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

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 8
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
188 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 231▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 29▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was light with quality bringing a premium, while fleshy and plain cattle were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.73/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$151.73
63 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$339
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.84
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486156.3676044
Medium and Large 2450141.7663818thin
Medium and Large 3330127.504211thin
One grade step is worth $28.86/cwt here — about $339 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 sale63 hd
151.73
—
AR average9 barns · 1,441 hd
153.58
−1.84
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—Average1,55499.661,5495thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40579.331,1155thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29377.831,0068thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02963.6465519

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$7701thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2Thin Fleshed—355163.00/cwt163.00–163.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670144.00/cwt144.00–144.009651
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315133.77/cwt132.50–135.004212
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478140.37/cwt129.00–151.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 1—730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423161.48/cwt158.00–168.006839
SteersMedium and Large 2—568152.02/cwt150.00–157.008634
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510145.50/cwt145.00–146.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—360132.50/cwt132.50–132.504771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—560142.00/cwt142.00–142.007951
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—475166.00/cwt166.00–166.007891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618153.56/cwt150.00–158.009495
SteersMedium and Large 1—325202.50/cwt202.50–202.506581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—460158.95/cwt155.00–163.007314
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320161.00/cwt161.00–161.005151
SteersMedium and Large 2—670153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0251
SteersMedium and Large 2—388150.94/cwt148.00–154.005862
SteersMedium and Large 1—713160.28/cwt155.00–165.001,1434
SteersMedium and Large 2—605158.00/cwt158.00–158.009561
SteersMedium and Large 2—250172.50/cwt172.50–172.504311
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—505143.00/cwt143.00–143.007221
SteersMedium and Large 1—588167.01/cwt165.00–169.009822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008152
SteersMedium and Large 1—382185.46/cwt168.00–195.007085
SteersMedium and Large 1—290207.50/cwt207.50–207.506021
SteersMedium and Large 2—515146.00/cwt146.00–146.007521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—625160.08/cwt150.00–165.001,0013
SteersMedium and Large 1—628165.11/cwt158.00–170.001,03710
SteersMedium and Large 1—663165.25/cwt162.00–168.001,0964
SteersMedium and Large 1—465178.60/cwt171.00–184.008305
SteersMedium and Large 1—531173.17/cwt168.00–180.009206
SteersMedium and Large 1—433176.98/cwt175.00–180.007663
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—585163.00/cwt163.00–163.009541
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—588124.28/cwt107.00–142.007312
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00562.00/cwt62.00–62.006231
CowsLean 85-90%—1,22873.55/cwt70.00–76.009033
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42481.16/cwt75.00–87.001,1564
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33072.00/cwt72.00–72.009581
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,29377.83/cwt73.00–85.001,0068
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—84051.65/cwt51.00–53.004343
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06564.76/cwt58.00–70.0069010
Bulls——1,50498.33/cwt95.00–101.001,4794
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—84861.95/cwt60.00–64.005252
Bulls——1,755105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8431
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—96576.00/cwt76.00–76.007331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—98269.57/cwt65.00–73.006833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,23374.96/cwt72.00–77.009243
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,040770.00/head770.00–770.007701
BullsMedium and Large 1—560165.99/cwt165.00–167.009302
BullsMedium and Large 1—525161.17/cwt154.00–169.008466
BullsMedium and Large 1—378178.17/cwt159.00–197.506733
BullsMedium and Large 1—473165.15/cwt155.00–177.0078111
BullsMedium and Large 1—280192.50/cwt192.50–192.505391
BullsMedium and Large 2—715112.00/cwt112.00–112.008011
BullsMedium and Large 1—408170.37/cwt159.00–182.006955
BullsMedium and Large 2—478138.68/cwt127.00–150.006632
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—518167.49/cwt166.00–169.008682
BullsMedium and Large 2—555157.00/cwt157.00–157.008711
BullsMedium and Large 2—615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
BullsMedium and Large 2—522140.63/cwt138.00–144.007343
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—520131.00/cwt131.00–131.006811
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—420147.00/cwt147.00–147.006171
HeifersMedium and Large 2—755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569154.28/cwt145.00–161.008787
BullsMedium and Large 2—250127.50/cwt127.50–127.503191
BullsMedium and Large 2—423144.18/cwt138.00–150.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 3—330127.50/cwt127.50–127.504211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—364161.58/cwt150.00–173.005885
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519156.86/cwt151.00–166.008147
HeifersMedium and Large 1—263154.57/cwt147.50–161.004072
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
HeifersMedium and Large 2—432140.19/cwt129.00–157.006063
HeifersMedium and Large 2—265126.00/cwt126.00–126.003341

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.