Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 26
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
812 head
▲ 378 vs last sale 434▲ 518 vs year ago 294 · +176.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 55▲ 6 vs year ago 40 · +15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 18 vs year ago 25 · −72.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Demand good for all class.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.12/cwt on 450 head.
Average price
$222.12
450 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,199
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.56
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550224.111,232404
Medium and Large 2452206.0693244
Medium and Large 3480174.508382thin
One grade step is worth $49.61/cwt here — about $394 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 sale450 hd
222.12
—
AR average8 barns · 1,698 hd
213.56
+8.56
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—Average1,955110.002,1511thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,25398.771,2374thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12291.481,02633
CowsLean 85-90%Low99179.3678711

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 (2-4 yrs)1,093$1,3503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,130$1,1801thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$8401thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320226.63/cwt220.00–237.507255
Steers—Medium and Large 1341265.80/cwt255.00–270.009066
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added367270.00/cwt270.00–270.009913
Steers—Medium and Large 1372255.41/cwt242.50–267.509506
Steers—Medium and Large 2383228.82/cwt225.00–232.508762
Steers—Medium and Large 3385205.00/cwt205.00–205.007891
Steers—Medium and Large 1416234.32/cwt220.00–242.509755
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added417252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0533
Steers—Medium and Large 2420220.79/cwt212.50–227.509276
Steers—Medium and Large 3435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2473221.22/cwt212.50–227.501,0467
Steers—Medium and Large 1475234.15/cwt227.50–240.001,11214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full480212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1645
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full495202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added502275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,38182
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy520251.36/cwt240.00–262.501,3072
Steers—Medium and Large 1531222.86/cwt215.00–232.501,18317
Steers—Medium and Large 1579219.27/cwt215.00–225.001,2707
Steers—Medium and Large 3580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1611227.41/cwt216.00–247.501,3895
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added616215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3244
Steers—Medium and Large 2622209.40/cwt205.00–212.501,3024
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,6068
Steers—Medium and Large 1663216.87/cwt210.00–225.001,4388
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4474
Steers—Medium and Large 1705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Steers—Medium and Large 3775165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2791
Steers—Medium and Large 1785197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5501
Steers—Medium and Large 1819186.00/cwt185.00–187.001,5234
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added820182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,4972
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300190.00/cwt190.00–190.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324222.02/cwt215.00–225.007197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325242.50/cwt242.50–242.507883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325238.20/cwt230.00–255.007749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374209.85/cwt200.00–222.507858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376235.35/cwt225.00–250.0088525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421228.46/cwt215.00–237.5096227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433199.46/cwt195.00–207.508646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added435232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469205.87/cwt195.00–213.009669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471219.93/cwt212.50–230.001,03632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added486244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,18691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526211.15/cwt200.00–217.501,11127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565186.42/cwt180.00–195.001,0535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,31580
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573213.13/cwt197.50–220.001,22110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609196.55/cwt191.00–210.001,1974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685195.47/cwt194.00–200.001,3394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added701210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,47270
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730184.25/cwt180.00–190.001,3457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778176.20/cwt174.00–179.001,3715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1814177.51/cwt177.00–180.001,4456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875173.50/cwt167.00–180.001,5182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2933151.23/cwt150.00–152.501,4112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333265.00/cwt265.00–265.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy368270.00/cwt270.00–270.009942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380231.50/cwt225.00–237.508802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383247.05/cwt236.00–260.0094611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427224.13/cwt222.50–225.009573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430208.13/cwt202.50–220.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462224.23/cwt215.00–235.001,03613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475205.21/cwt200.00–210.009752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519207.39/cwt201.00–217.501,07611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full545167.50/cwt167.50–167.509131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557211.10/cwt207.50–213.001,1766
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,955110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,1511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83569.00/cwt69.00–69.005761
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00780.40/cwt76.00–83.0081010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05087.42/cwt85.00–89.0091811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13392.14/cwt90.00–94.001,04416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,215100.69/cwt100.00–101.001,2233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22397.18/cwt96.00–98.001,1896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,2691
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,125.24/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0931,349.77/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2905840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801

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.