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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 5

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 301 vs last sale 484▼ 259 vs year ago 442 · −58.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 70▲ 25 vs year ago 18 · +138.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 12▼ 15 vs year ago 15 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with strong buyer demand .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.25/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$149.25

61 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	153.29	723	47
Medium and Large 2	474	135.68	643	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about $80 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 sale61 hd

149.25

—

AR average9 barns · 2,603 hd

152.93

−3.68

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,150	84.00	1,806	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	66.20	822	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	61.96	956	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	57.58	626	16

Every lot

75 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	378	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	474	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	150.88/cwt	121.00–167.50	487	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	182.92/cwt	168.00–200.00	699	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	185.82/cwt	173.00–191.00	851	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,017	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	145.50/cwt	140.00–151.00	946	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,148	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,090	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	136.34/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,200	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,219	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	940	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,203	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	135.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,307	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,286	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	154.79/cwt	147.00–162.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	142.00/cwt	130.00–156.00	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	152.86/cwt	147.00–165.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	156.82/cwt	147.00–180.00	673	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	154.27/cwt	144.00–169.00	725	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	137.50/cwt	125.00–148.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	156.67/cwt	145.00–168.00	813	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	161.52/cwt	156.00–167.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	150.23/cwt	144.00–164.00	906	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	153.50/cwt	148.00–159.00	998	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	424	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	162.27/cwt	157.50–167.50	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	370	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	152.72/cwt	148.00–157.50	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	171.34/cwt	141.00–194.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	166.52/cwt	163.00–170.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	144.41/cwt	142.00–147.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	136.87/cwt	134.00–140.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	172.71/cwt	166.00–181.00	815	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	163.39/cwt	150.00–170.00	837	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	110.97/cwt	105.00–117.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	848	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	158.36/cwt	142.00–171.00	977	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	931	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	882	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,150	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	439	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	46.55/cwt	44.00–49.00	425	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	62.52/cwt	62.00–63.00	647	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	59.47/cwt	53.00–66.00	681	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	63.47/cwt	63.00–64.00	729	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	67.56/cwt	67.00–68.00	870	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	61.96/cwt	57.00–66.00	956	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	504	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon Dec 5, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 484Year ago 442

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 70Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 12Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	148.00–159.00	153.50
2	—	553	156.00–167.00	161.52
4	—	603	144.00–164.00	150.23
10	—	429	147.00–180.00	156.82
6	—	519	145.00–168.00	156.67
2	—	328	147.00–162.00	154.79
5	—	383	147.00–165.00	152.86
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
10	—	470	144.00–169.00	154.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
5	—	374	130.00–156.00	142.00
5	—	472	125.00–148.00	137.50
1	—	555	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	159.00	159.00
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
1	—	940	128.00	128.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
2	—	650	140.00–151.00	145.50
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
1	—	540	142.00	142.00
4	—	323	121.00–167.50	150.88
1	—	265	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	845	129.00	129.00
2	—	583	174.00–175.00	174.49
3	—	880	131.00–141.00	136.34
1	—	1,005	128.00	128.00
11	—	458	173.00–191.00	185.82
3	—	968	133.00–136.00	135.01
3	—	382	168.00–200.00	182.92
2	—	913	133.00–134.00	133.49
1	—	615	170.00	170.00
1	—	755	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	148.00–157.50	152.72
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	723	120.00–124.00	121.97
2	—	415	142.00–147.00	144.41
2	—	320	157.50–167.50	162.27
2	—	470	134.00–140.00	136.87
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	275	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	162.50	162.50
2	—	408	163.00–170.00	166.52
5	—	512	150.00–170.00	163.39
8	—	617	142.00–171.00	158.36
6	—	384	141.00–194.00	171.34
3	—	472	166.00–181.00	172.71
2	—	573	147.00–149.00	148.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	134.00–138.00	136.00
1	—	695	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	127.50	127.50
2	—	513	105.00–117.00	110.97
1	—	450	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,145	53.00–66.00	59.47
2	—	913	44.00–49.00	46.55
2	—	1,035	62.00–63.00	62.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	57.00–66.00	61.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	67.00–68.00	67.56
2	—	1,148	63.00–64.00	63.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	84.00	84.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	63.00	63.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.