Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 19
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
434 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 444▲ 196 vs year ago 238 · +82.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 53▲ 1 vs year ago 54 · +1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Demand good for al classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.61/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$207.61
163 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.71
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499213.471,065126
Medium and Large 2450200.5190224
Medium and Large 3474163.8877713thin
One grade step is worth $49.60/cwt here — about $288 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 sale163 hd
207.61
—
AR average10 barns · 2,034 hd
211.32
−3.71
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—Low1,749105.071,8373thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,322101.861,3468thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13492.581,04928
CowsLean 85-90%Low99379.1178510

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,0751thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 2340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy370282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0451
Steers—Medium and Large 1377260.21/cwt242.50–270.0098110
Steers—Medium and Large 2383219.83/cwt200.00–240.008423
Steers—Medium and Large 2420195.98/cwt185.00–207.508232
Steers—Medium and Large 1421239.32/cwt232.50–247.501,00812
Steers—Medium and Large 3435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437240.98/cwt240.00–245.001,05310
Steers—Medium and Large 2465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1467235.93/cwt225.00–245.001,10211
Steers—Medium and Large 1514230.24/cwt215.00–245.001,18322
Steers—Medium and Large 1580242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 1603213.51/cwt212.00–215.001,2874
Steers—Medium and Large 3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 2675174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1680204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318191.14/cwt182.50–197.506083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324242.86/cwt230.00–250.007878
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333209.62/cwt200.00–225.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369235.28/cwt222.50–247.5086821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375209.01/cwt197.50–220.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385192.50/cwt192.50–192.507411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416200.87/cwt195.00–205.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424221.14/cwt210.00–230.0093819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added432225.00/cwt225.00–225.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466216.46/cwt210.00–230.001,00927
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471151.24/cwt147.50–163.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477199.33/cwt190.00–207.509515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515210.97/cwt201.00–220.001,08615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528195.88/cwt185.00–207.501,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580157.00/cwt157.00–157.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581210.32/cwt197.00–215.001,22213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610194.52/cwt193.00–196.001,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1691182.06/cwt179.00–192.501,25811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711172.61/cwt169.00–182.001,2275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3820137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840166.02/cwt162.00–168.001,3953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2840135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323276.80/cwt252.50–295.008944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325234.77/cwt230.00–240.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370264.84/cwt250.00–275.009803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375171.58/cwt162.50–187.506433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378223.57/cwt210.00–230.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424213.90/cwt200.00–227.509075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427241.20/cwt232.50–247.501,0307
Bulls—Medium and Large 3443193.73/cwt190.00–197.508582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy455252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470157.50/cwt157.50–157.507401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473226.75/cwt220.00–240.001,07317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480211.70/cwt200.00–217.501,0165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514217.83/cwt210.00–220.001,12010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517173.09/cwt160.00–180.008956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy522227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561214.57/cwt205.00–220.001,2046
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569192.21/cwt191.00–195.001,0945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610199.24/cwt197.50–201.001,2152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612189.44/cwt182.00–197.501,1595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725175.33/cwt173.00–180.001,2713
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3411
Bulls——1,878112.60/cwt109.00–117.002,1152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78550.00/cwt50.00–50.003931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01682.34/cwt75.00–84.008379
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06587.37/cwt87.00–88.009306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12092.67/cwt90.00–95.001,03816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23897.57/cwt96.00–100.001,2086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,283104.31/cwt104.00–106.001,3386
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,54594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4521
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289598.99/cwt85.00–105.008864
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.