Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-03-21

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 21
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 266▼ 93 vs year ago 341 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 31▼ 20 vs year ago 57 · −35.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 7▼ 21 vs year ago 40 · −52.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers were 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand for all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.99/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$152.99
86 head · 418 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.35
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1434158.7268848
Medium and Large 2395149.1058934
Medium and Large 3415117.224864thin
One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $202 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 sale86 hd
152.99
—
AR average10 barns · 1,604 hd
148.64
+4.35
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
Bulls—High1,948107.892,1023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22483.711,02415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46583.561,2246thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99854.695464thin

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2—427141.78/cwt126.00–150.006053
BullsMedium and Large 1—515156.40/cwt150.00–160.008053
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—240162.50/cwt162.50–162.503901
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425137.00/cwt137.00–137.005821
HeifersMedium and Large 2—376144.29/cwt130.00–152.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 2—482140.36/cwt137.00–143.006773
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515157.27/cwt150.00–166.008103
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—645119.00/cwt119.00–119.007681
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690123.00/cwt123.00–123.008491
HeifersMedium and Large 1—760125.00/cwt125.00–125.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—280172.90/cwt165.00–180.004842
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371167.34/cwt151.00–192.506217
SteersMedium and Large 2—455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—280202.50/cwt202.50–202.505671
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426156.11/cwt149.00–166.006658
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—333174.68/cwt165.00–185.005826
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623133.01/cwt131.00–135.008293
SteersMedium and Large 2—380154.97/cwt147.00–170.005893
SteersMedium and Large 1—275181.32/cwt177.50–185.004992
HeifersMedium and Large 1—466155.62/cwt144.00–170.007257
SteersMedium and Large 1—560159.00/cwt159.00–159.008901
SteersMedium and Large 2—245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
SteersMedium and Large 2—330136.00/cwt136.00–136.004491
SteersMedium and Large 1—424184.63/cwt175.00–191.007836
SteersMedium and Large 1—314188.98/cwt180.00–204.005937
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—430156.37/cwt139.00–182.006723
SteersMedium and Large 1—516171.48/cwt170.00–173.008854
SteersMedium and Large 1—683152.45/cwt148.00–157.001,0412
SteersMedium and Large 2—543160.00/cwt160.00–160.008692
SteersMedium and Large 1—618159.49/cwt159.00–160.009862
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—230177.50/cwt177.50–177.504081
SteersMedium and Large 2—635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—400189.00/cwt189.00–189.007561
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—367190.39/cwt182.00–195.006993
SteersMedium and Large 1—372189.31/cwt175.00–207.507048
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—315196.19/cwt192.50–200.006182
BullsMedium and Large 1—250185.00/cwt185.00–185.004631
BullsMedium and Large 1—600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009241
BullsMedium and Large 1—471169.02/cwt160.00–180.007967
BullsMedium and Large 1—320178.07/cwt170.00–182.505703
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—575126.28/cwt114.00–139.007262
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—488136.40/cwt130.00–143.006662
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52578.99/cwt78.00–80.001,2052
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00038.00/cwt38.00–38.003801
CowsLean 85-90%—99760.25/cwt56.00–65.006013
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43585.85/cwt84.00–87.001,2324
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28489.45/cwt83.00–94.001,1498
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15577.15/cwt74.00–80.008917
Bulls——1,948107.89/cwt106.00–110.002,1023
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—86076.00/cwt76.00–76.006541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0351,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0011,2821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,084826.41/cwt760.00–950.008,9584
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—95070.00/cwt70.00–70.006651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,00877.38/cwt73.00–82.007802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,12072.00/cwt72.00–72.008061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0861,070.92/cwt900.00–1,200.0011,6307
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0011,6551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,250930.00/cwt930.00–930.0011,6251
BullsMedium and Large 2—288146.02/cwt137.50–155.004212
BullsMedium and Large 2—510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
BullsMedium and Large 2—205132.50/cwt132.50–132.502721
BullsMedium and Large 2—575131.00/cwt131.00–131.007531
BullsMedium and Large 2—387146.96/cwt133.00–166.005693
BullsMedium and Large 2—330168.77/cwt167.50–170.005572
BullsMedium and Large 3—625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
BullsMedium and Large 1—367185.06/cwt170.00–205.006796
BullsMedium and Large 1—421178.46/cwt170.00–188.007515
BullsMedium and Large 2—465153.00/cwt153.00–153.007111
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—265181.49/cwt177.50–187.504813
BullsMedium and Large 1—571154.03/cwt145.00–163.008806
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—363156.17/cwt147.00–166.005672
HeifersMedium and Large 1—582141.31/cwt136.00–148.008223
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—465137.00/cwt137.00–137.006371
BullsMedium and Large 3—395127.00/cwt127.00–127.005021
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373119.96/cwt115.00–125.004473
HeifersMedium and Large 2—88599.00/cwt99.00–99.008761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325172.63/cwt149.00–180.0056112
HeifersMedium and Large 3—540109.00/cwt109.00–109.005891
HeifersMedium and Large 2—540123.00/cwt123.00–123.006641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—313131.89/cwt120.00–140.004133
HeifersMedium and Large 2—270132.64/cwt126.00–147.503583

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.