Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-03-13

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 13
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 113 vs last sale 210▼ 169 vs year ago 266 · −63.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 33▼ 8 vs year ago 31 · −25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trend not established due to light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.20/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$188.20
20 head · 406 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.49
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1407189.1676919thin
Medium and Large 2400170.006801thin
One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $89 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 sale20 hd
188.20
—
AR average10 barns · 1,117 hd
187.72
+0.49
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—Average1,460109.001,5911thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32792.631,2293thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13386.2297717
CowsLean 85-90%Low96562.696053thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,2201thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,1701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$9701thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$1,1201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)980$7501thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3385187.50/cwt187.50–187.507221
Steers—Medium and Large 1415223.00/cwt223.00–223.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 1455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 3455156.00/cwt156.00–156.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1505210.93/cwt204.00–218.001,0652
Steers—Medium and Large 2510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008671
Steers—Medium and Large 1570195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1665194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327203.04/cwt190.00–210.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379198.05/cwt193.00–204.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410187.50/cwt187.50–187.507691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505145.00/cwt145.00–145.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520169.00/cwt169.00–169.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585162.00/cwt162.00–162.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy695146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345185.00/cwt185.00–185.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367232.16/cwt220.00–247.508523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full380197.50/cwt197.50–197.507511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400195.00/cwt195.00–195.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420231.06/cwt219.00–245.009703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475179.00/cwt179.00–179.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508195.50/cwt195.00–196.009932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568194.55/cwt193.00–196.001,1052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610183.50/cwt183.00–184.001,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,460109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94858.03/cwt57.00–59.005502
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00072.00/cwt72.00–72.007201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02080.55/cwt78.00–82.008225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14586.70/cwt83.00–90.0099310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32792.63/cwt90.00–95.001,2293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35398.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294597.00/cwt97.00–97.009171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035970.00/head970.00–970.009701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04877.93/cwt77.00–79.008172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.