Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

302 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Cleburne County Livestock Auction report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.82/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 466 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.56/cwt +0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 519 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.84/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	302	438	260
Feeder cattle	259	341	164
Slaughter cattle	39	57	36
Replacement cattle	4	40	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Supply was moderate. Demand was strong on grass ready cattle.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	272	3	192.50–210.00	$203.40	$553	+4.36
300–340	322	5	177.50–206.00	$188.14	$606	+0.54
350–395	369	6	177.00–189.00	$181.92	$671	+16.92
400–440	411	8	160.00–180.00	$169.39	$696	-1.77
495	495	1	156.00	$156.00	$772	-14.00
500–545	517	3	158.00–163.00	$160.26	$829	-8.79
560–570	565	2	129.00–150.00	$139.41	$788	-10.83
670–685	678	3	120.00–135.00	$127.32	$863	—
735	735	1	131.00	$131.00	$963	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 thin fleshed	290	1	179.00	$179.00	$519	—
325–330	328	2	160.00–174.00	$166.95	$548	-2.56
360	360	1	165.00	$165.00	$594	—
425–440	430	4	137.00–140.00	$139.23	$599	-3.77
450–495	468	5	127.00–160.00	$141.52	$662	+1.52
505	505	1	140.00	$140.00	$707	-5.00
760 thin fleshed	760	1	105.00	$105.00	$798	—
780	780	1	100.00	$100.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	122.50	$122.50	$337	—
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	—
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	324	4	143.00–168.00	$150.87	$489	-5.02
350–395	372	10	140.00–158.00	$150.51	$560	+2.21
400–440	421	11	135.00–154.00	$144.17	$607	-1.30
450–490	466	14	134.00–152.00	$140.82	$656	+0.90
500–540	518	12	129.00–143.00	$136.27	$706	+0.73
535	535	1	127.00	$127.00	$679	-8.54
565–595	578	4	125.00–134.00	$128.00	$740	-1.59
610–625	615	4	119.00–127.00	$123.01	$757	-1.02
800–830	815	2	111.00–116.00	$113.55	$925	—
890	890	1	100.00	$100.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 thin fleshed	265	1	165.00	$165.00	$437	—
285–295	290	2	130.00–133.00	$131.53	$381	—
325–330 thin fleshed	328	2	153.00–160.00	$156.47	$513	-5.53
335–340	338	2	130.00–155.00	$142.59	$482	+4.71
360–365 thin fleshed	362	3	140.00–150.00	$146.02	$529	-1.36
390	390	1	141.00	$141.00	$550	+8.45
420 thin fleshed	420	1	146.00	$146.00	$613	-10.00
400–445	424	5	132.00–139.00	$135.81	$576	+4.90
450–495	475	6	123.00–134.00	$130.18	$618	+3.57
505–540	522	7	115.00–130.00	$123.70	$646	+0.57
570	570	1	124.00	$124.00	$707	+6.08
615–645	630	3	112.00–122.00	$115.33	$727	-0.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	102.50	$102.50	$323	—
375	375	1	110.00	$110.00	$412	-7.00
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	+4.03
575	575	1	102.00	$102.00	$586	-13.00
670–695	683	2	103.00–110.00	$106.44	$727	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	177.50	$177.50	$497	—
350–375	366	4	175.00–192.00	$182.07	$666	+7.22
400–435	424	5	160.00–179.00	$166.95	$708	+0.46
450–485	473	12	129.00–164.00	$152.84	$723	+1.62
505–535	528	4	143.00–152.00	$148.45	$784	+1.74
555–585	570	2	113.00–128.00	$120.70	$688	-14.86
575	575	1	135.00	$135.00	$776	-0.56
600–645	624	6	120.00–138.00	$125.57	$784	-5.49
650–675	663	2	123.00–124.00	$123.51	$819	—
785	785	1	113.00	$113.00	$887	-6.00
850	850	1	110.00	$110.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	4	159.00–175.00	$164.92	$546	+14.92
430–445	438	2	142.00–143.00	$142.51	$624	+0.01
450–485	465	3	137.00–145.00	$140.24	$652	+1.78
515–530	523	2	133.00–134.00	$133.51	$698	+5.52
550–590	570	3	120.00–128.00	$124.24	$708	-2.75
600–615	608	2	110.00–121.00	$115.43	$702	-1.47
660	660	1	111.00	$111.00	$733	-8.95
710–735	723	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$835	+1.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	100.00	$100.00	$360	—
645	645	1	95.00	$95.00	$613	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1420	1075	80-85%	5	58.00–63.00	$60.73	$653	—
930–1415	1189	80-85%	14	64.00–69.00	$65.78	$782	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	85-90%	1	38.00	$38.00	$319	—
1005	1005	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$452	—
1015–1100	1062	85-90%	3	52.00–57.00	$54.32	$577	—
1140	1140	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$718	+5.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$840	—
1450	1450	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$942	-1.21

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1700	1418	2	72.00–78.00	$75.60	$1,072	—
1780	1780	1	54.00	$54.00	$961	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–885 thin fleshed	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–750.00	$679.97
1100–1125	1113	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	840.00–920.00	$880.45

↑ Back to top

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.