Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-05-29

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 29
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
308 vs last sale 540 38 vs year ago 270 · 14.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
34 vs last sale 108 42 vs year ago 32 · +131.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
12 vs last sale 20 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers were lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $206.63/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$206.63
85 head · 735 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,518
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
29.87
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1735207.761,52781
Medium and Large 2726183.751,3344thin
One grade step is worth $24.01/cwt here — about $193 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
206.63
AR average10 barns · 1,170 hd
236.50
−29.87
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
BullsAverage1,673119.501,9992thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,288109.031,4043thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06794.751,01140
CowsLean 85-90%Average89778.1570121

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)818$1,1502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,0452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1523206.88/cwt200.00–210.001,0828
BullsMedium and Large 1575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
HeifersMedium and Large 2470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1620183.02/cwt181.00–185.001,1353
HeifersMedium and Large 1905137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2401
HeifersMedium and Large 1469212.63/cwt205.00–225.009978
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open830156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2430195.00/cwt195.00–195.008391
SteersMedium and Large 2540207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1508231.31/cwt225.00–237.501,1754
SteersMedium and Large 1380233.91/cwt227.50–240.008892
SteersMedium and Large 1660212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2405217.00/cwt217.00–217.008792
HeifersMedium and Large 1370221.59/cwt215.00–227.508202
SteersMedium and Large 1460228.38/cwt227.00–232.501,0514
SteersMedium and Large 1585212.49/cwt212.00–213.001,2432
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added786203.50/cwt203.50–203.501,60067
SteersMedium and Large 21,405115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6161
HeifersMedium and Large 1568193.62/cwt188.00–205.001,1007
HeifersMedium and Large 1429209.73/cwt205.00–213.009004
SteersMedium and Large 2595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2365212.50/cwt212.50–212.507761
SteersMedium and Large 1425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1667180.18/cwt177.00–184.001,2025
BullsMedium and Large 2470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
BullsMedium and Large 1407233.28/cwt220.00–240.009493
BullsMedium and Large 1505217.57/cwt210.00–225.001,0992
BullsMedium and Large 1723192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3882
BullsMedium and Large 1377233.39/cwt220.00–242.508805
HeifersMedium and Large 3375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006192
BullsMedium and Large 2500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 2315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
HeifersMedium and Large 2640171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 2360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1636204.23/cwt200.00–207.001,2994
BullsMedium and Large 1321246.39/cwt230.00–260.007915
BullsMedium and Large 1464234.38/cwt232.50–235.001,0884
BullsMedium and Large 2329209.65/cwt200.00–215.006905
HeifersMedium and Large 1325234.76/cwt227.50–245.007637
HeifersMedium and Large 2518178.73/cwt177.50–180.009262
BullsMedium and Large 2350223.75/cwt217.50–230.007832
BullsMedium and Large 3360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005581
BullsMedium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
BullsMedium and Large 1925132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2364232.50/cwt232.50–232.508464
BullsMedium and Large 2405191.75/cwt185.00–205.007773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280110.20/cwt107.50–112.501,4112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,044.72/head925.00–1,150.001,0452
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28181,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bulls1,765116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,0471
CowsBoner 80-85%99489.89/cwt85.00–94.0089418
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,288109.03/cwt107.00–110.001,4043
CowsLean 85-90%91380.02/cwt75.00–85.0073118
CowsLean 85-90%80366.92/cwt61.00–70.005373
Bulls1,580123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,9431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,149102.38/cwt101.00–105.001,1766
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11897.35/cwt95.00–100.001,08816

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.