Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-04-03

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 3
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 189▲ 211 vs year ago 208 · +101.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 38▲ 38 vs year ago 18 · +211.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 4▼ 12 vs year ago 20 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to light test last week no trend established for Feeder Steers or Feeder Heifers. Slaughter Cows traded steady to 1.00 lower. No trend established for Slaughter Bulls due to light test last week. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.25/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$189.25
202 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,042
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$354
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.22
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1584193.041,127136
Medium and Large 2485183.5789058
Medium and Large 3466166.017738thin
One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about $354 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 sale202 hd
189.25
—
AR average10 barns · 1,937 hd
198.46
−9.22
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—Low1,397107.521,50210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,095119.001,3031thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,03792.1795624
CowsLean 85-90%Low83872.6960915

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
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,665$2,4001thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 1—418237.02/cwt227.50–255.0099116
SteersMedium and Large 3—625139.00/cwt139.00–139.008691
SteersMedium and Large 3—308148.54/cwt147.00–150.004582
HeifersMedium and Large 1—614170.41/cwt164.00–180.001,0465
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518194.84/cwt188.00–206.001,0098
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—819175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,43328
SteersMedium and Large 2—382210.88/cwt195.00–222.508065
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—760185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4062
SteersMedium and Large 1—805176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4171
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670168.69/cwt161.00–170.001,1307
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328223.30/cwt215.00–240.007328
HeifersMedium and Large 1—466207.18/cwt200.00–216.009658
SteersMedium and Large 1—471229.02/cwt220.00–239.001,0796
HeifersMedium and Large 1—925130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—611192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1737
HeifersMedium and Large 2—393201.50/cwt200.00–202.507923
HeifersMedium and Large 2—581168.15/cwt161.00–177.009777
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471190.75/cwt180.00–198.0089817
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—524175.83/cwt160.00–185.0092121
HeifersMedium and Large 2—439196.88/cwt192.00–207.508645
SteersMedium and Large 1—330249.43/cwt232.50–272.508236
SteersMedium and Large 2Full—465179.00/cwt179.00–179.008321
SteersMedium and Large 2Full—440167.50/cwt167.50–167.507371
SteersMedium and Large 3—434190.43/cwt185.00–197.508265
SteersMedium and Large 2—530195.83/cwt190.00–200.001,0385
SteersMedium and Large 1—377236.75/cwt227.50–259.008939
SteersMedium and Large 2—323216.15/cwt212.50–220.006983
SteersMedium and Large 2—610177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0831
SteersMedium and Large 3—525171.21/cwt170.00–172.508992
SteersMedium and Large 1—650191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 1—612192.27/cwt184.00–200.001,1773
SteersMedium and Large 2—424215.22/cwt205.00–222.509138
SteersMedium and Large 2—467203.04/cwt195.00–213.009487
SteersMedium and Large 3—461184.81/cwt177.50–191.008526
SteersMedium and Large 1—508218.61/cwt210.00–229.001,1116
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—579208.79/cwt203.00–212.001,20912
BullsMedium and Large 1—324228.75/cwt220.00–237.507414
BullsMedium and Large 1—630171.85/cwt163.00–180.001,0833
BullsMedium and Large 1—431231.65/cwt222.50–242.509987
BullsMedium and Large 1—485213.29/cwt209.00–217.501,0345
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
CowsLean 85-90%—76665.93/cwt61.00–70.005055
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,095119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3031
CowsBoner 80-85%—94885.45/cwt83.00–89.0081010
CowsLean 85-90%—87476.07/cwt72.00–79.0066510
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,167101.95/cwt101.00–104.001,1905
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06394.19/cwt90.00–98.001,0019
Bulls——1,204100.54/cwt98.00–103.001,2115
Bulls——1,675118.87/cwt115.00–122.001,9912
Bulls——1,532111.58/cwt110.00–113.001,7093
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,6652,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 3—470152.50/cwt152.50–152.507171
BullsMedium and Large 2—345202.50/cwt202.50–202.506991
BullsMedium and Large 2—725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 2—435188.95/cwt180.00–197.508222
BullsMedium and Large 2—375202.83/cwt190.00–215.007612
BullsMedium and Large 2Full—420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
BullsMedium and Large 2—615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 3—500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
BullsMedium and Large 1—373231.33/cwt220.00–245.008634
BullsMedium and Large 1—655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
BullsMedium and Large 2—830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
BullsMedium and Large 2Full—475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1—569184.79/cwt177.50–193.001,0517
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 3—425162.94/cwt150.00–175.006922
BullsMedium and Large 3—610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
BullsMedium and Large 2—460205.00/cwt205.00–205.009431
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320152.50/cwt152.50–152.504881
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420210.67/cwt202.50–222.5088516
HeifersMedium and Large 3—645139.00/cwt139.00–139.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
BullsMedium and Large 1—523200.65/cwt195.00–207.501,0494
BullsMedium and Large 2—538170.22/cwt163.00–177.509162
HeifersMedium and Large 2—331189.17/cwt180.00–205.006265
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—618148.43/cwt145.00–152.009172
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—684202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3858
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—355237.50/cwt237.50–237.508431
HeifersMedium and Large 1—577192.63/cwt180.00–199.001,11116
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 3—469172.32/cwt160.00–179.008085
HeifersMedium and Large 1—372218.94/cwt207.50–227.5081413
HeifersMedium and Large 1—730159.27/cwt157.00–164.001,1634

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.