Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-07-24

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 24
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 221▲ 34 vs year ago 251 · +13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 133▲ 17 vs year ago 53 · +32.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 17 vs year ago 18 · +94.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were lightly tested. No trend established. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.92/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$217.92
81 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,063
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$220
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.70
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507221.801,12559
Medium and Large 2436207.5490522
One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $220 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 sale81 hd
217.92
—
AR average9 barns · 987 hd
219.63
−1.70
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—Low1,483112.671,6713thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,380100.541,38821
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11093.351,03620
CowsLean 85-90%Average93686.5180911

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$1,4512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,4447
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,271$1,4938
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,4739

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1—715195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—320227.50/cwt227.50–227.507281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376241.26/cwt225.00–252.5090710
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472210.64/cwt202.50–217.509947
HeifersMedium and Large 1—650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—417234.17/cwt222.50–242.509769
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,180162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,9121
SteersMedium and Large 1—860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—922170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5672
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623204.29/cwt201.00–207.501,2732
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—400282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4801
SteersMedium and Large 3—500197.50/cwt197.50–197.509881
SteersMedium and Large 3—425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—467238.33/cwt232.50–242.501,1133
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519217.17/cwt209.00–222.501,12711
SteersMedium and Large 2—690195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3461
SteersMedium and Large 1—385262.37/cwt242.50–277.501,0103
SteersMedium and Large 1—325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
SteersMedium and Large 2—514219.47/cwt207.50–227.501,1285
SteersMedium and Large 1—818212.47/cwt202.50–222.501,7382
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—480255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 2—315230.00/cwt225.00–235.007252
SteersMedium and Large 2—565202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1441
SteersMedium and Large 1—423252.08/cwt235.00–262.501,0664
SteersMedium and Large 1—660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
SteersMedium and Large 2—365223.87/cwt215.00–232.508172
SteersMedium and Large 3—380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007791
SteersMedium and Large 1—478234.42/cwt227.50–240.001,1219
SteersMedium and Large 1—522240.33/cwt230.00–255.001,25510
SteersMedium and Large 1—573239.59/cwt222.50–245.001,3736
SteersMedium and Large 1—615238.82/cwt230.00–247.501,4692
SteersMedium and Large 2—458209.99/cwt200.00–217.509623
SteersMedium and Large 2—431226.47/cwt210.00–232.509765
SteersMedium and Large 1—708217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5402
BullsMedium and Large 1—569212.82/cwt200.00–222.501,2117
BullsMedium and Large 1—519214.62/cwt202.50–225.001,1146
BullsMedium and Large 1—685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391
BullsMedium and Large 1—325260.31/cwt250.00–270.008462
BullsMedium and Large 1—374268.23/cwt250.00–285.001,0034
BullsMedium and Large 1—708209.77/cwt207.50–212.001,4852
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07386.17/cwt84.00–89.009254
CowsLean 85-90%—92686.92/cwt83.00–90.008057
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,392100.13/cwt95.00–104.001,39416
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11799.68/cwt97.00–101.001,1136
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12092.43/cwt91.00–95.001,03510
CowsLean 85-90%—97077.56/cwt75.00–80.007522
CowsLean 85-90%—93594.00/cwt94.00–94.008792
Bulls——1,31098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2841
Bulls——1,780120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1361
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,335108.43/cwt105.00–110.001,4483
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,35591.97/cwt91.00–93.001,2462
Bulls——1,360120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2051,504.02/head1,425.00–1,700.001,5045
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9351,434.09/head1,250.00–1,650.001,4344
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2251,444.40/head1,075.00–1,625.001,4447
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1531,451.03/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,08893.81/cwt87.00–100.001,0212
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323218.82/cwt217.50–220.007072
HeifersMedium and Large 2—427209.90/cwt205.00–215.008963
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568209.22/cwt205.00–217.501,1889
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full—410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 2—560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324243.23/cwt232.50–255.007886
BullsMedium and Large 2—875162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4181
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—862175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5092
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—645217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4032
HeifersMedium and Large 2Guaranteed Open—700177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2431
HeifersMedium and Large 2—505207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373206.31/cwt192.50–215.007705
BullsMedium and Large 1—419237.48/cwt225.00–250.009958
BullsMedium and Large 1—477223.80/cwt212.50–237.501,0689
BullsMedium and Large 2—478201.75/cwt197.50–207.509643
BullsMedium and Large 2—364220.12/cwt212.50–225.008014
BullsMedium and Large 2—418213.41/cwt202.50–225.008922
BullsMedium and Large 2—623199.09/cwt187.50–205.001,2405
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4131,768.81/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7692
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2241,401.24/head1,025.00–1,550.001,4016
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,195105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2551

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.