Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2024-10-28

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 28
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 271 vs last sale 716▲ 445 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 48▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 10▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With plainer offerings this week, feeder steers were to light of a test to determine a trend. Feeder heifers sold $5.00-$6.00 higher on a stronger test, while feeder bulls sold $3.00-$4.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $243.68/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −175.98 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$243.68
29 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,307
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$24.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.43
vs AR average
−57.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533252.001,34418thin
Medium and Large 1562236.621,3303thin
Medium and Large 2533227.611,2148thin
One grade step is worth $24.39/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale29 hd
243.68
—
AR average10 barns · 540 hd
263.11
−19.43
National average185 barns · 40,108 hd
300.69
−57.01
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
−175.98
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
506451397343median 419.6603/0205/1807/1309/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $356.79, median $419.66 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—Average1,662140.812,3406thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,583117.891,86610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231108.951,34116
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08995.311,03717

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)1,260$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,6882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,057$1,5193thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,6751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,6132thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6064thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,60313
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,5522thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,4251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$1,6251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$2,3001thin

Every lot

103 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335280.00/cwt280.00–280.009381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy367295.80/cwt280.00–305.001,0863
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395252.50/cwt252.50–252.509971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2453253.04/cwt245.00–261.001,1462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516227.81/cwt220.00–240.001,1756
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521252.57/cwt250.00–253.001,31614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy562236.62/cwt230.00–240.001,3303
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4404
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585227.02/cwt225.00–229.001,3282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,62110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629237.58/cwt230.00–244.001,4944
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed695234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,85174
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed705229.98/cwt227.50–232.501,6212
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,76012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5981
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7161
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed860220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8921
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2950207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,9711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330272.50/cwt272.50–272.508991
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335274.00/cwt274.00–274.009181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366278.39/cwt275.00–285.001,0194
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373262.03/cwt252.50–272.509772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387270.63/cwt264.00–282.001,0478
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0271
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426261.57/cwt257.50–265.001,1147
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2439227.51/cwt225.00–232.509993
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463238.77/cwt235.00–247.501,10610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487254.29/cwt252.00–259.001,2389
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505224.95/cwt220.00–230.001,1362
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508221.31/cwt217.50–225.001,1242
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523249.20/cwt249.00–250.001,30310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528251.25/cwt251.00–252.501,3276
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy553221.27/cwt217.50–225.001,2242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563240.02/cwt235.00–242.001,35118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2321
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,45812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640199.98/cwt197.00–203.001,2802
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4391
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735208.02/cwt205.00–211.001,5292
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4641
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6131
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337287.36/cwt277.50–303.009687
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375269.14/cwt255.00–271.001,0099
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408271.74/cwt271.00–272.501,1092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,0781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,1315
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432245.29/cwt230.00–255.001,0606
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473237.41/cwt222.50–256.001,1236
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527233.35/cwt214.00–249.001,23013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2563
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565225.22/cwt215.00–236.001,2722
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575226.05/cwt220.00–232.001,3002
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,4113
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627224.39/cwt220.00–230.001,4075
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy645172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1131
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3971
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718216.74/cwt216.00–217.501,5562
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768215.01/cwt211.00–219.001,6513
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5391
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy855185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5821
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,422138.30/cwt137.00–140.001,9673
Bulls——1,755122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,1411
Bulls——1,975153.98/cwt153.00–155.003,0412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02984.61/cwt83.00–86.008714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08794.89/cwt93.00–96.001,0317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130102.92/cwt100.00–107.001,1636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191104.10/cwt100.00–108.001,2407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262112.72/cwt110.00–118.001,4239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,571116.98/cwt115.00–119.001,8387
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,612120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,9343
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,606.25/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6064
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,317.86/head2,200.00–2,425.002,3182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,670.58/head2,425.00–2,925.002,67110
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,552.17/head2,200.00–2,875.002,5522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,612.50/head2,550.00–2,675.002,6132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180127.54/cwt118.00–145.001,50510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,519.20/head1,325.00–1,825.001,5193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,687.79/head1,675.00–1,700.001,6882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.