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
Bulls—High1,46694.441,3847thin
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 2—445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
SteersMedium and Large 2—635143.00/cwt143.00–143.009081
BullsMedium and Large 1—483164.21/cwt155.00–176.007936
BullsMedium and Large 1—360183.56/cwt176.00–190.006613
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—468150.43/cwt146.00–155.007042
HeifersMedium and Large 1—658138.49/cwt137.00–140.009112
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420156.67/cwt150.00–165.0065811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—385163.14/cwt157.00–171.006284
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415132.46/cwt131.00–134.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373144.47/cwt140.00–149.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 2—464137.12/cwt132.50–142.006365
HeifersMedium and Large 2—525138.15/cwt134.00–142.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 1—730136.99/cwt136.00–138.001,0002
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—330172.50/cwt172.50–172.505691
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—265162.50/cwt162.50–162.504311
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—392157.36/cwt152.00–163.006173
HeifersMedium and Large 2—760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
HeifersMedium and Large 1—471154.06/cwt144.00–160.0072612
SteersMedium and Large 1—518175.76/cwt167.00–184.009108
SteersMedium and Large 1—427188.07/cwt175.00–199.008036
SteersMedium and Large 1—600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009301
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—425167.00/cwt167.00–167.007101
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—535154.91/cwt150.00–160.008292
HeifersMedium and Large 1—265165.60/cwt164.00–167.504393
SteersMedium and Large 2—526159.93/cwt153.00–174.008414
SteersMedium and Large 2—560156.54/cwt154.00–159.008772
SteersMedium and Large 2—370158.64/cwt155.00–162.005872
SteersMedium and Large 1—328208.73/cwt202.50–217.506853
SteersMedium and Large 1—293203.82/cwt195.00–212.505972
SteersMedium and Large 2—475164.00/cwt164.00–164.007791
SteersMedium and Large 1—470180.61/cwt175.00–191.008494
SteersMedium and Large 1—555163.55/cwt158.00–169.009082
BullsMedium and Large 1—265169.64/cwt150.00–180.004503
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—328193.49/cwt182.50–205.006352
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—560128.00/cwt128.00–128.007171
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—755125.50/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 Weight—77544.00/cwt44.00–44.003411
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—87068.00/cwt68.00–68.005921
Bulls——1,350112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,5121
Bulls——1,50399.81/cwt95.00–105.001,5005
Bulls——1,39550.00/cwt50.00–50.006981
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—90974.12/cwt65.00–82.006744
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—885920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,08078.29/cwt74.00–81.008463
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,09082.00/cwt82.00–82.008941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,15086.99/cwt82.00–91.001,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1251,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 1—660139.00/cwt139.00–139.009171
BullsMedium and Large 1—310202.50/cwt202.50–202.506281
BullsMedium and Large 2—513154.44/cwt152.00–157.007922
BullsMedium and Large 2—415139.64/cwt130.00–150.005802
BullsMedium and Large 2—805129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0381
BullsMedium and Large 2—370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
BullsMedium and Large 2—335117.00/cwt117.00–117.003921
BullsMedium and Large 1—835133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1111
BullsMedium and Large 1—775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1—421170.45/cwt159.00–178.007186
BullsMedium and Large 2—880125.46/cwt122.00–129.001,1042
BullsMedium and Large 2—600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1—581140.63/cwt131.00–153.008174
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—465132.50/cwt132.50–132.506161
BullsMedium and Large 2—473142.14/cwt135.00–150.006722
BullsMedium and Large 2—740118.00/cwt118.00–118.008731
BullsMedium and Large 1—530159.54/cwt156.00–167.008466
BullsMedium and Large 2—655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 2—340124.00/cwt124.00–124.004221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526145.87/cwt140.00–151.007679
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623136.21/cwt133.00–139.008494
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—640125.00/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.