Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

754 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.53/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 422 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.96/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 521 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.49/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 423 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	754	270	381
Feeder cattle	564	221	312
Slaughter cattle	82	42	62
Replacement cattle	108	7	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	272	3	179.00–181.00	$180.01	$490	—
320–340	329	4	163.00–171.00	$167.70	$552	—
355–395	372	6	168.00–180.00	$171.33	$637	+2.17
405–425	414	4	157.00–170.00	$165.41	$685	+2.75
452–480	458	5	147.00–157.00	$152.54	$699	-3.28
504–545	521	20	142.00–150.00	$147.96	$771	+2.00
550–554	554	8	140.00–147.00	$140.87	$780	-5.68
600–625	618	9	133.00–140.00	$134.34	$830	-0.31
683–690	687	4	123.00–127.00	$124.99	$859	-5.60
719	719	6	124.50	$124.50	$895	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	146.00	$146.00	$504	—
415–435	425	2	123.00–139.00	$130.81	$556	-13.61
485–490	488	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$656	-5.65
550–595	578	4	119.00–135.00	$128.98	$746	-4.37
600–610	605	2	120.00	$120.00	$726	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–688	677	5	125.00–130.00	$126.95	$859	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	5	140.00–147.00	$144.88	$396	-5.12
305–345	328	10	138.00–157.00	$150.42	$493	+1.48
350–395	375	17	130.00–155.00	$148.65	$557	+3.83
400–445	423	19	132.00–153.00	$142.49	$603	+0.90
450–498	475	16	127.00–143.00	$134.79	$640	-2.96
500–545	529	13	124.00–135.00	$127.99	$677	+15.99
550–580	571	5	118.00–127.00	$121.75	$695	-6.47
600–630	615	5	114.00–118.00	$115.19	$708	-4.41
680	680	1	112.00	$112.00	$762	-6.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	128.00–134.00	$130.95	$360	—
300 thin fleshed	300	1	135.00	$135.00	$405	—
325–340	333	6	127.00–136.00	$130.14	$433	+2.30
355 thin fleshed	355	1	148.00	$148.00	$525	+17.57
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	-12.50
420–440	429	5	120.00–135.00	$125.59	$539	-2.13
435 thin fleshed	435	1	126.00	$126.00	$548	+3.79
460 thin fleshed	460	1	118.00	$118.00	$543	—
450–485	468	4	130.00–137.00	$134.22	$628	+9.39
500–545	525	4	115.00–124.00	$118.65	$623	-1.32
555	555	1	118.00	$118.00	$655	-17.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–312	308	6	138.00–155.00	$146.62	$452	—
340 thin fleshed	340	1	137.00	$137.00	$466	—
452	452	3	130.00	$130.00	$588	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	2	100.00–110.00	$104.83	$396	—
410–430	421	4	101.00–119.00	$114.11	$480	—
545	545	1	110.00	$110.00	$600	—
565	565	1	114.00	$114.00	$644	—
680	680	1	90.00	$90.00	$612	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–293	282	3	162.00–163.00	$162.31	$458	—
305–340	328	4	147.00–184.00	$160.73	$527	—
360–395	374	8	153.00–173.00	$161.81	$605	+8.43
400–448	422	25	140.00–167.00	$152.53	$644	-2.01
450–490	471	16	143.00–160.00	$149.62	$705	+4.27
500–545	518	14	127.00–142.00	$135.72	$703	-6.40
515–520	518	2	109.00–120.00	$114.53	$593	-27.59
580–590	584	4	123.00–131.00	$127.00	$742	+3.00
610–625	620	3	123.00–125.00	$124.34	$771	+3.34
750	750	1	123.00	$123.00	$922	+11.00
815	815	1	106.00	$106.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	+18.00
315	315	1	130.00	$130.00	$410	—
330–345 thin fleshed	338	2	130.00–141.00	$135.38	$458	—
360–390	372	3	135.00–141.00	$138.26	$514	+1.26
400–440	419	8	120.00–147.00	$133.41	$559	—
455–480	471	4	129.00–140.00	$135.00	$636	+7.00
530–545	534	4	126.00–131.00	$127.74	$682	-0.72
550–590	575	4	115.00–127.00	$120.16	$691	—
660–675	668	2	113.00–116.00	$114.52	$765	—
755	755	1	113.00	$113.00	$853	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	3	134.00	$134.00	$764	—
629	629	6	122.00	$122.00	$767	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	120.00	$120.00	$474	—
555	555	1	101.00	$101.00	$561	—
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1310	1180	80-85%	3	52.00–53.00	$52.37	$618	—
1060–1370	1213	80-85%	14	47.00–51.00	$49.62	$602	+3.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1615	1366	75-80%	7	46.00–51.00	$48.33	$660	—
1740	1740	75-80%	1	44.00	$44.00	$766	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	85-90%	1	24.00	$24.00	$230	—
960	960	85-90%	1	48.00	$48.00	$461	—
950–1320	1147	85-90%	3	37.00–40.00	$38.49	$441	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1500	1244	5	50.00–60.00	$53.16	$661	—
1425–1895	1631	7	69.00–78.00	$74.11	$1,209	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1085	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1005–1410	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,158.99
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
995–1530	1249	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	925.00–1,375.00	$1,149.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1150	1019	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,025.00–1,325.00	$1,228.99	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1000–1250	1136	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,300.00	$1,065.10	—
1000–1350	1142	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	50	1,050.00–1,475.00	$1,375.45	—
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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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.