Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-08-01

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 1
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
231 head
20 vs last sale 251 40 vs year ago 271 · 14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
24 vs last sale 53 29 vs year ago 58 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
11 vs last sale 18 4 vs year ago 25 · +16.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with strong demand for most cattle. The majority of cattle were of better quality than last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.99/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$147.99
92 head · 439 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.77
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448151.3067869
Medium and Large 2419139.2158322
Medium and Large 3250112.502811thin
One grade step is worth $38.80/cwt here — about $396 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 sale92 hd
147.99
AR average9 barns · 1,305 hd
149.76
−1.77
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
BullsAverage1,67092.001,5361thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06570.227484thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low89252.0746518

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$8001thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2275123.30/cwt120.00–125.003393
HeifersMedium and Large 1265144.42/cwt140.00–149.003832
HeifersMedium and Large 1625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
HeifersMedium and Large 1735137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 1376156.84/cwt135.00–167.0059012
HeifersMedium and Large 1568148.39/cwt146.00–150.008435
HeifersMedium and Large 2530137.29/cwt130.00–150.007284
SteersMedium and Large 1375181.68/cwt164.00–198.006812
SteersMedium and Large 1613155.39/cwt149.00–159.009533
HeifersMedium and Large 2565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 1230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
HeifersMedium and Large 1529147.01/cwt140.00–156.0077812
HeifersMedium and Large 1463153.69/cwt148.00–165.007124
SteersMedium and Large 2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
SteersMedium and Large 2425146.81/cwt140.00–153.006242
HeifersMedium and Large 1425153.87/cwt140.00–166.0065424
SteersMedium and Large 2863127.02/cwt125.00–129.001,0962
SteersMedium and Large 2758133.98/cwt129.00–139.001,0162
SteersMedium and Large 1725152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1021
SteersMedium and Large 1474172.14/cwt159.00–180.008167
SteersMedium and Large 2810126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0211
SteersMedium and Large 1660158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0431
SteersMedium and Large 1518164.91/cwt150.00–173.008547
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520157.00/cwt157.00–157.008162
SteersMedium and Large 1421171.53/cwt160.00–192.0072212
SteersMedium and Large 2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
SteersMedium and Large 2903123.99/cwt121.00–127.001,1202
SteersMedium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005182
SteersMedium and Large 1830142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1791
SteersMedium and Large 1580159.26/cwt158.00–161.009244
SteersMedium and Large 1330183.71/cwt170.00–200.006064
BullsMedium and Large 1430159.60/cwt157.00–165.006866
BullsMedium and Large 1690138.00/cwt138.00–138.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1518162.73/cwt150.00–170.008439
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy99596.00/cwt96.00–96.009551
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy640129.00/cwt129.00–129.008261
CowsLean 85-90%82843.75/cwt35.00–49.003623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13773.62/cwt70.00–76.008373
CowsLean 85-90%65234.30/cwt30.00–43.002246
CowsLean 85-90%1,07464.80/cwt56.00–68.006967
CowsLean 85-90%1,07573.33/cwt70.00–76.007882
CowsBoner 80-85%85060.00/cwt60.00–60.005101
Bulls1,67092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105800.09/head780.00–820.008002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,21577.00/cwt77.00–77.009361
BullsMedium and Large 2710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009021
BullsMedium and Large 1700131.00/cwt131.00–131.009171
BullsMedium and Large 2321136.38/cwt120.00–150.004384
BullsMedium and Large 2571139.59/cwt129.00–146.007974
BullsMedium and Large 2815117.00/cwt117.00–117.009541
BullsMedium and Large 2655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
BullsMedium and Large 1379170.14/cwt160.00–186.006455
BullsMedium and Large 1760147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1171
BullsMedium and Large 1290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
BullsMedium and Large 2470140.47/cwt130.00–157.006604
BullsMedium and Large 2360151.52/cwt150.00–153.005452
BullsMedium and Large 192592.00/cwt92.00–92.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009721
BullsMedium and Large 1468162.00/cwt156.00–169.007585
BullsMedium and Large 1560154.00/cwt154.00–154.008621
BullsMedium and Large 1245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
BullsMedium and Large 2440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006381
BullsMedium and Large 2522142.12/cwt135.00–147.007425
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy465136.87/cwt133.00–140.006363
HeifersMedium and Large 2472138.64/cwt130.00–144.006545
HeifersMedium and Large 3250112.50/cwt112.50–112.502811
BullsMedium and Large 1300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
HeifersMedium and Large 1320157.59/cwt154.00–160.005043
HeifersMedium and Large 2425143.73/cwt143.00–145.006114
HeifersMedium and Large 2331141.36/cwt133.00–155.004684

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.