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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 11, 2021

206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 206 203 131
Feeder cattle 166 176 120
Slaughter cattle 26 24 6
Replacement cattle 14 3 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 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
350–390 369 4 155.00–170.00 $161.95 $598 -0.68
400–430 415 2 170.00–172.00 $171.04 $710 +15.67
450–495 474 4 146.00–165.00 $154.57 $733 +2.60
510–530 520 2 137.00–145.00 $140.92 $733 -3.29
575 575 1 140.00 $140.00 $805 +6.84
615–645 630 2 125.00–140.00 $132.32 $834 +11.32
655 655 1 134.00 $134.00 $878 +0.38
930 930 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 143.00 $143.00 $465 -7.00
380–395 388 4 138.00–145.00 $140.79 $546 +7.79
400–440 413 3 140.00 $140.00 $578 +0.49
475 475 1 117.00 $117.00 $556 -13.89
520 520 1 137.00 $137.00 $712 +12.09
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 +8.01
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 +1.00
710 710 1 121.00 $121.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 525 3 111.00 $111.00 $583 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 145.00 $145.00 $399 —
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 -2.00
350–375 360 6 135.00–147.50 $144.19 $519 +5.15
405–445 419 6 128.00–145.00 $135.87 $569 +1.87
455–490 470 6 127.00–140.00 $133.89 $629 +3.68
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 -10.59
530–545 537 3 127.00–137.00 $131.31 $705 +20.72
555–590 570 5 118.00–127.00 $122.93 $701 +0.72
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 +6.58
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 -3.42
650–690 670 2 107.00–113.00 $109.91 $736 -7.09
675 675 1 116.00 $116.00 $783 -1.00
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
845 845 1 99.00 $99.00 $837 —
870–875 873 2 100.00–104.00 $102.01 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 3 122.50–137.50 $132.27 $436 —
335 thin fleshed 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 -4.00
350 350 1 132.00 $132.00 $462 +4.85
415 thin fleshed 415 1 136.00 $136.00 $564 +6.00
415–440 428 3 114.00–134.00 $125.49 $537 -2.90
475 475 1 118.00 $118.00 $560 -5.36
505–510 508 2 116.00–121.00 $118.49 $602 +5.49
640 640 1 109.00 $109.00 $698 -3.00
665–690 678 2 105.00–110.00 $107.45 $729 —
750 750 1 95.00 $95.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397 —
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 -4.01
520 520 1 106.00 $106.00 $551 +16.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 137.50–152.50 $145.00 $413 —
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
380–390 383 3 130.00 $130.00 $498 —
425 425 1 144.00 $144.00 $612 +9.00
455–495 475 4 116.00–128.00 $121.39 $577 —
565–590 577 3 120.00–122.00 $120.65 $696 +0.65
600 600 1 112.00 $112.00 $672 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
815 815 1 100.00 $100.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 173.00 $173.00 $588 +5.00
405–445 420 3 142.00–160.00 $152.68 $641 +4.32
460 460 1 148.00 $148.00 $681 -3.00
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
565 565 1 134.00 $134.00 $757 +22.00
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 —
850–855 853 2 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 102.50 $102.50 $323 +2.50
350 350 1 92.00 $92.00 $322 -18.00
435 435 1 109.00 $109.00 $474 —
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 +3.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1325 1175 80-85% 2 55.00 $55.00 $646 —
1175–1410 1275 80-85% 3 46.00–49.00 $46.97 $599 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $174 —
960–985 973 85-90% 2 43.00–45.00 $43.99 $428 —
1295 1295 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $699 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1515 1402 75-80% 3 53.00–55.00 $54.28 $761 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840 1840 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,417 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1112 1046 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 63.00–75.00 $68.62 $718

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145–1445 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 950.00–1,010.00 $983.47
1150–1490 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,100.00 $1,034.66
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1050–1335 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 700.00–1,210.00 $1,057.31 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —

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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.