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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 9, 2020

732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.36/cwt ≈ $928/hd at 706 lb · 46 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $132.43/cwt +11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 676 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.81/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 626 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 732 175 228
Feeder cattle 692 144 203
Slaughter cattle 29 25 20
Replacement cattle 11 6 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lb were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 2.00 higher. Several consignments of quality value added cattle sold at a premium, while fleshy and plain cattle were discounted. Slaughter cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 171.00–175.00 $173.01 $585 +6.01
350–395 374 8 151.00–169.00 $158.05 $591 —
425–445 433 3 161.00–167.00 $164.28 $711 +18.38
455–485 470 2 143.00–150.00 $146.61 $689 +6.61
478 value added 478 5 147.00 $147.00 $703 —
510–530 525 9 141.00–154.00 $147.21 $773 —
553–585 558 17 134.00–140.00 $137.80 $769 +8.30
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 -4.50
600–640 620 6 120.00–131.00 $127.81 $792 +1.00
605–645 value added 627 13 134.00–138.00 $135.75 $851 —
655–695 673 7 121.00–134.00 $129.02 $868 +8.04
650–689 value added 677 17 128.00–138.00 $133.83 $906 —
700–735 value added 704 31 128.00–137.00 $132.64 $934 —
705–735 711 15 120.00–132.00 $128.72 $915 —
750–765 value added 759 4 127.00–136.00 $132.23 $1,004 —
765–780 773 5 119.00–129.00 $123.97 $958 —
815 815 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,019 —
801–833 value added 816 18 129.00–136.00 $132.56 $1,082 —
855–870 value added 863 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,096 —
855–895 875 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $1,037 —
1011 1011 4 110.00 $110.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 150.00 $150.00 $390 —
355–385 370 3 120.00–139.00 $129.80 $480 -1.25
420–445 432 5 131.00–143.00 $135.44 $585 +19.44
460–495 478 5 125.00–138.00 $131.43 $628 +17.03
500–540 513 7 125.00–138.00 $132.61 $680 +15.42
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 +9.81
570–585 579 5 124.00–132.00 $128.20 $742 +13.60
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 +13.00
655–690 675 3 118.00–129.00 $122.07 $824 —
710–740 728 5 107.00–123.00 $116.54 $848 —
765 765 1 122.00 $122.00 $933 —
815–835 825 2 118.00 $118.00 $974 —
850–880 865 2 111.00–118.00 $114.56 $991 —
1050 1050 2 90.00 $90.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 value added 442 11 155.50 $155.50 $687 —
583 583 2 132.00 $132.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–680 670 2 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
790 790 1 94.00 $94.00 $743 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 140.00 $140.00 $301 —
270–280 275 2 130.00–138.00 $134.07 $369 —
300–345 317 10 130.00–142.00 $135.12 $428 +4.14
360–390 376 8 131.00–148.00 $136.85 $515 +4.85
400–445 423 9 126.00–153.00 $136.85 $579 +8.87
420–430 425 2 106.00–112.00 $108.96 $463 -19.02
433 value added 433 5 140.00 $140.00 $606 —
450–495 474 14 127.00–140.00 $131.88 $625 +7.36
482 value added 482 6 134.00 $134.00 $646 —
495 495 1 119.00 $119.00 $589 —
500–520 508 12 125.00–134.00 $128.99 $655 +2.74
560–590 573 5 120.00–124.00 $122.41 $701 +0.50
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 -11.91
615 615 1 115.00 $115.00 $707 -0.65
616–618 value added 617 10 125.00–128.00 $126.20 $779 —
615–645 635 11 114.00–119.00 $116.44 $739 +0.79
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 -1.87
655–695 value added 683 18 118.00–123.00 $121.72 $831 —
710 710 2 115.00 $115.00 $816 +7.00
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 +2.00
757 value added 757 10 118.00 $118.00 $893 —
755–790 776 4 109.00–114.00 $111.46 $865 —
865 865 2 107.00 $107.00 $926 —
933 value added 933 2 102.00 $102.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 5 122.00–134.00 $126.71 $359 -9.29
285 thin fleshed 285 1 137.00 $137.00 $390 —
335–345 342 3 120.00–131.00 $124.38 $425 +0.38
350–395 371 12 120.00–132.00 $125.69 $466 +8.57
375 value added 375 3 141.00 $141.00 $529 —
405–435 422 10 120.00–134.00 $124.92 $527 +11.27
455–490 466 4 122.00–126.00 $124.01 $578 +7.96
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 +12.56
565–575 569 4 107.00–118.00 $112.24 $639 +3.40
665 665 3 105.00 $105.00 $698 +15.00
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 377 3 106.00–117.00 $111.57 $421 —
400 400 1 90.00 $90.00 $360 -4.29
485 485 1 112.00 $112.00 $543 —
500 500 1 103.00 $103.00 $515 —
680 680 1 102.00 $102.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 136.00 $136.00 $442 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 269 4 140.00–165.00 $154.95 $417 -0.05
300–325 315 3 150.00–181.00 $168.31 $530 +22.31
355–395 377 3 155.00–165.00 $160.50 $605 +21.27
400–440 421 8 140.00–154.00 $144.72 $609 +3.52
455 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 -12.30
460–495 477 3 137.00–147.00 $142.40 $679 +42.40
505–535 516 7 134.00–147.00 $136.82 $706 +6.32
550–565 556 4 126.00–137.00 $131.52 $731 +23.89
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 +8.37
600 600 1 109.00 $109.00 $654 +10.25
610 610 1 126.00 $126.00 $769 +27.25
630 value added 630 1 134.00 $134.00 $844 —
680 680 1 114.00 $114.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 120.00–155.00 $135.33 $345 —
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
350–395 375 3 133.00–142.00 $137.49 $516 +6.80
405–445 427 5 120.00–135.00 $125.84 $537 +3.29
450–495 472 5 120.00–129.00 $124.81 $589 +2.34
500–535 518 6 119.00–130.00 $125.49 $650 +13.49
550 550 3 116.00–126.00 $121.67 $669 +12.66
605–615 612 3 108.00–120.00 $115.71 $708 +2.25
725 725 1 123.00 $123.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 90.00–100.00 $95.00 $461 —
500–535 515 5 85.00–116.00 $105.58 $544 +5.58
570–575 573 2 108.00–115.00 $111.48 $639 +9.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–1395 1053 80-85% 5 53.00–54.00 $53.79 $566 —
980–1305 1088 80-85% 5 46.00–50.00 $48.37 $526 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $302 —
970 970 85-90% 1 24.00 $24.00 $233 —
925–1180 1075 85-90% 4 44.00–46.00 $45.57 $490 -0.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $729 —
1360–1390 1375 75-80% 2 46.00–50.00 $47.98 $660 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 1 51.00 $51.00 $849 —
1530–2185 1858 2 76.00 $76.00 $1,412 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 540.00 $540.00
790–825 808 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $625.54
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1035–1125 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–810.00 $789.17
1190–1310 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 810.00–900.00 $857.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915 915 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 54.00 $54.00 $494
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 50.00 $50.00 $530

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.