152.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1532179.68/cwt171.00–183.0095628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550171.00/cwt171.00–171.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1567168.37/cwt161.00–175.009555
Steers—Medium and Large 2570138.66/cwt135.00–141.007903
Steers—Medium and Large 1613173.03/cwt158.00–176.001,06115
Steers—Medium and Large 1686160.72/cwt159.00–161.001,1037
Steers—Medium and Large 1730162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1862
Steers—Medium and Large 2760117.00/cwt117.00–117.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1790157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282141.74/cwt132.50–150.004005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320139.93/cwt130.00–146.004484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330136.77/cwt132.50–142.504515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368134.46/cwt120.00–146.004957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372151.19/cwt143.00–156.0056211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383108.94/cwt106.00–112.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426158.22/cwt145.00–167.5067426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460148.00/cwt142.00–154.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474131.64/cwt120.00–139.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481150.19/cwt135.00–155.0072218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514152.80/cwt142.00–158.0078528
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527130.94/cwt121.00–144.0069012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565127.01/cwt121.00–135.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568147.66/cwt139.00–154.0083916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568113.58/cwt110.00–117.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608125.38/cwt116.00–135.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623141.93/cwt135.00–146.0088414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660136.00/cwt136.00–136.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672123.02/cwt120.00–128.008273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727122.58/cwt113.00–128.008913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy740127.00/cwt127.00–127.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775133.44/cwt129.00–138.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2307140.82/cwt127.00–165.004323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1316181.55/cwt157.50–212.505746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325132.50/cwt132.50–132.504311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350163.75/cwt157.50–170.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350147.50/cwt147.50–147.505161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2350128.75/cwt127.50–130.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423166.28/cwt150.00–175.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427139.39/cwt120.00–153.005957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1453147.98/cwt145.00–151.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470134.69/cwt130.00–139.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy488110.15/cwt100.00–120.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515166.00/cwt166.00–166.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523137.58/cwt135.00–140.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531171.95/cwt160.00–178.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560166.69/cwt157.00–175.009336
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575153.00/cwt153.00–153.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy600107.00/cwt107.00–107.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611135.03/cwt130.00–145.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615137.00/cwt137.00–137.008431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658158.40/cwt141.00–164.501,0427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708118.19/cwt100.00–136.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 280099.50/cwt83.00–116.007962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,76695.98/cwt84.00–100.001,6954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71518.00/cwt18.00–18.001291
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79533.41/cwt25.00–46.002664
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03857.88/cwt55.00–61.006015
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06663.22/cwt62.00–65.006744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19364.69/cwt63.00–67.007726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23072.00/cwt72.00–72.008861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27172.27/cwt69.00–78.0091910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34272.88/cwt71.00–74.009789
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284085.94/cwt70.00–91.007229
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03567.00/cwt67.00–67.006931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.