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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

317 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 317 732 303
Feeder cattle 247 692 241
Slaughter cattle 64 29 42
Replacement cattle 6 11 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed from 3.00 lower on heavy weights to 7.00 higher on light weights. plain cattle and fleshy cattle were discounted. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 273 3 155.00–175.00 $167.07 $456 —
325–345 335 2 168.00–172.00 $169.94 $569 -3.07
355–380 371 5 145.00–173.00 $162.08 $601 +4.03
400–445 423 8 140.00–163.00 $148.84 $630 -15.44
475–490 481 5 142.00–155.00 $149.95 $721 +3.34
500 500 1 152.00 $152.00 $760 +4.79
590 590 1 140.00 $140.00 $826 +15.00
690 690 1 132.00 $132.00 $911 +2.98
845 845 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,065 +1.00
875 875 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,085 +5.51
905–930 918 2 122.00–123.00 $122.51 $1,125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 145.00 $145.00 $384 -5.00
325–340 333 2 132.00–140.00 $135.91 $453 —
355–380 370 3 129.00–135.00 $131.59 $487 +1.79
420–445 429 4 129.00–136.00 $131.31 $563 -4.13
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 -11.43
515–530 520 3 131.00–137.00 $134.34 $699 +1.73
570–575 573 2 126.00–129.00 $127.51 $731 -0.69
600 600 2 111.00–115.00 $113.00 $678 -12.00
710 710 1 118.00 $118.00 $838 +1.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 148.00 $148.00 $414 +13.93
300–345 319 4 139.00–145.00 $142.20 $454 +7.08
360–395 374 7 133.00–141.00 $137.27 $513 +0.42
400–440 423 8 133.00–140.00 $136.34 $577 -0.51
460–495 474 7 124.00–137.00 $130.81 $620 -1.07
510 510 1 114.00 $114.00 $581 -14.99
505–535 523 6 120.00–129.00 $123.65 $647 -5.34
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 -12.41
560–585 575 3 117.00–123.00 $120.01 $690 +10.01
650 650 1 121.00 $121.00 $786 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 283 4 120.00–129.00 $122.58 $347 -4.13
320 thin fleshed 320 1 138.00 $138.00 $442 —
330–335 333 2 121.00–128.00 $124.53 $415 +0.15
360–395 376 4 120.00–132.00 $124.62 $469 -1.07
400–445 423 5 120.00–124.00 $121.21 $513 -3.71
455–485 470 6 115.00–126.00 $120.53 $566 -3.48
505–535 515 3 112.00–117.00 $114.39 $589 -5.61
560–585 573 2 109.00–119.00 $113.89 $653 +1.65
605–630 618 3 106.00–115.00 $109.61 $677 —
850 850 1 94.00 $94.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 100.00 $100.00 $325 —
350–385 363 3 110.00 $110.00 $399 -1.57
400–415 405 3 110.00–112.00 $110.66 $448 +20.66
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 -3.00
550 thin fleshed 550 1 100.00 $100.00 $550 —
585 585 1 70.00 $70.00 $410 —
600 600 2 90.00–103.00 $96.50 $579 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 140.00–150.00 $145.04 $497 -23.27
390 390 1 139.00 $139.00 $542 -21.50
400–435 421 7 138.00–157.00 $147.16 $620 +2.44
450–490 464 7 129.00–145.00 $135.94 $631 +17.94
500–540 516 6 120.00–137.00 $130.03 $671 -6.79
500–540 525 3 110.00–114.00 $112.63 $591 -24.19
550–575 558 3 119.00–136.00 $124.91 $697 -6.61
630 630 3 120.00–126.00 $123.67 $779 -2.33
630 630 1 106.00 $106.00 $668 -20.00
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 135.00–143.00 $138.86 $389 +3.53
300–330 318 4 132.00–140.00 $135.12 $430 +15.12
370–395 381 4 120.00–130.00 $124.12 $473 -13.37
400–420 409 5 125.00–135.00 $132.13 $540 +6.29
470–475 473 2 118.00–121.00 $119.51 $565 -5.30
530–535 533 3 120.00–134.00 $124.68 $665 -0.81
555–570 563 2 119.00–120.00 $119.51 $673 -2.16
640 640 1 102.00 $102.00 $653 -13.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 —
495 495 1 100.00 $100.00 $495 +5.00
500–510 505 2 90.00–113.00 $101.61 $513 -3.97
550 550 1 90.00 $90.00 $495 -21.48

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $244 —
915–1120 1019 85-90% 6 32.00–39.00 $35.67 $363 —
850–1315 1090 85-90% 15 38.00–48.00 $42.51 $463 -3.06
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $647 —
1135–1365 1273 80-85% 4 46.00–49.00 $47.75 $608 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $600 —
1395 1395 75-80% 1 48.00 $48.00 $670 +0.02

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1200 1188 2 46.00–54.00 $49.96 $594 —
1285–2065 1516 15 70.00–78.00 $76.04 $1,153 —
1540–1765 1642 5 79.00–83.00 $80.05 $1,314 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1130–1220 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 630.00–760.00 $697.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1530 1530 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 53.00 $53.00 $811

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $710

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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.