Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-04-04

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 4
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
10 vs last sale 198 55 vs year ago 263 · 20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
32 vs last sale 50 15 vs year ago 33 · 45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
8 vs last sale 12 13 vs year ago 7 · +185.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was light with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.79/cwt on 68 head.
Average price
$147.79
68 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.40
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459154.2470842
Medium and Large 2437137.4760025
Medium and Large 3295135.003981thin
One grade step is worth $19.24/cwt here — about $309 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 sale68 hd
147.79
AR average8 barns · 1,501 hd
158.19
−10.40
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
BullsHigh1,681104.261,7534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42979.471,1353thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14377.958914thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04062.006452thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2274135.57/cwt120.00–142.503714
HeifersMedium and Large 1325157.38/cwt140.00–165.005115
HeifersMedium and Large 2318146.20/cwt134.00–159.004652
HeifersMedium and Large 2370129.49/cwt120.00–138.004792
HeifersMedium and Large 2483137.59/cwt130.00–145.006653
HeifersMedium and Large 1890112.00/cwt112.00–112.009971
HeifersMedium and Large 1412163.63/cwt152.00–170.0067411
HeifersMedium and Large 1515146.28/cwt140.00–157.007533
HeifersMedium and Large 1470151.93/cwt148.00–160.007144
HeifersMedium and Large 2510137.04/cwt133.00–142.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added484169.00/cwt169.00–169.008186
SteersMedium and Large 1550165.00/cwt165.00–165.009081
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390125.00/cwt125.00–125.004881
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009272
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305151.00/cwt151.00–151.004611
HeifersMedium and Large 2850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
SteersMedium and Large 1419184.15/cwt168.00–192.007729
SteersMedium and Large 1331186.19/cwt174.00–198.006168
SteersMedium and Large 2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
SteersMedium and Large 2507135.39/cwt130.00–141.006863
HeifersMedium and Large 1375154.99/cwt150.00–160.005814
HeifersMedium and Large 1700144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 2423151.18/cwt138.00–166.006393
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added318199.00/cwt199.00–199.006334
SteersMedium and Large 1384182.35/cwt175.00–191.007005
SteersMedium and Large 1471177.77/cwt163.00–186.008377
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368151.53/cwt120.00–166.005584
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600113.00/cwt113.00–113.006781
SteersMedium and Large 1260177.50/cwt177.50–177.504621
SteersMedium and Large 2380139.00/cwt139.00–139.005281
SteersMedium and Large 2465153.00/cwt153.00–153.007111
BullsMedium and Large 2475129.16/cwt121.00–134.006143
BullsMedium and Large 1525156.00/cwt156.00–156.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1473168.23/cwt150.00–176.0079614
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355165.00/cwt150.00–180.005862
BullsMedium and Large 1425162.96/cwt150.00–175.006934
BullsMedium and Large 1573156.09/cwt144.00–162.008943
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46880.21/cwt78.00–83.001,1772
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0531
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15078.60/cwt77.00–81.009043
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12076.00/cwt76.00–76.008511
CowsLean 85-90%1,24570.00/cwt70.00–70.008721
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83554.00/cwt54.00–54.004511
Bulls1,990109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,1691
Bulls1,578102.68/cwt102.00–103.001,6203
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900930.00/cwt930.00–930.008,3701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0015,1251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287382.63/cwt65.00–97.007214
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2834827.41/cwt720.00–930.006,9015
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-277574.00/cwt74.00–74.005741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,1971
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-296576.00/cwt76.00–76.007331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,05582.00/cwt82.00–82.008651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1171,558.58/cwt1,525.00–1,575.0017,4093
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,5001
BullsMedium and Large 1364177.79/cwt162.50–190.006476
BullsMedium and Large 2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
BullsMedium and Large 3500111.00/cwt111.00–111.005551
BullsMedium and Large 3305116.00/cwt116.00–116.003541
BullsMedium and Large 1610158.00/cwt158.00–158.009641
BullsMedium and Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
BullsMedium and Large 2623143.00/cwt143.00–143.008912
BullsMedium and Large 2280144.91/cwt140.00–150.004062
BullsMedium and Large 1678142.34/cwt140.00–144.009653
BullsMedium and Large 1324176.43/cwt160.00–190.005729
HeifersMedium and Large 2408141.99/cwt140.00–144.005792
HeifersMedium and Large 1685142.96/cwt140.00–146.009792
BullsMedium and Large 2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
BullsMedium and Large 2355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
HeifersMedium and Large 1630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009011
HeifersMedium and Large 1580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007891
HeifersMedium and Large 1250135.00/cwt135.00–135.003381

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.