Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-03-28

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 28
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
50 vs last sale 248 61 vs year ago 259 · 23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
13 vs last sale 37 11 vs year ago 39 · +28.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
7 vs last sale 19 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with good demand overall.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.62/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$141.62
63 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.75
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489149.7973232
Medium and Large 2442136.5560427
Medium and Large 3465110.505144thin
One grade step is worth $39.29/cwt here — about $218 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 sale63 hd
141.62
AR average9 barns · 967 hd
150.37
−8.75
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
BullsHigh1,46397.481,4269thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37584.001,1551thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11081.5290517
CowsLean 85-90%Average98771.6970712

Every lot, as filed

81 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 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 2480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 2330159.00/cwt159.00–159.005251
HeifersMedium and Large 2262155.24/cwt120.00–175.004073
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 2529125.12/cwt113.00–138.006624
HeifersMedium and Large 2368133.40/cwt119.00–145.004915
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
HeifersMedium and Large 1528139.56/cwt135.00–144.007372
HeifersMedium and Large 1566142.06/cwt136.00–149.008047
HeifersMedium and Large 2630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
HeifersMedium and Large 1475152.52/cwt151.00–154.007242
HeifersMedium and Large 1320173.26/cwt172.50–174.005542
SteersMedium and Large 3760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
SteersMedium and Large 2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1421152.28/cwt142.50–161.006415
HeifersMedium and Large 2690102.52/cwt100.00–105.007072
HeifersMedium and Large 1665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008451
HeifersMedium and Large 1620132.99/cwt130.00–138.008253
SteersMedium and Large 2574142.65/cwt135.00–150.008194
SteersMedium and Large 1325193.52/cwt185.00–202.506295
SteersMedium and Large 2650129.00/cwt129.00–129.008391
HeifersMedium and Large 2562122.64/cwt120.00–128.006893
SteersMedium and Large 1635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009841
SteersMedium and Large 1575170.00/cwt170.00–170.009781
SteersMedium and Large 1765135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,0371
SteersMedium and Large 1471178.03/cwt166.00–185.008394
SteersMedium and Large 1375188.69/cwt180.00–200.007084
HeifersMedium and Large 1386167.98/cwt159.00–177.006485
SteersMedium and Large 1278196.69/cwt192.50–200.005473
SteersMedium and Large 2355171.00/cwt171.00–171.006071
SteersMedium and Large 1420182.75/cwt170.00–195.007686
SteersMedium and Large 3480112.50/cwt112.50–112.505401
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380172.03/cwt170.00–174.006542
BullsMedium and Large 1428161.47/cwt160.00–163.006912
BullsMedium and Large 1330187.40/cwt174.00–195.006185
BullsMedium and Large 1555158.00/cwt155.00–161.008772
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy880111.00/cwt111.00–111.009771
CowsLean 85-90%91862.76/cwt53.00–67.005764
CowsBoner 80-85%90068.00/cwt68.00–68.006121
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1551
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12382.37/cwt77.00–92.0092516
CowsLean 85-90%1,02176.15/cwt72.00–81.007778
Bulls2,335115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,6851
Bulls1,36797.19/cwt80.00–107.001,3297
Bulls1,26082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0331
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,008868.18/cwt810.00–900.008,7513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,7501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01577.00/cwt77.00–77.007821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-292083.00/cwt83.00–83.007641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05580.00/cwt80.00–80.008441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11386.07/cwt85.00–87.009582
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-296578.00/cwt78.00–78.007531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,0201
BullsMedium and Large 3583104.89/cwt100.00–110.006122
BullsMedium and Large 1220205.00/cwt205.00–205.004511
BullsMedium and Large 2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
BullsMedium and Large 1635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
HeifersMedium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 1275171.89/cwt162.50–180.004732
HeifersMedium and Large 3355112.00/cwt112.00–112.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy550168.00/cwt168.00–168.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
BullsMedium and Large 2425121.98/cwt120.00–124.005182
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315147.50/cwt147.50–147.504651
BullsMedium and Large 2638129.00/cwt129.00–129.008232
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295152.50/cwt152.50–152.504501
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385167.50/cwt167.50–167.506451
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed419153.40/cwt145.00–170.006434
BullsMedium and Large 1273188.53/cwt175.00–200.005152
BullsMedium and Large 2355147.99/cwt141.00–160.005253
BullsMedium and Large 2465139.20/cwt120.00–158.006474
BullsMedium and Large 1375179.96/cwt163.00–205.0067512
BullsMedium and Large 2568118.49/cwt117.00–120.006732
BullsMedium and Large 2539140.93/cwt120.00–154.007604
BullsMedium and Large 1512162.02/cwt160.00–167.008305
BullsMedium and Large 1480171.00/cwt171.00–171.008211
BullsMedium and Large 3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681

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.