Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-06-13

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
49 vs last sale 236 7 vs year ago 180 · +3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
13 vs last sale 56 5 vs year ago 38 · +13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
18 vs last sale 30 10 vs year ago 2 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeders over 500 sold mostly 5.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was light with weaker demand present.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.12/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$148.12
73 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$111
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.50
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491150.0073753
Medium and Large 2438143.1462620
One grade step is worth $6.87/cwt here — about $111 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 sale73 hd
148.12
AR average9 barns · 1,959 hd
153.62
−5.50
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
BullsHigh1,46694.441,3847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41983.171,1806thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17182.1596220
CowsLean 85-90%High99065.656509thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$9201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,1601thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
SteersMedium and Large 2635143.00/cwt143.00–143.009081
BullsMedium and Large 1483164.21/cwt155.00–176.007936
BullsMedium and Large 1360183.56/cwt176.00–190.006613
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed468150.43/cwt146.00–155.007042
HeifersMedium and Large 1658138.49/cwt137.00–140.009112
HeifersMedium and Large 1420156.67/cwt150.00–165.0065811
HeifersMedium and Large 1385163.14/cwt157.00–171.006284
HeifersMedium and Large 2415132.46/cwt131.00–134.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 2373144.47/cwt140.00–149.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 2464137.12/cwt132.50–142.006365
HeifersMedium and Large 2525138.15/cwt134.00–142.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 1730136.99/cwt136.00–138.001,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330172.50/cwt172.50–172.505691
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed265162.50/cwt162.50–162.504311
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed392157.36/cwt152.00–163.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 1471154.06/cwt144.00–160.0072612
SteersMedium and Large 1518175.76/cwt167.00–184.009108
SteersMedium and Large 1427188.07/cwt175.00–199.008036
SteersMedium and Large 1600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009301
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425167.00/cwt167.00–167.007101
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy535154.91/cwt150.00–160.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 1265165.60/cwt164.00–167.504393
SteersMedium and Large 2526159.93/cwt153.00–174.008414
SteersMedium and Large 2560156.54/cwt154.00–159.008772
SteersMedium and Large 2370158.64/cwt155.00–162.005872
SteersMedium and Large 1328208.73/cwt202.50–217.506853
SteersMedium and Large 1293203.82/cwt195.00–212.505972
SteersMedium and Large 2475164.00/cwt164.00–164.007791
SteersMedium and Large 1470180.61/cwt175.00–191.008494
SteersMedium and Large 1555163.55/cwt158.00–169.009082
BullsMedium and Large 1265169.64/cwt150.00–180.004503
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328193.49/cwt182.50–205.006352
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy560128.00/cwt128.00–128.007171
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy755125.50/cwt125.00–126.009482
CowsLean 85-90%1,01374.02/cwt72.00–76.007503
CowsLean 85-90%1,05664.20/cwt52.00–69.006784
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19182.66/cwt79.00–88.0098418
CowsBoner 80-85%99577.54/cwt77.00–78.007722
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41983.17/cwt82.00–86.001,1806
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77544.00/cwt44.00–44.003411
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87068.00/cwt68.00–68.005921
Bulls1,350112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5121
Bulls1,50399.81/cwt95.00–105.001,5005
Bulls1,39550.00/cwt50.00–50.006981
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-290974.12/cwt65.00–82.006744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2885920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08078.29/cwt74.00–81.008463
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09082.00/cwt82.00–82.008941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15086.99/cwt82.00–91.001,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 1660139.00/cwt139.00–139.009171
BullsMedium and Large 1310202.50/cwt202.50–202.506281
BullsMedium and Large 2513154.44/cwt152.00–157.007922
BullsMedium and Large 2415139.64/cwt130.00–150.005802
BullsMedium and Large 2805129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0381
BullsMedium and Large 2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
BullsMedium and Large 2335117.00/cwt117.00–117.003921
BullsMedium and Large 1835133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1111
BullsMedium and Large 1775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1421170.45/cwt159.00–178.007186
BullsMedium and Large 2880125.46/cwt122.00–129.001,1042
BullsMedium and Large 2600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1581140.63/cwt131.00–153.008174
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy465132.50/cwt132.50–132.506161
BullsMedium and Large 2473142.14/cwt135.00–150.006722
BullsMedium and Large 2740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008731
BullsMedium and Large 1530159.54/cwt156.00–167.008466
BullsMedium and Large 2655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 2340124.00/cwt124.00–124.004221
HeifersMedium and Large 1526145.87/cwt140.00–151.007679
HeifersMedium and Large 1623136.21/cwt133.00–139.008494
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001

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.