Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2022-12-12

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 12
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 183▼ 150 vs year ago 318 · −47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 43▼ 48 vs year ago 59 · −81.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 47 vs year ago 50 · −94.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Stocker and Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. Supply was light with strong buyer demand. Weaned cattle sold at a premium while plain cattle were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.39/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$146.39
71 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.77
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542152.8082945
Medium and Large 2473136.7164625
Medium and Large 3575100.005751thin
One grade step is worth $52.80/cwt here — about $254 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 sale71 hd
146.39
—
AR average7 barns · 1,610 hd
155.16
−8.77
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
Bulls—Average1,84595.001,7531thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34370.509462thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21068.508292thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06557.256106thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$8742thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1Fleshy—680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009111
BullsMedium and Large 1—300187.50/cwt187.50–187.505631
BullsMedium and Large 1—582165.25/cwt158.00–171.009623
BullsMedium and Large 1—665141.60/cwt136.00–148.009423
BullsMedium and Large 1—472166.87/cwt155.00–179.007886
BullsMedium and Large 1—613152.75/cwt142.00–160.009366
SteersMedium and Large 2—550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008531
SteersMedium and Large 1—378194.63/cwt188.00–200.007363
SteersMedium and Large 2—363149.92/cwt135.00–159.005443
SteersMedium and Large 1—517172.55/cwt157.00–186.008923
SteersMedium and Large 1—560168.59/cwt161.00–174.009443
SteersMedium and Large 1—673168.58/cwt166.00–169.001,1357
SteersMedium and Large 1—414199.09/cwt196.00–202.508244
SteersMedium and Large 2—600152.00/cwt152.00–152.009121
SteersMedium and Large 1—718154.93/cwt152.00–158.001,1122
SteersMedium and Large 2—463170.75/cwt160.00–179.007913
SteersMedium and Large 2—420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—379162.83/cwt148.00–175.006175
SteersMedium and Large 2—515164.87/cwt153.00–172.008493
SteersMedium and Large 2—280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003921
SteersMedium and Large 2—875104.00/cwt104.00–104.009101
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475153.57/cwt146.00–158.007295
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418145.08/cwt128.00–160.006066
SteersMedium and Large 1—473183.12/cwt168.00–193.008663
SteersMedium and Large 1—626161.79/cwt151.00–171.001,0134
SteersMedium and Large 1—785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2954
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571148.56/cwt140.00–157.008485
HeifersMedium and Large 1—722145.00/cwt135.00–148.001,0476
HeifersMedium and Large 2—480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11864.06/cwt63.00–65.007163
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05356.15/cwt51.00–62.005912
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35072.00/cwt72.00–72.009721
CowsLean 85-90%—93039.00/cwt39.00–39.003631
Bulls——1,84595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7531
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,33569.00/cwt69.00–69.009211
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17571.00/cwt71.00–71.008341
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24566.00/cwt66.00–66.008221
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—87577.00/cwt77.00–77.006741
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,100873.95/head600.00–1,090.008742
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426156.92/cwt141.00–167.006688
BullsMedium and Large 3—425114.00/cwt111.00–117.004852
BullsMedium and Large 3—340100.00/cwt100.00–100.003401
BullsMedium and Large 2—400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005121
BullsMedium and Large 1—513168.18/cwt156.00–180.008632
BullsMedium and Large 1—425178.28/cwt170.00–186.007582
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670143.00/cwt143.00–143.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 2—533133.30/cwt130.00–135.007103
BullsMedium and Large 2—360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
BullsMedium and Large 2—563144.03/cwt142.00–146.008112
BullsMedium and Large 2—625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—530143.00/cwt143.00–143.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519149.77/cwt143.00–161.007776
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 1—765138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280138.00/cwt138.00–138.003861
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616156.86/cwt156.00–157.009667
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570127.00/cwt120.00–134.007242
HeifersMedium and Large 2—376133.50/cwt120.00–146.005025
HeifersMedium and Large 2—622128.09/cwt120.00–134.007973
HeifersMedium and Large 1—678145.62/cwt139.00–152.009872
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—250152.50/cwt152.50–152.503811

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.