Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 29
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
57 vs last sale 186 243 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
24 vs last sale 37 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
43 vs last sale 3 46 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 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate. Stocker and feeders offered today was above average followed by a nice set of replacement cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.59/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$160.59
85 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.88/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 1430169.8873155
Medium and Large 2438144.7863429
Medium and Large 3470108.005081thin
One grade step is worth $61.88/cwt here — about $223 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 sale85 hd
160.59
AR average8 barns · 1,307 hd
162.36
−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
BullsLow1,47498.531,4524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39091.701,27512
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14987.801,00917
CowsLean 85-90%High98070.1868819

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,1801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$1,11912
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$1,1174thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,0773thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)814$9044thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$7101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$1,4249

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1466158.11/cwt149.00–165.007378
HeifersMedium and Large 1429170.12/cwt155.00–193.0073010
SteersMedium and Large 1355226.27/cwt195.00–232.008037
SteersMedium and Large 2525150.79/cwt140.00–159.007924
HeifersMedium and Large 1370167.90/cwt160.00–172.006214
HeifersMedium and Large 3470108.00/cwt108.00–108.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 2424137.50/cwt130.00–151.005834
HeifersMedium and Large 2515142.66/cwt138.00–150.007356
SteersMedium and Large 2585157.00/cwt157.00–157.009181
SteersMedium and Large 1310231.91/cwt200.00–237.507198
HeifersMedium and Large 270099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
HeifersMedium and Large 1620147.00/cwt147.00–147.009111
HeifersMedium and Large 1507159.99/cwt147.00–162.0081110
HeifersMedium and Large 2262156.46/cwt145.00–170.004103
HeifersMedium and Large 1885120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2622154.73/cwt151.00–157.009623
HeifersMedium and Large 1313202.69/cwt170.00–212.5063412
HeifersMedium and Large 2310152.30/cwt148.00–157.504723
HeifersMedium and Large 2555144.00/cwt144.00–144.007991
HeifersMedium and Large 2610158.00/cwt158.00–158.009641
HeifersMedium and Large 2390143.00/cwt138.00–148.005582
SteersMedium and Large 2485177.00/cwt177.00–177.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1569179.29/cwt159.00–183.001,02012
SteersMedium and Large 1268220.70/cwt192.50–235.005914
SteersMedium and Large 1532183.34/cwt173.00–191.0097512
HeifersMedium and Large 1280172.10/cwt162.50–187.504824
HeifersMedium and Large 1578159.45/cwt158.00–161.009222
SteersMedium and Large 1488188.47/cwt182.00–195.009202
SteersMedium and Large 1616175.44/cwt170.00–179.001,0814
SteersMedium and Large 1421195.50/cwt178.00–205.008236
SteersMedium and Large 2415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006641
SteersMedium and Large 2255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
SteersMedium and Large 2381163.51/cwt147.00–171.006235
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540178.00/cwt178.00–178.009611
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed645174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1221
SteersMedium and Large 1668168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1222
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390181.00/cwt181.00–181.007061
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
BullsMedium and Large 1463174.32/cwt161.00–183.008073
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy450138.00/cwt138.00–138.006211
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy375164.00/cwt164.00–164.006151
CowsLean 85-90%1,01874.88/cwt73.00–79.0076212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20491.24/cwt85.00–103.001,09911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04881.49/cwt78.00–84.008546
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1301
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77062.00/cwt62.00–62.004771
CowsLean 85-90%93163.39/cwt60.00–66.005905
CowsLean 85-90%98556.00/cwt56.00–56.005521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39492.40/cwt84.00–99.001,28811
Bulls1,50579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,1891
Bulls1,645108.05/cwt107.00–109.001,7772
Bulls1,10099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298078.00/cwt78.00–78.007641
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287575.00/cwt75.00–75.006561
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2883103.53/cwt86.00–120.009142
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,070710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2261,452.86/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4537
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,323.89/head1,275.00–1,375.001,3242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0121,076.66/head890.00–1,200.001,0773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01378.91/cwt76.00–81.007993
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2814903.58/head830.00–1,000.009044
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29741,116.93/head1,050.00–1,190.001,1174
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2131,119.02/head940.00–1,290.001,11912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07581.00/cwt81.00–81.008711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 2715143.94/cwt140.00–148.001,0292
BullsMedium and Large 2313152.10/cwt130.00–172.504762
BullsMedium and Large 1329218.94/cwt205.00–237.507204
BullsMedium and Large 2525155.21/cwt153.00–160.008155
BullsMedium and Large 2290147.50/cwt147.50–147.504281
BullsMedium and Large 2680155.56/cwt147.00–164.001,0582
BullsMedium and Large 2423150.82/cwt140.00–170.006385
BullsMedium and Large 2373156.26/cwt146.00–175.005834
BullsMedium and Large 1436196.76/cwt191.00–203.008586
BullsMedium and Large 1292203.46/cwt192.50–215.005943
BullsMedium and Large 1361215.92/cwt200.00–232.507795
BullsMedium and Large 1525172.44/cwt160.00–184.009054
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318163.84/cwt155.00–170.005213
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy453132.04/cwt125.00–139.005982
BullsMedium and Large 2580149.00/cwt149.00–149.008641
BullsMedium and Large 1623158.04/cwt157.00–159.009852
BullsMedium and Large 3455119.00/cwt119.00–119.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 2466141.48/cwt135.00–146.006594

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.