Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2024-06-10

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 10
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
▼ 216 vs last sale 520▼ 140 vs year ago 444 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 90▲ 47 vs year ago 53 · +88.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 51▲ 10 vs year ago 15 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold unevenly this week. Offering plainer calves under 600lb with feeder steers and bulls selling $10.00 to $15.00 lower while feeder heifers sold $11.00 to $12.00 lower. Slaughter cows remained steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 lower on a uneven test. *20 PLUS WEINED 600LB STEERS TO SALE NEXT WEEK*

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.16/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −125.55 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$252.16
28 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,354
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$96
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.39
vs AR average
−13.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549254.121,39616thin
Medium and Large 2521249.551,30012thin
One grade step is worth $4.57/cwt here — about $96 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 sale28 hd
252.16
—
AR average10 barns · 608 hd
250.78
+1.39
National average154 barns · 8,969 hd
265.37
−13.21
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−125.55
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
421389357325median 377.7203/0205/1807/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,668148.132,4715thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,552137.542,1358thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238135.221,67528
CowsLean 85-90%High1,041120.991,25932

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)710$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)580$9752thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2316306.77/cwt302.50–309.009693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413295.47/cwt282.50–305.001,2203
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434308.65/cwt300.00–312.001,3406
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478272.19/cwt267.50–275.001,3013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,3772
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1495299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,4801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527286.89/cwt283.00–291.001,5124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533254.86/cwt225.00–285.001,3582
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,4881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575279.55/cwt277.00–285.001,6073
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy588264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,5522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610277.62/cwt270.00–285.001,6932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7643
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7122
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7521
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310311.95/cwt302.50–320.009675
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335273.19/cwt260.00–280.009154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371276.36/cwt270.00–285.001,0257
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387287.22/cwt280.00–300.001,1125
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415286.20/cwt280.00–292.501,1886
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419277.99/cwt270.00–283.001,1656
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421273.33/cwt270.00–277.501,1519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430274.17/cwt272.50–275.001,1793
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468265.96/cwt260.00–272.501,24511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2486248.02/cwt240.00–255.001,2058
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509251.21/cwt247.50–255.001,27910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537255.78/cwt247.50–264.001,3747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1559252.83/cwt245.00–262.501,4139
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580241.27/cwt240.00–242.501,3992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6903
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720233.33/cwt225.00–237.501,6803
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1917200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2332322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,0692
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335320.80/cwt317.50–325.001,0753
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376295.01/cwt280.00–305.001,1095
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1782
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed385332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,2801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416287.55/cwt272.50–295.001,1965
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420304.42/cwt290.00–315.001,2793
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420291.54/cwt285.00–295.001,2243
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461305.04/cwt295.00–314.001,4066
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478273.44/cwt260.00–280.001,3073
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485252.47/cwt250.00–255.001,2242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520249.08/cwt245.00–255.001,2953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2553252.49/cwt250.00–255.001,3962
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6361
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850186.25/cwt185.00–187.501,5832
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408132.31/cwt130.00–134.001,8632
Bulls——1,842158.68/cwt155.00–163.002,9233
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81091.58/cwt90.00–96.007423
Cows—Lean 85-90%899103.96/cwt100.00–106.009354
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033121.38/cwt118.00–125.001,2549
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124130.54/cwt126.00–134.001,46716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223135.13/cwt130.00–139.001,65323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307141.03/cwt140.00–142.001,8433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313127.51/cwt127.00–128.001,6742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558141.72/cwt140.00–145.002,2083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563137.53/cwt136.00–139.002,1504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2710800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958134.97/cwt129.00–141.001,2933
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095134.27/cwt132.00–137.001,4702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138132.91/cwt132.00–134.001,5132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,179138.96/cwt138.00–140.001,6384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190128.01/cwt121.00–132.001,5234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,365134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,8291
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003153.97/cwt150.00–157.501,5442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2580975.00/head975.00–975.009752

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.