Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-06-27

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 27
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
294 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 238▲ 92 vs year ago 202 · +45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 54▼ 16 vs year ago 56 · −28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 25▲ 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 lower on a light test. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.25/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$150.25
95 head · 447 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.10
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472151.3771456
Medium and Large 2412149.3961538
Medium and Large 3420120.005041thin
One grade step is worth $31.37/cwt here — about $210 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 sale95 hd
150.25
—
AR average7 barns · 1,261 hd
153.35
−3.10
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—Average1,52099.271,5095thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30088.151,1466thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12085.499579thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01171.5572312

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,0301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$9082thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$8816
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)948$7822thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2—575140.48/cwt138.00–145.008084
HeifersMedium and Large 2—513145.76/cwt144.00–147.007484
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—430156.86/cwt149.00–164.006744
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—463149.87/cwt143.00–157.006943
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—375158.84/cwt150.00–167.005962
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468155.76/cwt150.00–163.0072912
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—331160.67/cwt152.00–168.005327
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—280157.74/cwt153.00–162.004422
SteersMedium and Large 2—735143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0511
SteersMedium and Large 3—445139.00/cwt139.00–139.006191
SteersMedium and Large 2—375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
SteersMedium and Large 2—536158.64/cwt153.00–165.008505
SteersMedium and Large 2—605148.00/cwt148.00–148.008951
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420154.52/cwt148.00–164.0064913
SteersMedium and Large 2—235174.00/cwt174.00–174.004091
SteersMedium and Large 1—631160.30/cwt160.00–163.001,01110
SteersMedium and Large 1—421182.16/cwt173.00–193.0076710
SteersMedium and Large 2—477159.19/cwt149.00–167.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 2—250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003502
HeifersMedium and Large 2—435136.40/cwt133.00–142.005933
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570143.16/cwt135.00–150.008167
HeifersMedium and Large 1—377151.39/cwt146.00–158.005716
HeifersMedium and Large 2—345147.00/cwt147.00–147.005071
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515152.64/cwt143.00–159.007869
SteersMedium and Large 2—432161.24/cwt149.00–169.006976
SteersMedium and Large 2—557152.38/cwt148.00–159.008493
SteersMedium and Large 1—468176.61/cwt167.00–183.008278
SteersMedium and Large 1—371184.22/cwt176.00–192.006834
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—860140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2042
SteersMedium and Large 1—534174.16/cwt163.00–183.0093015
SteersMedium and Large 1—673151.46/cwt150.00–153.001,0192
SteersMedium and Large 1—564163.73/cwt157.00–170.009238
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—645153.00/cwt153.00–153.009871
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—460171.00/cwt171.00–171.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1—810151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2231
SteersMedium and Large 1—766156.73/cwt147.00–160.001,2014
SteersMedium and Large 1—327187.61/cwt180.00–193.006135
SteersMedium and Large 1—290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
BullsMedium and Large 1—328186.39/cwt181.00–191.006114
BullsMedium and Large 1—410184.00/cwt170.00–192.007547
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—480167.00/cwt167.00–167.008021
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—285180.44/cwt167.50–192.505142
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—318171.46/cwt149.00–195.005452
BullsMedium and Large 1—601150.75/cwt147.00–154.009064
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04976.64/cwt74.00–80.008048
CowsLean 85-90%—99071.72/cwt65.00–79.007102
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,23576.00/cwt76.00–76.009391
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17688.57/cwt82.00–93.001,0426
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,00779.33/cwt79.00–80.007993
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,31390.58/cwt86.00–94.001,1895
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—93036.00/cwt36.00–36.003351
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—83066.00/cwt66.00–66.005481
Bulls——1,14586.48/cwt83.00–90.009902
Bulls——1,770107.79/cwt104.00–111.001,9083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,14583.00/cwt83.00–83.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0251,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—73572.00/cwt72.00–72.005291
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—84389.83/cwt80.00–100.007579
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—82090.00/cwt90.00–90.007381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,083880.79/head770.00–1,000.008816
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,050850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—948782.01/head740.00–820.007822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,043907.91/head840.00–960.009082
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—955850.00/head850.00–850.008501
BullsMedium and Large 2—436149.67/cwt140.00–163.006535
BullsMedium and Large 2—258157.72/cwt150.00–165.004072
BullsMedium and Large 2—475148.99/cwt146.00–152.007084
BullsMedium and Large 1—567150.73/cwt144.00–158.008556
BullsMedium and Large 1—518161.06/cwt157.00–168.0083411
BullsMedium and Large 2—522152.86/cwt140.00–165.007987
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—270136.00/cwt136.00–136.003671
BullsMedium and Large 2—363160.71/cwt147.00–175.005832
BullsMedium and Large 3—495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
BullsMedium and Large 1—288182.90/cwt179.00–187.005272
BullsMedium and Large 3—330135.00/cwt135.00–135.004461
BullsMedium and Large 1—377181.44/cwt169.00–193.006845
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615143.61/cwt138.00–149.008833
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660144.00/cwt144.00–144.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—250152.00/cwt152.00–152.003801
BullsMedium and Large 2—565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
BullsMedium and Large 1—471166.00/cwt158.00–173.007828
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328161.95/cwt155.00–169.005312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770128.00/cwt128.00–128.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468147.46/cwt146.00–149.006902
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 2—360127.93/cwt123.00–133.004612

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.