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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 30
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 158 vs last sale 350▼ 108 vs year ago 300 · −36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 55▲ 2 vs year ago 58 · +3.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 25▲ 154 vs year ago 10 · +1,540.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There has been a lot of rain in the past week, causing very muddy conditions in the pastures. Supply on feeder calves was light this week. No trend was determined due to there was not a sale the previous week. There was a moderate supply of replacement cattle but with muddy conditions supply was less than expected. Attendance was good with a strong demand on feeders and replacement cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $275.44/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −144.22 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$275.44
9 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,480
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$849
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$163.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.02
vs AR average
−57.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535320.001,7123thin
Medium and Large 1-2515313.001,6122thin
Medium and Large 2550289.501,5922thin
Small and Medium 2550157.008642thin
One grade step is worth $163.00/cwt here — about $849 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd
275.44
—
AR average2 barns · 13 hd
276.46
−1.02
National average40 barns · 9,035 hd
332.87
−57.43
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
−144.22
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—Average1,689140.012,3644thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,290113.581,46614
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07397.511,0464thin

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)935$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$2,28821
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,26517
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,223$2,21312
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,0834thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,083$1,9745
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$1,6994thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,247$1,5813thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)912$2,4502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)765$1,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,390$3,5501thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,710$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$2,4798
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,172$2,3169
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,4433thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,3751thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed313369.05/cwt360.00–372.501,1554
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331335.14/cwt320.00–342.001,1093
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369405.07/cwt402.50–410.001,4954
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387340.80/cwt337.50–348.001,3193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427317.34/cwt312.00–327.501,3555
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459328.77/cwt322.50–332.501,5094
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515313.00/cwt313.00–313.001,6122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7123
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5931
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2550157.00/cwt157.00–157.008642
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5901
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623306.93/cwt295.00–307.501,91221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625269.03/cwt260.00–277.501,6812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7361
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2678149.33/cwt149.00–150.001,0126
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282316.57/cwt300.00–325.008933
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,0602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed358335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2358318.30/cwt315.00–320.001,1403
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359334.38/cwt322.50–345.001,2007
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411319.67/cwt318.00–330.001,3147
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460303.48/cwt302.00–305.001,3962
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed502280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4062
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523283.49/cwt282.00–285.001,4832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543248.95/cwt238.00–260.001,3522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy551274.00/cwt270.00–276.001,5103
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565255.98/cwt250.00–260.001,4463
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed635262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,6641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,1861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,3231
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371341.81/cwt325.00–355.001,2685
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410320.06/cwt315.00–325.001,3122
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy413332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,3693
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,5061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy486299.63/cwt292.50–315.001,4563
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4901
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522306.27/cwt302.50–308.001,5995
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6153
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7782
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,6642
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6061
Bulls——1,820145.34/cwt140.00–149.002,6453
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01890.51/cwt87.00–94.009212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261112.65/cwt110.00–115.001,42111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,398117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6363
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3903,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0492,083.08/head1,800.00–2,400.002,0834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,698.82/head1,400.00–1,800.001,6994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,973.60/head1,750.00–2,100.001,9745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,309.64/head1,800.00–2,600.002,31016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,212.51/head1,650.00–2,700.002,21312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2262,402.16/head2,000.00–2,950.002,40219
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,581.48/head1,200.00–1,975.001,5813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2650900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,525.00/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,558.46/head2,300.00–2,750.002,5583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,653.06/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6534
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,332.50/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3334
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2672,368.42/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3683
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0721,443.23/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4433
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29122,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.