Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2024-09-30

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Sep 30
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 216▲ 25 vs year ago 300 · +8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 58 · −34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 18▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to $5.00 dollars higher with a mix offering of fleshy unweaned calves and thinner fleshed weaned calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 higher. The sale today had good attendance with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $229.96/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −171.41 against this barn's trailing median of $401.38.
Average price
$229.96
16 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.67
vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546234.731,28212thin
Medium and Large 2540215.651,1654thin
One grade step is worth $19.08/cwt here — about $118 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 sale16 hd
229.96
—
AR average10 barns · 257 hd
238.64
−8.67
This barn, trailing median29 sales
401.38
−171.41
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

29 sales
486430373316median 401.3803/0205/1107/0608/3111/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.12, low $330.37, median $401.38 across 29 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—Low1,580143.062,2613thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197111.651,3376thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,445111.501,6112thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00193.0993219

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)1,018$1,4252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$1,2101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$9101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,065$1,7001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy350247.50/cwt247.50–247.508661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364313.59/cwt307.50–322.501,1414
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375279.73/cwt270.00–285.001,0493
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474273.36/cwt270.00–289.001,29614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515256.64/cwt242.50–265.001,3223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525244.86/cwt240.00–250.001,2864
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3881
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574246.61/cwt242.50–252.501,4166
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0731
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full650234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5681
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy750201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5081
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed760222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328299.94/cwt292.50–307.509842
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330255.00/cwt255.00–255.008422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335287.50/cwt287.50–287.509632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370271.56/cwt265.00–280.001,0055
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380270.97/cwt268.00–272.001,0308
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413243.01/cwt235.00–247.501,0046
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy421251.91/cwt250.00–255.001,0614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430215.00/cwt215.00–215.009251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435253.84/cwt250.00–257.501,1044
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed438265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2451253.92/cwt245.00–257.501,1457
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471252.37/cwt245.00–257.501,1895
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1575
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1351
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527240.68/cwt232.50–247.501,2689
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy527220.52/cwt210.00–225.001,1625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0941
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,32813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570222.92/cwt220.00–226.001,2712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2431
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy624210.61/cwt207.50–215.001,3144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660219.47/cwt215.00–224.001,4492
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy713201.26/cwt197.50–205.001,4352
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy930170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy315295.00/cwt295.00–295.009291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2319273.13/cwt252.50–285.008714
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320325.08/cwt320.00–330.001,0402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327342.18/cwt330.00–355.001,1193
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358313.00/cwt300.00–320.001,1217
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373273.89/cwt262.50–280.001,02210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375291.36/cwt280.00–300.001,0937
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380277.47/cwt272.50–280.001,0543
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy388243.74/cwt242.50–245.009462
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy414257.47/cwt255.00–263.001,0664
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415284.92/cwt280.00–287.501,1824
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418280.64/cwt267.50–287.501,1733
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418255.14/cwt243.00–267.001,0665
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420274.43/cwt270.00–277.501,1535
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy433232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2261
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460253.35/cwt252.50–255.001,1656
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461266.72/cwt262.00–272.501,2304
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1641
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525220.87/cwt215.00–227.501,1603
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy529232.73/cwt220.00–237.501,2314
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532239.48/cwt233.00–248.001,2743
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563236.11/cwt230.00–242.501,3294
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3161
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605233.80/cwt227.50–240.001,4142
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615203.52/cwt201.00–206.001,2522
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy628210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3192
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4021
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed635245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2649236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5324
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660225.79/cwt222.50–227.501,4903
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4961
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735210.00/cwt205.00–215.001,5442
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy775201.03/cwt190.00–212.501,5582
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,6291
Bulls——1,758148.09/cwt145.00–151.002,6032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90983.93/cwt80.00–88.0076310
Cows—Lean 85-90%96593.00/cwt93.00–93.008971
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065101.68/cwt95.00–109.001,0835
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,115120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,211110.97/cwt110.00–112.001,3444
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,213109.32/cwt109.00–110.001,3263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed780910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed785950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9401,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.