Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.47/cwt -3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 421 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.77/cwt +4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 427 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.30/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 378 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	438	172
Feeder cattle	341	160
Slaughter cattle	57	8
Replacement cattle	40	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeders heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate, demand was strong on grass ready cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	260	5	192.50–202.50	$199.04	$518	+6.13
305–345	321	7	170.00–202.00	$187.60	$602	-9.00
360–370	365	2	164.00–188.00	$175.84	$642	—
370	370	1	165.00	$165.00	$610	—
400–445	416	7	160.00–184.00	$171.16	$712	+5.39
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	-35.77
475	475	1	170.00	$170.00	$808	+9.34
505–530	513	3	165.00–172.00	$169.05	$867	+6.61
535	535	1	150.00	$150.00	$802	-12.44
555–585	572	3	146.00–157.00	$150.24	$859	-4.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 thin fleshed	310	1	190.00	$190.00	$589	—
325–340	333	2	169.00–170.00	$169.51	$564	-7.99
390 thin fleshed	390	1	138.00	$138.00	$538	—
410 thin fleshed	410	1	165.00	$165.00	$676	—
420–440	428	5	132.00–152.50	$143.00	$612	—
450–480	464	4	130.00–150.00	$140.00	$650	—
505	505	1	145.00	$145.00	$732	+0.03
505 thin fleshed	505	1	160.00	$160.00	$808	—
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	-7.47
610–620	615	2	121.00–128.00	$124.47	$765	—
725	725	1	125.00	$125.00	$906	—

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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	6	155.00–160.00	$158.43	$433	—
300–345	321	7	142.00–170.00	$155.89	$500	-12.66
360–390	378	10	139.00–158.00	$148.30	$561	-2.00
400–445	421	19	135.00–155.00	$145.47	$612	-3.90
450–495	468	6	133.00–148.00	$139.92	$655	-2.60
500–545	517	9	127.00–143.00	$135.54	$701	+4.43
550–595	571	7	124.00–134.00	$129.59	$740	-0.39
600 fancy	600	1	136.00	$136.00	$816	—
600–640	617	7	120.00–131.00	$124.03	$765	+2.31
650–690	670	2	115.00–123.00	$118.88	$796	-1.86
740	740	1	115.00	$115.00	$851	-5.00
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	318	5	127.50–147.00	$137.88	$438	+0.11
330 thin fleshed	330	1	162.00	$162.00	$535	—
350–375	363	2	131.00–134.00	$132.55	$481	+2.01
355–395 thin fleshed	382	3	146.00–150.00	$147.38	$563	+4.38
405–445	426	11	120.00–139.00	$130.91	$558	+1.05
430 thin fleshed	430	2	155.00–157.00	$156.00	$671	—
455–465	460	2	116.00–137.00	$126.61	$582	—
510 thin fleshed	510	1	133.00	$133.00	$678	+17.00
500–545	523	2	120.00–126.00	$123.13	$644	+5.13
550–590	567	3	114.00–120.00	$117.92	$669	-7.08
615	615	1	116.00	$116.00	$713	—
650–670 thin fleshed	660	2	118.00–120.00	$119.02	$786	+5.02
665–685	672	3	104.00–115.00	$111.37	$748	+6.37
725 thin fleshed	725	1	99.00	$99.00	$718	—
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	-4.00
745	745	1	100.00	$100.00	$745	—
750–790	766	4	108.00–115.00	$111.49	$854	—
810–815	813	2	92.00–96.00	$93.99	$764	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	117.00	$117.00	$462	—
480–495	488	2	114.00–118.00	$115.97	$566	—
505–545	525	2	115.00–116.00	$115.48	$606	-1.52
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	140.00	$140.00	$406	-11.73
330	330	1	150.00	$150.00	$495	-14.98
370–395	383	2	130.00–137.00	$133.39	$511	-0.33
390 thin fleshed	390	1	190.00	$190.00	$741	—
410	410	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$584	-1.17
460–495	473	6	135.00–144.00	$138.46	$655	+19.46
500–540	517	3	126.00–130.00	$127.99	$662	+0.46
550–585 thin fleshed	568	2	136.00–140.00	$137.94	$783	—
550–595	574	4	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$729	±0.00
605–645	623	6	105.00–123.00	$116.90	$728	-6.13
660–685	673	4	115.00–124.00	$119.95	$807	—
700–730	715	2	110.00–118.00	$113.92	$815	—
800–815	808	2	99.00–106.00	$102.53	$828	-5.47
935	935	1	86.00	$86.00	$804	—
975	975	1	90.00	$90.00	$878	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	180.00–190.00	$184.85	$619	—
360	360	1	149.00	$149.00	$536	-31.00
360–385	369	4	165.00–185.00	$174.85	$645	-5.15
405–445	421	4	160.00–176.00	$166.49	$701	-0.98
450	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	-15.20
460 thin fleshed	460	1	181.00	$181.00	$833	—
450–495	479	5	145.00–160.00	$151.22	$724	-3.98
500–535	522	9	140.00–155.00	$146.71	$766	+6.71
550–595	578	3	133.00–140.00	$135.56	$784	—
600–625	610	3	125.00–135.00	$131.06	$799	+6.06
765	765	1	119.00	$119.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	1	104.00	$104.00	$749	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	85-90%	1	47.00	$47.00	$376	—
870–1130	973	85-90%	6	48.00–54.00	$52.59	$512	+10.54
1045–1245	1121	85-90%	7	55.00–62.00	$57.64	$646	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1260	1111	80-85%	4	53.00–57.00	$55.10	$612	—
1105–1425	1224	80-85%	7	57.00–63.00	$59.62	$730	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1610	1471	75-80%	5	62.00–72.00	$66.21	$974	—
1555	1555	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$917	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1300	1160	2	48.00–55.00	$51.08	$593	—
1285–1685	1520	4	73.00–83.00	$78.58	$1,194	—
1410–1920	1605	5	84.00–89.00	$86.08	$1,382	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1070	962	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	57.00–71.00	$64.85	$624

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	560.00	$560.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–865	863	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	710.00–730.00	$719.97
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
945–1150	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	750.00–880.00	$805.95
910–1365	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	670.00–1,050.00	$817.85
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
1075–1210	1137	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	660.00–840.00	$733.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895–1015	955	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	52.00–53.00	$52.47	$501
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$642

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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
850–1150	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,250.00	$1,083.62	—
850–1200	967	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	810.00–850.00	$830.00	—
900–1050	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–970.00	$845.38	—
1150–1200	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,270.00	$1,193.10	—
1300	1300	Aged (>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.