Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2024-10-07

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 7
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
442 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 325▲ 142 vs year ago 300 · +47.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 38▼ 10 vs year ago 58 · −17.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 10 · +110.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold $8.00 to $9.00 higher while feeder bulls sold $12.00 to $13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $4.00 to $5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 higher. Supply was good with a moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.83/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −133.89 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$243.83
120 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,351
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.40
vs AR average
−8.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2560246.001,37892
Medium and Large 1533241.121,28420
Medium and Large 2539225.571,2168thin
One grade step is worth $20.43/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale120 hd
243.83
—
AR average10 barns · 668 hd
235.43
+8.40
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−8.85
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−133.89
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—Average1,508138.312,0855thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,443115.441,6664thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,284115.131,47814
CowsLean 85-90%Low959104.0699816

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,355$1,6501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)981$1,0154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$8772thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)917$1,3433thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)917$1,0983thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325289.00/cwt289.00–289.009391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373303.37/cwt292.50–315.001,1322
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,3161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412277.44/cwt272.50–282.501,1433
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476280.49/cwt280.00–282.501,3357
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482248.98/cwt240.00–262.501,2005
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518256.16/cwt250.00–262.501,3272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525271.80/cwt266.00–277.501,4272
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532235.68/cwt222.00–247.501,2543
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added548240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557253.67/cwt251.00–255.001,4133
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578238.72/cwt237.50–240.001,3802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2584235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3724
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609250.01/cwt241.00–261.001,52311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy673232.51/cwt230.00–235.001,5652
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed705227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy718232.84/cwt227.50–238.001,6722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720248.55/cwt232.50–250.001,79012
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810237.33/cwt228.00–242.001,9223
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,0602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325301.00/cwt301.00–301.009781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0591
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375274.27/cwt272.50–276.001,0292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375259.16/cwt242.50–272.509725
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0631
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,1542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0861
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438253.76/cwt250.00–257.501,1114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added439263.82/cwt260.00–274.001,15814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465257.55/cwt250.00–268.001,19812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,21413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475241.68/cwt237.50–247.501,1487
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480239.16/cwt237.50–240.001,1483
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519247.66/cwt240.00–252.501,28513
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527226.65/cwt217.50–235.001,1946
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540225.02/cwt222.50–227.501,2152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,37892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560224.16/cwt222.50–225.001,2553
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573240.18/cwt230.00–251.001,3762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575222.33/cwt217.50–227.501,2782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed608223.77/cwt220.00–227.501,3612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633227.44/cwt222.50–232.501,4402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added651240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,56212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676206.56/cwt190.00–217.501,3966
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5442
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy805202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6301
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,0291
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318272.78/cwt260.00–290.008676
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376271.78/cwt259.00–292.501,0226
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378305.76/cwt302.50–307.501,1563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381322.80/cwt320.00–330.001,2306
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419276.33/cwt260.00–288.001,1585
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430299.16/cwt290.00–320.001,28610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463278.23/cwt274.00–282.501,2882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468240.79/cwt238.00–252.501,1275
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515259.07/cwt252.50–268.001,3343
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567229.59/cwt224.00–235.001,3023
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4661
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3731
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6731
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5903
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1918191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7532
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,7931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,403131.48/cwt129.00–135.001,8453
Bulls——1,665148.55/cwt144.00–153.002,4732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87597.16/cwt95.00–105.008505
Cows—Lean 85-90%980116.53/cwt116.00–117.001,1422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001105.13/cwt100.00–110.001,0529
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,220109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225109.52/cwt109.00–110.001,3422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294116.06/cwt112.00–122.001,50212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517117.59/cwt115.00–120.001,7843
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8501,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9251,439.19/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29501,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27901,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed842875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2855877.05/head825.00–925.008772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,1101,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978129.60/cwt124.00–139.001,2673

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.