Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 12
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 521▲ 257 vs year ago 187 · +137.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 85▲ 10 vs year ago 43 · +23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 40▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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 $211.20/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$211.20
177 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.40
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483213.931,034149
Medium and Large 2439200.1887825
Medium and Large 3468167.507843thin
One grade step is worth $46.43/cwt here — about $249 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 sale177 hd
211.20
—
AR average10 barns · 2,349 hd
216.60
−5.40
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—High1,425112.021,5977thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,475101.411,49612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09890.6499521
CowsLean 85-90%Low86573.916395thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,1901thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,1062thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,2132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$8901thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy300285.00/cwt285.00–285.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 2320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1342255.00/cwt255.00–255.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1368244.69/cwt230.00–250.009004
Steers—Medium and Large 2377215.11/cwt210.00–225.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added379239.99/cwt235.00–245.009104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy390285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 1422247.39/cwt237.50–260.001,0444
Steers—Medium and Large 2424225.72/cwt217.50–235.009577
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy425270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1463256.29/cwt247.50–265.001,1878
Steers—Medium and Large 2479227.78/cwt215.00–237.501,09111
Steers—Medium and Large 3480187.50/cwt187.50–187.509001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy505252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 2525210.88/cwt207.50–215.001,1073
Steers—Medium and Large 1531228.84/cwt220.00–242.501,21513
Steers—Medium and Large 1566238.28/cwt226.00–247.501,3499
Steers—Medium and Large 2588215.10/cwt207.50–222.501,2652
Steers—Medium and Large 1624219.27/cwt212.50–241.001,3687
Steers—Medium and Large 1650214.50/cwt205.00–224.001,3942
Steers—Medium and Large 2695192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3341
Steers—Medium and Large 1730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added890185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310175.00/cwt175.00–175.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313196.14/cwt185.00–205.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333221.95/cwt210.00–232.5073911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added340222.50/cwt222.50–222.507572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374212.11/cwt200.00–222.507935
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375197.50/cwt197.50–197.507411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383226.58/cwt212.50–235.0086814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422222.47/cwt210.00–232.5093921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added430230.00/cwt230.00–230.009892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430195.00/cwt195.00–195.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480217.72/cwt207.50–227.501,04549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483196.49/cwt185.00–202.009493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513211.18/cwt200.00–222.501,08330
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full555180.00/cwt180.00–180.009991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566202.97/cwt195.00–212.501,1498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622190.86/cwt185.00–196.001,1878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665184.66/cwt182.00–187.001,2283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added807178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4363
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314268.33/cwt260.00–275.008436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325225.09/cwt220.00–235.007326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362222.50/cwt222.50–222.508052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378233.96/cwt225.00–250.008848
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385185.06/cwt180.00–190.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy387267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy400275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425217.62/cwt215.00–220.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429238.61/cwt227.50–252.501,02410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468234.21/cwt225.00–250.001,09613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475187.50/cwt187.50–187.508911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481216.06/cwt205.00–220.001,0395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522218.99/cwt212.50–222.501,14310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562216.72/cwt212.50–220.001,2185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585208.44/cwt205.00–212.001,2192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613198.57/cwt194.00–212.501,2174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650207.00/cwt206.00–209.001,3463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,288106.00/cwt100.00–110.001,3654
Bulls——1,595125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9941
Bulls——1,615117.58/cwt116.00–119.001,8992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67053.00/cwt53.00–53.003551
Cows—Lean 85-90%91479.14/cwt78.00–80.007234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02886.44/cwt84.00–89.008899
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05291.44/cwt90.00–95.009627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28797.08/cwt96.00–99.001,2495
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473102.82/cwt101.00–106.001,5158
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48098.59/cwt96.00–100.001,4594
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,105.83/head1,010.00–1,200.001,1062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901

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.