Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 10
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
609 head
▼ 203 vs last sale 812▼ 7 vs year ago 616 · −1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 46▼ 65 vs year ago 197 · −33.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 7▲ 11 vs year ago 14 · +78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week due to 4th of July holiday. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested at previous sale. No trend established. Demand good for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.48/cwt on 327 head.
Average price
$231.48
327 head · 761 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$892
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.42
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1774232.201,797315
Medium and Large 2426212.5590512thin
One grade step is worth $19.65/cwt here — about $892 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 sale327 hd
231.48
—
AR average3 barns · 445 hd
231.90
−0.42
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—Low1,442111.381,60610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,338103.141,38021
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,04994.4499178
CowsLean 85-90%Low94277.267287thin

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)1,065$1,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$1,1334thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,0182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$1,4101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$1,0401thin

Every lot

87 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 1323278.19/cwt255.00–301.008999
Steers—Medium and Large 2325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy350287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 2353211.19/cwt202.50–220.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1375260.18/cwt242.50–275.0097612
Steers—Medium and Large 1419242.66/cwt225.00–262.501,0175
Steers—Medium and Large 2431209.28/cwt205.00–220.009026
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy440272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy450267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2041
Steers—Medium and Large 1465233.55/cwt222.50–245.001,08610
Steers—Medium and Large 2475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0452
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added504250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2605
Steers—Medium and Large 1517232.55/cwt227.50–240.001,2029
Steers—Medium and Large 2540207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1572223.28/cwt217.50–225.001,2776
Steers—Medium and Large 1628219.07/cwt213.00–225.001,3762
Steers—Medium and Large 1670215.04/cwt211.00–218.001,4413
Steers—Medium and Large 1715212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5191
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added716238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,70473
Steers—Medium and Large 1755202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5291
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added886227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,016120
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added967221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,13755
Steers—Medium and Large 11,265130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325206.12/cwt200.00–215.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329250.90/cwt240.00–265.0082511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy358260.00/cwt260.00–260.009313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378240.50/cwt227.50–253.0090916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382210.31/cwt195.00–220.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410172.50/cwt172.50–172.507071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420220.87/cwt212.50–235.0092821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427201.26/cwt182.50–210.008595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472219.61/cwt210.00–232.501,03713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486203.54/cwt200.00–207.509895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521213.38/cwt202.50–222.501,11217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523195.66/cwt185.00–200.001,0234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565203.90/cwt195.00–210.001,15214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565162.50/cwt162.50–162.509181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621205.07/cwt192.50–212.501,27312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322207.36/cwt197.50–215.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327236.47/cwt227.50–247.507733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy335292.50/cwt292.50–292.509801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378252.37/cwt242.50–262.509543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385215.00/cwt215.00–215.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy410270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415233.70/cwt220.00–242.509705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428207.44/cwt200.00–217.508883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489218.73/cwt205.00–230.001,0706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509203.70/cwt192.50–210.001,0374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519215.73/cwt212.50–222.501,1207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565198.23/cwt187.50–205.001,1203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575211.54/cwt207.50–217.501,2163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2818162.45/cwt157.50–167.501,3292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2970130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,03296.21/cwt93.00–100.009933
Bulls——1,298113.31/cwt111.00–116.001,4713
Bulls——1,858121.31/cwt120.00–124.002,2544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92559.32/cwt54.00–65.005492
Cows—Lean 85-90%94984.43/cwt84.00–85.008015
Cows—Boner 80-85%98588.50/cwt86.00–90.0087220
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01993.84/cwt92.00–96.0095631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13199.54/cwt97.00–101.001,12627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,205102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,311104.29/cwt102.00–107.001,36714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,467100.39/cwt100.00–101.001,4735
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273081.00/cwt81.00–81.005911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273597.98/cwt89.00–109.007202
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,018.15/head930.00–1,110.001,0182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0891,132.68/head920.00–1,250.001,1334

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.