Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.61/cwt +2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 514 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.43/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 419 lb · 13 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.74/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 423 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	315	206	234
Feeder cattle	273	166	215
Slaughter cattle	38	26	14
Replacement cattle	4	14	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with largest advance in the lighter weights. Quality was good on moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	195.00	$195.00	$439	—
250–295	273	6	164.00–192.50	$182.37	$498	—
345	345	1	183.00	$183.00	$631	—
390	390	1	180.00	$180.00	$702	+18.05
405–440	421	4	164.00–172.00	$169.21	$712	-1.83
460–465	462	3	161.00–168.00	$164.01	$758	+9.44
500–540	520	4	141.00–150.00	$143.67	$747	+2.75
580	580	1	129.00	$129.00	$748	-11.00
605–610	608	2	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$775	-4.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	-18.00
405–425	411	4	143.00–156.00	$149.77	$616	+9.77
495	495	1	146.00	$146.00	$723	+29.00
505 thin fleshed	505	1	142.00	$142.00	$717	—
510–530	520	2	124.00–136.00	$129.88	$675	-7.12
615–620	618	2	114.00–118.00	$115.99	$717	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	±0.00
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	-21.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	157.50	$157.50	$378	—
250–280	261	9	135.00–162.50	$148.73	$388	+3.73
310–340	329	5	139.00–178.00	$154.52	$508	+9.52
350–390	377	8	140.00–150.00	$144.04	$543	-0.15
400–440	419	13	130.00–160.00	$140.43	$588	+4.56
450–495	469	10	126.00–130.00	$127.70	$599	-6.19
500–540	514	14	120.00–131.00	$125.61	$646	+25.61
550–575	563	6	116.00–129.00	$122.95	$692	+0.02
555–570	563	2	101.00–116.00	$108.40	$610	-14.53
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	-25.00
615–625	620	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$738	+3.99
665	665	1	117.00	$117.00	$778	+7.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	3	117.00–135.00	$127.32	$399	-4.95
315	315	1	119.00	$119.00	$375	-13.27
355–395	375	9	120.00–137.00	$127.41	$478	-4.59
410–430	420	3	112.00–120.00	$114.73	$482	-10.76
440	440	1	105.00	$105.00	$462	-20.49
450–470	458	3	119.00–127.00	$123.94	$568	+5.94
500–545	518	7	105.00–122.00	$115.03	$596	-3.46
550–578	566	5	115.00–118.00	$117.20	$663	—
588 thin fleshed	588	3	118.00	$118.00	$694	—
600–610	605	2	108.00–112.00	$110.02	$666	+1.02
680	680	1	95.00	$95.00	$646	-12.45
700–745	727	3	95.00–107.00	$100.54	$731	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	100.00	$100.00	$340	-15.00
350–380	367	3	99.00–113.00	$107.97	$396	-2.03
425	425	2	107.00–110.00	$108.50	$461	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	175.00	$175.00	$490	—
335	335	1	165.00	$165.00	$553	-8.00
370–395	383	2	150.00–160.00	$154.84	$593	—
405–445	423	10	140.00–165.00	$159.74	$676	+7.06
450–475	463	4	154.00–157.00	$154.73	$716	+6.73
530–545	538	4	124.00–139.00	$131.25	$706	+6.25
550–580	558	9	120.00–136.00	$133.38	$744	-0.62
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	-10.00
655	655	1	104.00	$104.00	$681	—
810	810	2	98.00	$98.00	$794	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	120.00	$120.00	$336	-25.00
300–335	318	2	120.00–130.00	$124.72	$397	-15.28
355–371	369	8	110.00–120.00	$118.80	$438	-11.20
383 thin fleshed	383	2	145.00	$145.00	$555	—
425	425	1	131.00	$131.00	$557	-13.00
460–480	469	4	122.00–133.00	$128.28	$602	+6.89
500–540	524	4	119.00–138.00	$125.46	$657	—
570	570	2	116.00–121.00	$118.50	$675	-2.15
610–635	623	2	106.00–115.00	$110.41	$688	-1.59
710–740	723	4	91.00–106.00	$100.79	$729	-9.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	120.00	$120.00	$402	+17.50
355	355	1	93.00	$93.00	$330	+1.00
430	430	1	110.00	$110.00	$473	+1.00
455	455	1	104.00	$104.00	$473	-6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1080	1065	85-90%	3	32.00–38.00	$36.05	$384	—
805–1325	1136	85-90%	7	40.00–47.00	$44.86	$510	—
1075–1275	1183	85-90%	3	50.00–52.00	$50.94	$603	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1510	1293	80-85%	6	50.00–58.00	$52.50	$679	+5.53
905–1580	1316	80-85%	4	47.00–54.00	$49.90	$657	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1250	1230	75-80%	2	51.00	$51.00	$627	—
1040–1455	1291	75-80%	5	42.00–49.00	$46.60	$602	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1845	1555	2	63.00–66.00	$64.78	$1,007	—
1465–1845	1693	3	79.00–81.00	$80.06	$1,355	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1235	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	660.00–740.00	$695.90

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	820.00	$820.00	—

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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.