Cattle Market Pulse

Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.24/cwt +5.76 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 516 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $134.58/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 427 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.30/cwt -2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $431/hd at 326 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 316 380
Feeder cattle 341 248 324
Slaughter cattle 53 58 46
Replacement cattle 25 10 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Fleshy and plain cattle and weak unattractive cattle sold at a heavy discount. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 151.00 $151.00 $528 +4.62
540–545 543 2 120.00–131.00 $125.53 $682 -0.84
580 580 1 125.00 $125.00 $725 -6.71
615–635 621 7 116.00–123.00 $121.57 $755 -2.90
777 777 8 115.00 $115.00 $894 —
860 860 1 105.00 $105.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 136.00–137.00 $136.50 $573 +11.36
550–590 570 2 116.00–124.00 $119.86 $683 -2.21
605 605 1 109.00 $109.00 $659 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–335 326 15 125.00–136.00 $132.30 $431 -2.07
360–395 387 14 121.00–131.00 $129.27 $500 +29.27
400 400 1 114.00 $114.00 $456 -7.20
405–445 429 8 120.00–133.00 $128.33 $551 +7.13
450–490 474 10 120.00–130.00 $125.23 $594 +1.65
505 505 1 118.00 $118.00 $596 -5.26
500–526 516 21 118.00–127.00 $125.58 $648 +2.32
550–598 585 10 110.00–125.00 $116.71 $683 +5.45
610–620 615 2 107.00–110.00 $108.49 $667 -7.48
620–642 638 13 105.00–113.00 $109.84 $701 -6.13
718 718 2 110.00 $110.00 $790 —
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 136.00 $136.00 $326 —
330–340 335 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $417 —
365–385 375 2 106.00–120.00 $112.81 $423 -20.19
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 -20.95
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 -0.71
500 500 1 107.00 $107.00 $535 -3.61
820 820 1 89.00 $89.00 $730 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 108.00 $108.00 $346 —
380 380 1 100.00 $100.00 $380 -8.00
410 thin fleshed 410 1 100.00 $100.00 $410 —
445 445 1 109.00 $109.00 $485 +7.00
505 505 1 100.00 $100.00 $505 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 154.00 $154.00 $370 —
260–295 275 7 144.00–158.00 $149.84 $412 -3.51
310–334 330 6 145.00–154.00 $146.41 $483 -3.14
400–432 427 17 128.00–137.00 $134.58 $575 +4.82
460 460 1 111.00 $111.00 $511 -17.28
450–485 472 7 120.00–133.00 $126.52 $597 -1.76
571 571 11 122.00 $122.00 $697 +0.39
610 610 1 100.00 $100.00 $610 —
620–640 630 3 115.00–118.00 $116.34 $733 —
659 659 12 122.00 $122.00 $804 +3.00
700–740 713 3 112.00–118.00 $115.93 $827 —
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 135.00 $135.00 $310 —
250 250 1 145.00 $145.00 $362 —
325–345 335 2 130.00 $130.00 $436 —
355 355 2 117.00–134.00 $125.50 $446 -4.01
465 465 2 120.00 $120.00 $558 +3.27
490 490 1 95.00 $95.00 $466 -21.73
510–515 513 2 109.00–116.00 $112.52 $577 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 100.00–110.00 $104.83 $386 —
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 -2.00
450–495 473 2 90.00–104.00 $96.67 $457 —
540 540 1 100.00 $100.00 $540 -11.46

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 23.00 $23.00 $174 —
840 840 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $286 —
940–1035 982 85-90% 3 39.00–40.00 $39.65 $389 —
890–1105 1010 85-90% 5 42.00–47.00 $44.44 $449 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1225 1198 80-85% 5 46.00–50.00 $48.21 $578 +0.10
1330–1340 1335 80-85% 2 53.00–56.00 $54.51 $728 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1620 1570 75-80% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.52 $825 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1235 1218 2 47.00–58.00 $52.42 $638 —
1195–1450 1323 2 63.00–73.00 $67.52 $893 -5.22
1450 1450 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,218 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–890 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 45.00–59.00 $51.78 $447
785–1150 923 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 50.00–75.00 $67.34 $622

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–765 758 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 500.00–610.00 $554.46
930–1070 1017 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 480.00–570.00 $525.34
1025–1140 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00–800.00 $710.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1345 1345 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 56.00 $56.00 $753

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1105 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–860.00 $782.49
930–1140 1014 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 610.00–870.00 $813.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–1100 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 820.00–1,050.00 $965.48 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.