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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 2, 2020

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 419 298
Feeder cattle 144 341 258
Slaughter cattle 25 53 30
Replacement cattle 6 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady. Fleshy new crop calves were discounted again this week, weaned cattle were in demand by the buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were mostly 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 165.00 $165.00 $412 —
340–345 343 2 167.00 $167.00 $573 —
400–440 420 2 134.00–159.00 $145.90 $613 —
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
555–560 558 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $723 +4.50
620–645 634 5 119.00–130.00 $126.81 $804 +5.24
650–680 665 2 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 123.00–142.00 $132.50 $457 —
370–380 375 2 127.00–135.00 $131.05 $491 —
425 425 1 116.00 $116.00 $493 -20.50
470–480 475 2 105.00–124.00 $114.40 $543 —
500–540 515 4 110.00–128.00 $117.19 $604 —
555–575 565 2 109.00–120.00 $114.60 $647 -5.26
600 600 1 112.00 $112.00 $672 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 106.00 $106.00 $541 —
585–590 588 2 100.00–109.00 $104.52 $615 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $436 -1.32
365 365 1 132.00 $132.00 $482 +2.73
415–445 429 8 122.00–135.00 $127.98 $549 -0.35
450–460 454 4 122.00–128.00 $124.52 $565 -0.71
500–505 504 4 125.00–129.00 $126.25 $636 +8.25
530 530 2 107.00–120.00 $113.50 $602 -12.08
550–585 568 2 115.00–117.00 $116.03 $659 -0.68
560–595 576 4 117.00–128.00 $121.91 $702 +5.20
600–620 608 3 114.00–118.00 $115.65 $703 +7.16
650–695 677 6 107.00–116.00 $111.87 $757 —
735 735 1 108.00 $108.00 $794 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 136.00 $136.00 $394 —
315 315 1 124.00 $124.00 $391 -0.51
335 thin fleshed 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —
350–390 373 4 110.00–122.00 $117.12 $437 +4.31
415–430 423 2 105.00–122.00 $113.65 $481 +13.65
440 440 1 80.00 $80.00 $352 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 119.00 $119.00 $524 —
450–480 465 3 110.00–123.00 $116.05 $540 +6.05
475 thin fleshed 475 1 118.00 $118.00 $560 —
515–540 528 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $567 +0.44
555–585 568 3 100.00–118.00 $108.84 $618 —
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 —
405–425 415 2 82.00–106.00 $94.29 $391 -14.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 155.00 $155.00 $388 +5.16
310 310 1 146.00 $146.00 $453 -0.41
340 340 1 127.00 $127.00 $432 -19.41
375–395 390 4 132.00–147.00 $139.23 $543 —
415–445 430 2 133.00–150.00 $141.20 $607 +6.62
455–480 468 2 123.00–138.00 $130.30 $610 +3.78
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 -26.52
485 485 1 124.00 $124.00 $601 -2.52
510–535 523 4 129.00–132.00 $130.50 $683 —
555–575 565 2 100.00–115.00 $107.63 $608 -14.37
575 575 1 119.00 $119.00 $684 -3.00
600–640 618 3 90.00–106.00 $98.75 $610 -1.25
740 740 1 109.00 $109.00 $807 -6.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 4 121.00–134.00 $130.69 $507 +5.19
405–420 413 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $506 —
475 thin fleshed 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 —
475–495 485 2 121.00–124.00 $122.47 $594 +27.47
525 525 1 112.00 $112.00 $588 -0.52
555–565 560 2 108.00–110.00 $109.01 $610 —
610–625 618 2 110.00–117.00 $113.46 $701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 ±0.00
595 595 1 102.00 $102.00 $607 —
790 790 1 86.00 $86.00 $679 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1565 1433 75-80% 4 48.00–50.00 $49.22 $705 —
1375–1505 1451 75-80% 4 50.00–56.00 $52.26 $758 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $189 +2.00
820–1015 925 85-90% 3 28.00–39.00 $34.73 $321 —
880–1200 1070 85-90% 3 43.00–47.00 $45.90 $491 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $574 —
1060–1235 1133 80-85% 5 47.00–51.00 $49.07 $556 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1955 1738 3 75.00–79.00 $76.50 $1,330 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
910 910 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1465 1465 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 57.00 $57.00 $835

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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.