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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 18

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

294 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 185▼ 6 vs year ago 300 · −2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 54▼ 20 vs year ago 58 · −34.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 32 vs year ago 10 · +320.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $10.00-$11.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to $1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00-$3.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold $6.00-$7.00 higher. The sale today had a good attendance with a moderate to good demand.

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 $233.65/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −144.06 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$233.65

35 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.00

vs AR average

−33.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	236.37	1,291	23
Medium and Large 2	537	229.67	1,233	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	519	228.04	1,184	9thin

One grade step is worth $8.33/cwt here — about $108 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 sale35 hd

233.65

—

AR average10 barns · 571 hd

242.66

−9.00

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−33.40

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−144.06

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	—	High	1,648	154.00	2,537	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	108.99	1,447	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	106.50	1,645	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	88.75	922	14

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,476	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$1,394	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,296	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	892	$1,050	6
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$4,391	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	652	$945	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	770	$650	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,080	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,272	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,104	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,022	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,174	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	257.96/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,241	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	229.88/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,310	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	258.53/cwt	246.00–267.00	1,636	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,813	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	291.52/cwt	290.00–292.50	939	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	264.29/cwt	262.00–266.00	854	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	245.18/cwt	240.00–251.00	917	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	378	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,062	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,074	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	274.02/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,110	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	249.30/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,035	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	239.70/cwt	231.00–253.00	1,043	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,150	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	244.65/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,182	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	220.35/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,078	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,163	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	228.04/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,184	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	229.71/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,208	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	240.94/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,291	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,254	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	238.00/cwt	228.00–244.00	1,357	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	613	215.71/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,322	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	220.59/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,405	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,403	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	352.91/cwt	334.00–370.00	1,260	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,049	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,224	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	266.19/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,131	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	245.35/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,138	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	264.12/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,289	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	511	245.87/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,256	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	241.40/cwt	232.50–251.00	1,267	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	261.51/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,376	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,271	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,333	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	244.69/cwt	238.00–247.50	1,512	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,425	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	215.66/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,445	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	204.00/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,428	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,486	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	87.85/cwt	84.00–91.00	869	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	78.22/cwt	75.00–83.00	818	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,102	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	97.24/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,121	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,241	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,472	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,615	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,637	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,647	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	4,391.18/head	3,800.00–6,400.00	4,391	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	892	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	913	1,161.16/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,161	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	1,341.08/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,341	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,475.63/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,476	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,393.72/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,394	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	652	945.00/head	945.00–945.00	945	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	770	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 185Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 54Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 35Year ago 10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,393.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,116	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,341.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,475.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,161.16
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	892	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	652	945.00	945.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	17	—	1,000	3,800.00–6,400.00	4,391.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	650.00	650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	288.00	288.00
1	400–450	400	276.00	276.00
8	450–500	481	240.00–275.00	257.96
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	570	225.00–235.00	229.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	435	230.00–240.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	318.00	318.00
19	600–650	633	246.00–267.00	258.53
3	750–800	778	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	550	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	334.00–370.00	352.91
8	450–500	488	263.00–270.00	264.12
8	500–550	526	259.00–268.00	261.51
6	600–650	618	238.00–247.50	244.69
1	850–900	870	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	276.00	276.00
2	400–450	425	262.00–270.00	266.19
8	450–500	464	242.00–252.00	245.35
2	500–550	525	232.50–251.00	241.40
1	550–600	595	224.00	224.00
1	600–650	645	221.00	221.00
2	700–750	700	196.00–212.00	204.00
1	750–800	770	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	423	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
7	500–550	511	236.00–251.00	245.87
3	650–700	670	214.00–217.00	215.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	290.00–292.50	291.52
4	350–400	381	282.00	282.00
2	400–450	405	272.00–276.00	274.02
10	450–500	483	241.00–251.00	244.65
7	500–550	536	235.00–244.00	240.94
9	550–600	570	228.00–244.00	238.00
5	600–650	637	219.00–221.00	220.59
4	650–700	685	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	281.00	281.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	500	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	550	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	262.00–266.00	264.29
5	350–400	374	240.00–251.00	245.18
6	400–450	435	231.00–253.00	239.70
12	450–500	489	216.00–236.00	220.35
1	550–600	560	224.00	224.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	415	244.00–255.00	249.30
7	500–550	526	229.00–232.00	229.71
3	600–650	613	210.00–222.00	215.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	249.00	249.00
9	500–550	519	226.00–232.00	228.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	94.00–100.00	97.24
6	—	989	84.00–91.00	87.85
2	—	1,060	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,046	75.00–83.00	78.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,475	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,363	106.00–110.00	107.97
1	—	1,205	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,680	148.00	148.00

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.