Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2021-11-01

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 1
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
28 vs last sale 271 155 vs year ago 144 · +107.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
1 vs last sale 58 32 vs year ago 25 · +128.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
18 vs last sale 25 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported past two weeks: Stocker and feeder cattle weaned with respiratory vaccines sold at a premium, while fleshy calves were discounted as well as plain cattle. Yearling cattle with size were attractive to buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.61/cwt on 113 head.
Average price
$125.61
113 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.39
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495130.3364468
Medium and Large 2493122.2260337
Medium and Large 3410101.234158thin
One grade step is worth $29.10/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale113 hd
125.61
AR average9 barns · 1,307 hd
131.01
−5.39
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,33572.539688thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38559.208204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21255.396716thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04342.994488thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1479128.77/cwt125.00–131.006178
HeifersMedium and Large 1418141.03/cwt134.00–146.0059010
SteersMedium and Large 2250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003252
HeifersMedium and Large 1665121.00/cwt119.00–123.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 1376142.24/cwt129.00–150.005359
HeifersMedium and Large 2685106.00/cwt106.00–106.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 2730105.00/cwt105.00–105.007671
HeifersMedium and Large 1329141.97/cwt131.00–152.004675
HeifersMedium and Large 1855109.00/cwt109.00–109.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 1805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
HeifersMedium and Large 2640114.00/cwt114.00–114.007301
HeifersMedium and Large 2470119.26/cwt110.00–124.005615
HeifersMedium and Large 2424123.24/cwt120.00–129.005237
HeifersMedium and Large 2768109.64/cwt104.00–115.008423
HeifersMedium and Large 1524127.78/cwt122.00–131.0067010
HeifersMedium and Large 2875103.00/cwt103.00–103.009011
HeifersMedium and Large 3285116.00/cwt116.00–116.003311
HeifersMedium and Large 3395117.00/cwt117.00–117.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 2520121.00/cwt121.00–121.006291
HeifersMedium and Large 2570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 1625124.19/cwt119.00–127.007766
HeifersMedium and Large 332099.78/cwt89.00–112.003192
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy64395.02/cwt90.00–100.006112
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610124.00/cwt124.00–124.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 1583126.17/cwt124.00–128.007366
HeifersMedium and Large 1730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008832
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
SteersMedium and Large 1427161.45/cwt155.00–169.006893
HeifersMedium and Large 1268143.20/cwt137.00–150.003842
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed481129.62/cwt129.00–132.006235
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285138.00/cwt138.00–138.003931
SteersMedium and Large 2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
SteersMedium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
SteersMedium and Large 2465123.00/cwt123.00–123.005721
SteersMedium and Large 2430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
SteersMedium and Large 1250177.00/cwt177.00–177.004431
SteersMedium and Large 1526150.65/cwt141.00–161.007924
SteersMedium and Large 1343174.96/cwt170.00–180.006002
SteersMedium and Large 1383165.78/cwt155.00–177.006352
SteersMedium and Large 1473147.11/cwt140.00–154.006962
SteersMedium and Large 2363125.88/cwt120.00–132.004572
BullsMedium and Large 1325171.00/cwt171.00–171.005561
BullsMedium and Large 1275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540133.00/cwt133.00–133.007181
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy463100.00/cwt100.00–100.004632
CowsLean 85-90%1,06548.00/cwt48.00–48.005111
CowsLean 85-90%1,02042.82/cwt41.00–46.004376
CowsLean 85-90%1,16039.00/cwt39.00–39.004521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38559.20/cwt57.00–62.008204
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18453.62/cwt52.00–56.006354
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26858.94/cwt57.00–61.007472
Bulls1,66590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4991
Bulls1,31374.78/cwt70.00–77.009824
Bulls1,25563.71/cwt51.00–68.008003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19051.00/cwt51.00–51.006071
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2995750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,4631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16062.00/cwt62.00–62.007191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-299552.48/cwt52.00–53.005222
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-279550.00/cwt50.00–50.003981
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-292059.00/cwt59.00–59.005431
BullsMedium and Large 1523130.08/cwt125.00–134.006808
BullsMedium and Large 1625125.82/cwt123.00–130.007865
BullsMedium and Large 1574129.78/cwt127.00–134.007454
BullsMedium and Large 1371157.79/cwt147.00–170.005858
BullsMedium and Large 280099.00/cwt99.00–99.007921
BullsMedium and Large 3516109.68/cwt100.00–115.005664
BullsMedium and Large 2422127.65/cwt126.00–130.005393
BullsMedium and Large 1688118.51/cwt116.00–121.008152
BullsMedium and Large 3380109.50/cwt109.00–110.004162
HeifersMedium and Large 347895.13/cwt90.00–100.004552
HeifersMedium and Large 3565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 2260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003381
HeifersMedium and Large 2367129.41/cwt121.00–134.004755
BullsMedium and Large 2540121.99/cwt121.00–123.006592
BullsMedium and Large 2290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
HeifersMedium and Large 2333135.48/cwt135.00–136.004512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 343582.00/cwt82.00–82.003571
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy430117.33/cwt110.00–125.005052
BullsMedium and Large 2378136.32/cwt130.00–142.005155
BullsMedium and Large 2469125.72/cwt120.00–131.005905
BullsMedium and Large 2318129.13/cwt127.50–132.004114
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
BullsMedium and Large 1780121.96/cwt119.00–125.009512
BullsMedium and Large 1477129.64/cwt120.00–136.006185
BullsMedium and Large 2570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007351
BullsMedium and Large 3468110.56/cwt109.00–112.005172
BullsMedium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
BullsMedium and Large 2605101.00/cwt101.00–101.006111
BullsMedium and Large 1433144.00/cwt134.00–160.006246
BullsMedium and Large 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
BullsMedium and Large 2660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
BullsMedium and Large 1805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101

How this sale compares

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.