Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 7
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
300 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 285▲ 112 vs year ago 188 · +59.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 70▲ 13 vs year ago 45 · +28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 35▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market report last week. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested two weeks ago. No trend established. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.57/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$219.57
92 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$460
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.90
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558222.011,23981
Medium and Large 2386211.518168thin
Medium and Large 3445175.007793thin
One grade step is worth $47.01/cwt here — about $460 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 sale92 hd
219.57
—
AR average9 barns · 971 hd
230.46
−10.90
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—Average1,683121.742,0496thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,292108.011,39613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06096.571,02429
CowsLean 85-90%Low92080.037363thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$9401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,4322thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1—372266.50/cwt255.00–277.509915
BullsMedium and Large 1—518233.12/cwt222.50–242.501,2083
BullsMedium and Large 1—497234.59/cwt232.50–235.001,1666
BullsMedium and Large 1—850177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5091
BullsMedium and Large 1—718196.18/cwt190.00–202.501,4092
BullsMedium and Large 1—400240.00/cwt232.50–247.509602
SteersMedium and Large 1—379276.99/cwt250.00–297.501,05010
SteersMedium and Large 1—335255.00/cwt255.00–255.008541
SteersMedium and Large 2—830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
SteersMedium and Large 2—470235.87/cwt230.00–245.001,1093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—358300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0743
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—426278.79/cwt275.00–282.501,1884
SteersMedium and Large 2—690206.67/cwt195.00–215.001,4263
SteersMedium and Large 2—373240.47/cwt237.50–245.008974
SteersMedium and Large 2—425222.50/cwt222.50–222.509461
SteersMedium and Large 2—580223.42/cwt207.50–230.001,2965
SteersMedium and Large 2—340237.50/cwt237.50–237.508081
SteersMedium and Large 1—715226.25/cwt220.00–232.501,6182
SteersMedium and Large 1—621232.78/cwt225.00–240.001,4468
SteersMedium and Large 1—478258.06/cwt247.50–272.501,2349
SteersMedium and Large 2—645215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3871
SteersMedium and Large 3—820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2301
SteersMedium and Large 1—566248.69/cwt242.50–260.001,4086
SteersMedium and Large 2—530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564228.66/cwt222.50–235.001,29017
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,150130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4952
HeifersMedium and Large 1—515227.67/cwt217.50–237.501,17310
SteersMedium and Large 1—438245.04/cwt237.50–257.501,0737
SteersMedium and Large 1—524251.50/cwt240.00–262.501,3187
SteersMedium and Large 1—662228.59/cwt220.00–240.001,5137
HeifersMedium and Large 2—472181.69/cwt175.00–187.508583
HeifersMedium and Large 1—945147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—673208.71/cwt205.00–212.501,4052
HeifersMedium and Large 1—830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
HeifersMedium and Large 1—873150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3102
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed—385255.00/cwt255.00–255.009821
HeifersMedium and Large 1—613220.76/cwt217.50–222.501,35310
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421236.33/cwt227.50–247.5099512
HeifersMedium and Large 1—329261.10/cwt250.00–267.508595
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,219108.27/cwt105.00–111.001,3208
CowsBoner 80-85%—98991.82/cwt89.00–93.0090810
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,118100.88/cwt97.00–104.001,12813
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05495.16/cwt94.00–96.001,0036
CowsLean 85-90%—88069.00/cwt69.00–69.006071
CowsLean 85-90%—94085.55/cwt85.00–86.008042
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,403102.97/cwt102.00–104.001,4452
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,305115.51/cwt115.00–116.001,5072
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight—1,630101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,6461
Bulls——1,550124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,9221
Bulls——1,315108.85/cwt104.00–115.001,4312
Bulls——1,973129.57/cwt127.00–131.002,5563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—885940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,070113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,2091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—935112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0471
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—96898.53/cwt95.00–102.009542
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,235111.81/cwt111.00–112.501,3812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0351,431.69/head1,380.00–1,480.001,4322
BullsMedium and Large 3—680177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2071
BullsMedium and Large 2—428209.11/cwt207.50–212.508953
BullsMedium and Large 3—510187.50/cwt187.50–187.509561
BullsMedium and Large 2—395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
BullsMedium and Large 2—473214.96/cwt210.00–217.501,0173
BullsMedium and Large 3—490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
BullsMedium and Large 2—500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2—610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
BullsMedium and Large 1—620212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3181
BullsMedium and Large 1—345277.50/cwt277.50–277.509571
BullsMedium and Large 1—565236.15/cwt232.50–240.001,3342
BullsMedium and Large 3—300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 3—388187.50/cwt187.50–187.507282
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 2—308221.49/cwt215.00–225.006823
HeifersMedium and Large 2—360227.50/cwt227.50–227.508191
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
BullsMedium and Large 2—655212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3921
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472234.14/cwt225.00–245.001,10510
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,042147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,5373
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370252.24/cwt237.50–260.009335

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.