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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 140 315 210
Feeder cattle 119 273 153
Slaughter cattle 19 38 45
Replacement cattle 2 4 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available due to absence of reporter. Light run of cattle due to extremely wet conditions in the area. However the cattle offered were attractive to buyers.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 210.00 $210.00 $651 +27.00
360–380 371 4 170.00–200.00 $186.08 $690 +6.08
450–470 460 4 155.00–180.00 $165.42 $761 +1.41
505–545 521 7 154.00–172.00 $160.72 $837 +17.05
555–580 568 2 155.00–160.00 $157.44 $894 +28.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 160.00 $160.00 $408 —
410 thin fleshed 410 1 165.00 $165.00 $676 —
465 465 1 144.00 $144.00 $670 -2.00
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 118.00 $118.00 $384 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 158.00 $158.00 $387 +0.50
295 295 1 154.00 $154.00 $454 +5.27
300–345 326 5 150.00–160.00 $154.84 $505 +0.32
400–430 417 3 137.00–147.00 $140.36 $585 -0.07
450–490 468 6 136.00–144.00 $140.95 $660 +13.25
500–545 521 8 125.00–134.00 $130.35 $679 +4.74
540 540 1 120.00 $120.00 $648 -5.61
565–585 578 3 120.00–132.00 $126.27 $730 +3.32
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 +6.01
655–695 673 3 115.00–119.00 $116.96 $787 -0.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
330 330 1 120.00 $120.00 $396 +1.00
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 -7.41
380 thin fleshed 380 1 136.00 $136.00 $517 —
445 thin fleshed 445 1 137.00 $137.00 $610 —
450–470 thin fleshed 463 3 128.00–129.00 $128.66 $596 —
480 480 1 120.00 $120.00 $576 -3.94
515–545 526 5 120.00–126.00 $121.82 $641 +6.79
565–580 573 2 115.00–124.00 $119.44 $684 +2.24

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 thin fleshed 360 1 138.00 $138.00 $497 -7.00
405–420 415 3 123.00–140.00 $131.10 $544 +0.10
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -8.28
515–530 522 5 120.00–131.00 $123.78 $646 -1.68
550–575 563 2 120.00 $120.00 $676 +1.50
635 635 1 118.00 $118.00 $749 +7.59
660–665 663 2 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $756 —
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 +11.21
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 3 158.00–170.00 $162.62 $707 +2.88
450–485 470 3 150.00–162.00 $157.00 $738 +2.27
515–535 522 3 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $705 +3.75
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 -3.38
610–645 628 2 119.00–122.00 $120.46 $756 +5.46
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 +11.00
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1220 1195 80-85% 2 59.00 $59.00 $705 —
1170–1435 1256 80-85% 4 48.00–56.00 $52.48 $659 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $610 —
1285 1285 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $668 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1740 1668 75-80% 2 54.00–57.00 $55.57 $927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 74.00 $74.00 $992 —
1340–1820 1607 5 76.00–85.00 $81.97 $1,317 —
1805 1805 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,606 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
1155 1155 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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.