Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 5
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▲ 289 vs last sale 232▲ 285 vs year ago 236 · +120.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 74▲ 29 vs year ago 56 · +51.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers no trend established due to light test last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Demand good for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.08/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$211.08
214 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,169
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.37
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566213.491,208182
Medium and Large 2486199.7997128
Medium and Large 3488180.508804thin
One grade step is worth $32.99/cwt here — about $328 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 sale214 hd
211.08
—
AR average10 barns · 1,940 hd
215.45
−4.37
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—High1,614114.601,8496thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,381101.611,4038thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07691.5198439
CowsLean 85-90%Low97477.3675312

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,405$1,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$1,1173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$1,1012thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,096$1,0758
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$9901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,3165
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,0132thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3308201.32/cwt192.50–210.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 2330236.74/cwt220.00–255.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1333244.89/cwt240.00–250.008152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343270.00/cwt270.00–270.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy370303.87/cwt295.00–312.501,1242
Steers—Medium and Large 2372230.83/cwt220.00–235.008597
Steers—Medium and Large 1378251.21/cwt240.00–280.009504
Steers—Medium and Large 3385162.50/cwt162.50–162.506261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410215.00/cwt215.00–215.008822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1424240.35/cwt232.50–250.001,0196
Steers—Medium and Large 3425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 2437214.65/cwt200.00–222.509388
Steers—Medium and Large 1476227.64/cwt220.00–240.001,0846
Steers—Medium and Large 2477215.90/cwt212.50–220.001,0303
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2252
Steers—Medium and Large 1508220.45/cwt217.50–227.501,1205
Steers—Medium and Large 2518212.70/cwt207.50–216.001,1027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy540253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,3661
Steers—Medium and Large 1563211.48/cwt200.00–217.501,19110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added564241.25/cwt240.00–242.501,3614
Steers—Medium and Large 2588188.00/cwt177.50–197.501,1054
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added611230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4054
Steers—Medium and Large 2623189.35/cwt182.00–197.001,1802
Steers—Medium and Large 1626219.90/cwt200.00–227.501,37710
Steers—Medium and Large 1652205.80/cwt205.00–209.001,3425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3302
Steers—Medium and Large 1760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4061
Steers—Medium and Large 2805179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4411
Steers—Medium and Large 3805156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1835167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3991
Steers—Medium and Large 1895171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305222.43/cwt212.50–230.006783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320241.11/cwt235.00–250.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358201.22/cwt200.00–202.507202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374234.50/cwt222.50–255.0087724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424221.79/cwt210.00–232.5094025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430205.43/cwt197.50–207.508836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468196.67/cwt195.00–197.509203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480214.60/cwt202.50–222.501,03012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495178.00/cwt178.00–178.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528210.02/cwt202.50–217.501,10923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530196.01/cwt189.00–201.001,0394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added555197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567199.68/cwt192.00–205.001,1327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607202.28/cwt192.50–210.001,2286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617185.61/cwt182.50–188.001,1456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662182.02/cwt180.00–185.001,2053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added719206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,48171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328263.55/cwt255.00–275.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338237.33/cwt230.00–245.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366249.25/cwt230.00–260.009128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381223.74/cwt220.00–227.508526
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410177.50/cwt177.50–177.507281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415239.83/cwt225.00–257.5099510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431219.68/cwt215.00–222.5094710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462228.16/cwt220.00–248.001,0548
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy463257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475214.12/cwt210.00–217.501,01711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490195.00/cwt195.00–195.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518224.28/cwt212.50–232.501,1629
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528209.55/cwt205.00–212.501,1065
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563206.14/cwt201.00–212.501,1615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572172.83/cwt167.50–181.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585209.11/cwt202.50–212.501,2233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620193.94/cwt190.00–198.001,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468104.17/cwt101.00–108.001,5292
Bulls——1,620116.41/cwt115.00–117.001,8863
Bulls——1,885130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,4511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77368.10/cwt66.00–70.005262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01479.21/cwt75.00–83.0080310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04894.26/cwt92.00–96.0098815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05986.84/cwt84.00–90.0092018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Light Weight1,173110.04/cwt106.00–114.001,2912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19598.66/cwt98.00–100.001,1796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360101.94/cwt101.00–103.001,3864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,63092.50/cwt90.00–95.001,5082
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,148122.33/cwt108.00–137.501,4042
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297595.00/cwt95.00–95.009261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295589.00/cwt89.00–89.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,117.22/head840.00–1,340.001,1173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0961,075.20/head800.00–1,400.001,0758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,101.18/head900.00–1,260.001,1012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18899.05/cwt97.00–101.001,1772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,333.07/head1,175.00–1,475.001,3334
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.