Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 22
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 188▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 45▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was light with strong buyer demand. Quality of cattle offered was above average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.86/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$159.86
78 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$240
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.56
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443169.4175055
Medium and Large 2521141.0773520
Medium and Large 3463110.005103thin
One grade step is worth $59.41/cwt here — about $240 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 sale78 hd
159.86
—
AR average8 barns · 986 hd
160.42
−0.56
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—Average1,655102.191,6913thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39686.451,2076thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16581.209468thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00260.446059thin

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
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)825$8001thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
BullsMedium and Large 1—375195.00/cwt195.00–195.007311
BullsMedium and Large 2—400157.00/cwt154.00–160.006282
BullsMedium and Large 2—555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 2—930129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—720138.50/cwt135.00–142.009972
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365138.62/cwt130.00–147.005062
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655136.00/cwt131.00–141.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526168.72/cwt159.00–182.008876
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320154.00/cwt154.00–154.004931
HeifersMedium and Large 2—283126.19/cwt120.00–132.503572
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0801
SteersMedium and Large 2—270167.50/cwt167.50–167.504521
SteersMedium and Large 1—365207.95/cwt200.00–217.507597
SteersMedium and Large 1—265225.01/cwt207.50–237.505967
HeifersMedium and Large 1—437173.92/cwt167.00–180.0076013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576158.40/cwt147.00–167.009127
SteersMedium and Large 1—683167.43/cwt161.00–174.001,1442
SteersMedium and Large 1—522181.68/cwt170.00–194.009487
SteersMedium and Large 2—350158.00/cwt158.00–158.005531
HeifersMedium and Large 1—279172.11/cwt152.50–187.504806
SteersMedium and Large 2—500168.50/cwt168.00–169.008432
SteersMedium and Large 2—660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
SteersMedium and Large 1—425194.65/cwt183.00–202.0082711
SteersMedium and Large 1—574179.05/cwt173.00–194.001,0287
SteersMedium and Large 1—325219.33/cwt180.00–237.507135
SteersMedium and Large 1—625167.75/cwt159.00–177.001,0485
SteersMedium and Large 1—460192.53/cwt180.00–204.008864
SteersMedium and Large 2—455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
SteersMedium and Large 2—580166.00/cwt166.00–166.009631
BullsMedium and Large 1—417187.51/cwt180.00–198.007825
BullsMedium and Large 1—715148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0581
BullsMedium and Large 1—660155.46/cwt153.00–158.001,0262
BullsMedium and Large 1—573166.69/cwt162.00–170.009554
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—84548.00/cwt48.00–48.004061
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06575.42/cwt74.00–77.008032
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08547.00/cwt47.00–47.005101
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01264.14/cwt61.00–67.006497
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39686.45/cwt83.00–89.001,2076
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19883.12/cwt79.00–89.009966
Bulls——1,54597.78/cwt90.00–103.001,5112
Bulls——1,875111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0811
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—825800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—93881.67/cwt76.00–90.007662
BullsMedium and Large 2—390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
BullsMedium and Large 1—775136.48/cwt135.00–138.001,0582
BullsMedium and Large 3—560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007221
BullsMedium and Large 3—535131.00/cwt131.00–131.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 1—373172.42/cwt162.00–189.006438
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
BullsMedium and Large 2—478157.29/cwt146.00–168.007522
BullsMedium and Large 1—473182.58/cwt179.00–189.008643
BullsMedium and Large 1—528174.31/cwt168.00–182.009206
BullsMedium and Large 2—525146.66/cwt132.00–159.007703
HeifersMedium and Large 2—560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 2—416147.23/cwt131.00–156.006124
HeifersMedium and Large 3—555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 3—385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
HeifersMedium and Large 3—450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—695158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 1—315176.15/cwt161.00–190.005554
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479172.58/cwt169.00–176.008277
HeifersMedium and Large 1—600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—495144.00/cwt144.00–144.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 2—539145.46/cwt137.00–149.007844

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.