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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 10
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
236 head
▼ 574 vs last sale 810▲ 51 vs year ago 185 · +27.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 79▼ 35 vs year ago 54 · −64.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 63▼ 12 vs year ago 35 · −34.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was down sharply. Offerings of feeder steers were too light to establish a reliable market trend. On a very limited test, feeder heifers and bulls weighing 400-600 lbs sold $5.00-$10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle also traded on a light test and were $5.00-$10.00 lower. Morning temperatures in the 20s may have contributed to the reduced supply; however, a general shortage of feeders across the region persists, as many producers marketed cattle earlier in the year when prices were higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.18/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −10.54 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$367.18
41 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,938
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$222
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+35.43
vs AR average
+3.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525372.681,95837
Medium and Large 2549316.281,7364thin
One grade step is worth $56.39/cwt here — about $222 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 sale41 hd
367.18
—
AR average8 barns · 452 hd
331.74
+35.43
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
+3.22
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−10.54
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—Average1,520175.002,6601thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555144.002,2391thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,295133.631,7313thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,062123.011,30611

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,363$2,5403thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)935$2,0142thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,338$3,1752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,084$2,2004thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,9928
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$1,5001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3653
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381404.39/cwt400.00–410.001,5417
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430374.00/cwt350.00–385.001,6083
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full440367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6171
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7973
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487358.17/cwt345.00–365.001,7445
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,9063
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full519359.49/cwt350.00–362.501,8664
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578362.43/cwt350.00–367.502,0959
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,9291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680337.04/cwt334.00–340.002,2922
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4553
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318388.50/cwt382.50–395.001,2352
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3692
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383337.35/cwt330.00–345.001,2922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418377.95/cwt355.00–395.001,5803
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425341.65/cwt325.00–352.501,4524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475366.75/cwt357.50–380.001,7423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480324.41/cwt315.00–332.501,5574
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,97024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519352.25/cwt342.50–367.501,8284
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530327.50/cwt317.50–337.501,7362
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7791
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568305.07/cwt300.00–310.001,7332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1589335.95/cwt330.00–338.001,9798
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640316.25/cwt315.00–317.502,0242
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364436.08/cwt425.00–450.001,5874
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423369.01/cwt362.50–375.001,5612
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427404.10/cwt395.00–422.501,7266
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy445335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6041
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485372.53/cwt370.00–375.001,8072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9159
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533334.89/cwt327.50–342.501,7852
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8151
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy550265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571342.48/cwt335.00–352.501,9569
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2595295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616329.92/cwt320.00–335.002,0324
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2692286.75/cwt270.00–295.001,9843
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,520175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038123.30/cwt123.00–124.001,2803
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042115.76/cwt110.00–120.001,2063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133133.99/cwt133.00–135.001,5184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295133.63/cwt132.00–136.001,7313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,014.44/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3632,539.98/head2,275.00–2,650.002,5403
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3383,174.77/head3,150.00–3,200.003,1752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,992.47/head1,800.00–2,350.001,9928
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0842,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004

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.