Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2024-12-16

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 16
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 462▲ 50 vs year ago 300 · +16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 33▼ 3 vs year ago 58 · −5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 40▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE NEXT WEEK ON 12/23/24

SPECIAL COW SALE ON 12/30/24 FOLLOWING REGULAR SALE

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sold $7.00-$10.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$11.00 higher with stronger offerings of weaned thin fleshed calves. Demand was strong on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold $4.00-$5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold $7.00-$8.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.96/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −105.75 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$271.96
45 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$14.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.81
vs AR average
−12.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527276.991,46026
Medium and Large 1520269.761,4026thin
Medium and Large 2538262.931,41513thin
One grade step is worth $14.06/cwt here — about $45 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 sale45 hd
271.96
—
AR average10 barns · 681 hd
264.16
+7.81
National average180 barns · 17,940 hd
284.95
−12.99
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−105.75
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—Low1,813149.002,7023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,173108.671,2753thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01688.5690020

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)1,090$2,0143thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$1,8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,129$1,8093thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,7393thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)705$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,6001thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0551
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318371.72/cwt370.00–372.001,1827
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy335362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2141
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1442
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380362.40/cwt360.00–365.001,3772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed402346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,3912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed405348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,4092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417315.80/cwt300.00–330.001,3177
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,4151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,5202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517317.63/cwt305.00–328.001,6423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3841
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6872
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623267.95/cwt264.00–272.001,6692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,8221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy300262.00/cwt260.00–264.007862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325327.38/cwt325.00–330.001,0642
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326310.78/cwt296.00–324.001,01312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330338.83/cwt325.00–350.001,11810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed357310.09/cwt300.00–330.001,1073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359340.56/cwt337.00–355.001,2235
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369305.05/cwt280.00–320.001,1265
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy372319.81/cwt315.00–322.501,1903
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405312.53/cwt310.00–315.001,2662
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423296.45/cwt288.00–305.001,2542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed436306.68/cwt305.00–310.001,33710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467297.76/cwt285.00–309.001,3919
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475234.51/cwt234.00–235.001,1142
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477282.00/cwt280.00–286.001,3459
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed478284.23/cwt280.00–288.001,3595
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482262.84/cwt252.50–272.001,2676
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy513265.53/cwt260.00–273.001,3623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515283.98/cwt283.00–285.001,4622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527276.99/cwt274.00–280.001,46026
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed527271.78/cwt268.00–274.001,4329
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538242.05/cwt232.00–252.001,3022
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3971
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4741
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613256.04/cwt250.00–258.001,5704
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4802
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655221.92/cwt212.00–232.001,4542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660247.75/cwt247.50–248.001,6352
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2303311.12/cwt295.00–327.509432
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328367.90/cwt360.00–375.001,2072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2348354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377314.68/cwt300.00–325.001,1865
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3372
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415337.68/cwt330.00–345.001,4012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429311.47/cwt295.00–325.001,3367
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4261
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486260.44/cwt255.00–266.001,2664
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,4701
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560279.50/cwt279.00–280.001,5652
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575267.50/cwt266.00–268.001,5384
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577255.30/cwt252.00–258.001,4733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,7201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5841
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618248.74/cwt244.00–254.001,5373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677243.26/cwt236.00–252.001,6473
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6861
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,360136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,8501
Bulls——1,600151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,4161
Bulls——2,480160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,9681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95874.22/cwt66.00–78.007114
Cows—Lean 85-90%96183.18/cwt82.00–85.007995
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06094.06/cwt92.00–99.009978
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067101.95/cwt101.00–103.001,0883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2710950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2720850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,013.91/head1,650.00–2,650.002,0143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,826.17/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,739.23/head1,425.00–1,875.001,7393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,5671
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1851,725.00/cwt1,725.00–1,725.0020,4411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.