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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 6

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 329 vs last sale 169▼ 19 vs year ago 517 · −3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 30▼ 30 vs year ago 51 · −58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 14▲ 13 vs year ago 22 · +59.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. No test for slaughter bulls. There was a good supply of feeder cattle with a good buyer attendance.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.88/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −115.84 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$261.88

130 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs AR average

−5.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	265.53	1,438	46
Medium and Large 1-2	586	261.00	1,529	79
Medium and Large 2	563	242.20	1,365	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.33/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale130 hd

261.88

—

AR average9 barns · 360 hd

254.37

+7.51

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−5.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−115.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $339.22, median $377.72 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,456	143.45	2,089	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	124.20	1,460	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	104.11	1,019	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,344	$4,940	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,925	2thin

Every lot

78 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	300.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	937	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	335.32/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,056	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	380.89/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,257	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	349.83/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,273	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	360.77/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,335	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Full	370	321.32/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,189	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Full	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	346.71/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,425	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	305.31/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,276	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	330.62/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,402	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	323.73/cwt	323.00–325.00	1,522	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	303.21/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,477	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,613	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	302.43/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,570	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	297.46/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,693	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,590	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	299.46/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,752	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	286.53/cwt	277.50–297.00	1,785	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	273.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,711	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	655	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,841	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	269.91/cwt	257.50–276.00	1,792	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	254.29/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,821	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	233.99/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,685	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	244.10/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,877	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,729	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	810	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,802	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,071	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	324.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,025	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	309.00/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,140	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	990	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	286.79/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,219	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	278.94/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,331	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	254.68/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,225	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	268.87/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,404	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,255	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,306	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,548	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	258.68/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,508	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,331	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,529	79
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	251.75/cwt	251.00–252.50	1,493	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	256.58/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,586	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	232.42/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,567	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	221.60/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,717	70
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,143	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	365.80/cwt	347.50–372.50	1,383	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,150	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	351.24/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,503	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,390	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	290.01/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,546	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	272.28/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,574	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,703	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,456	143.45/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,089	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	914	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	106.67/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,073	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	122.71/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,351	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	129.41/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,857	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	4,939.58/head	3,700.00–6,500.00	4,940	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,456	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,230	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,925.00/head	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,297	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon May 6, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 169Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 14Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	282.50	282.50
1	350–400	370	267.50	267.50
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	481	242.50–267.50	254.68
2	500–550	523	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	593	251.00–252.50	251.75
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	320.00–330.00	324.26
4	350–400	369	295.00–317.50	309.00
5	400–450	425	275.00–300.00	286.79
10	450–500	477	270.00–295.00	278.94
30	500–550	522	255.00–277.50	268.87
13	550–600	583	250.00–269.00	258.68
12	600–650	618	246.00–263.00	256.58
5	650–700	674	231.00–235.00	232.42
70	750–800	775	218.00–222.00	221.60
1	800–850	845	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	550–600	586	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	550	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	347.50–372.50	365.80
2	400–450	428	350.00–352.50	351.24
4	500–550	533	285.00–297.50	290.01
4	550–600	578	260.00–285.00	272.28
2	900–950	908	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	317.50	317.50
2	400–450	438	315.00–320.00	317.46
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	302.50	302.50
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	320.00–322.50	321.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	325.00–345.00	335.32
10	350–400	364	342.50–360.00	349.83
4	400–450	424	322.50–337.50	330.62
7	450–500	487	300.00–307.50	303.21
4	550–600	578	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	625	270.00–275.00	273.72
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	372.50–385.00	380.89
6	350–400	370	352.50–370.00	360.77
6	400–450	411	342.50–352.50	346.71
8	450–500	470	323.00–325.00	323.73
11	500–550	519	295.00–307.50	302.43
7	550–600	569	285.00–305.00	297.46
26	600–650	623	277.50–297.00	286.53
10	650–700	664	257.50–276.00	269.91
4	700–750	716	250.00–259.00	254.29
6	750–800	769	240.00–251.00	244.10
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	870	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	295.00–310.00	300.21
2	400–450	418	297.50–312.50	305.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	720	225.00–242.50	233.99
1	750–800	795	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	810	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	655	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	585	293.00–305.00	299.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	133.00	133.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	19	—	1,344	3,700.00–6,500.00	4,939.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	131.00	131.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	141.00–147.00	143.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	99.00	99.00
4	—	1,006	103.00–111.00	106.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	129.00–130.00	129.41
7	—	1,101	117.00–127.00	122.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.