Cattle Market Pulse

Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.70/cwt +11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 422 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.68/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 523 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 303 302 214
Feeder cattle 263 259 167
Slaughter cattle 33 39 14
Replacement cattle 7 4 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 4.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows were sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher on a light test. Supply was moderate with strong demand on weaned cattle. Fleshy new crop calves sold at a discount.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 197.50–200.00 $198.79 $513 -4.61
310–335 319 5 191.00–210.00 $197.54 $630 +9.40
375 375 1 175.00 $175.00 $656 -6.92
400–430 410 5 165.00–188.00 $175.76 $721 +6.37
440 fancy 440 1 194.00 $194.00 $854 —
480 480 1 166.00 $166.00 $797 +10.00
505–540 519 6 160.00–173.00 $165.50 $859 +5.24
555–580 568 2 144.00–159.00 $151.33 $860 +11.92
615–620 618 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $902 —
675 675 2 139.00–144.00 $141.50 $955 +14.18
735 735 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,029 +9.00
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 152.50 $152.50 $587 -12.50
465 465 1 149.00 $149.00 $693 +7.48
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 +10.00
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 —
610–645 628 4 130.00–132.00 $130.50 $820 —
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 —
745 thin fleshed 745 1 134.00 $134.00 $998 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 160.00 $160.00 $456 —
315–330 323 4 162.50–170.00 $167.29 $540 +16.42
360–385 376 4 143.00–162.50 $153.54 $577 +3.03
400 400 1 133.00 $133.00 $532 -11.17
405–445 423 9 147.00–171.00 $157.52 $666 +13.35
435 fancy 435 1 162.00 $162.00 $705 —
450–490 472 9 141.00–154.00 $145.15 $685 +4.33
500–545 523 11 130.00–144.00 $137.68 $720 +1.41
550–570 561 4 138.00–144.00 $140.51 $788 +12.51
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 +2.00
605 605 2 130.00–133.00 $131.50 $796 +8.49
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 thin fleshed 270 2 155.00–170.00 $163.06 $440 -1.94
310 thin fleshed 310 1 165.00 $165.00 $512 +8.53
355–395 375 2 137.50–139.00 $138.29 $519 -2.71
400–445 433 6 138.00–145.00 $142.20 $616 +6.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 117.00 $117.00 $573 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 3 167.50–200.00 $186.82 $501 +9.32
345 345 2 183.00–191.00 $187.00 $645 —
360–390 371 6 177.00–194.00 $187.96 $697 +5.89
400–440 418 7 170.00–186.00 $178.14 $745 +11.19
455–480 465 9 156.00–177.00 $166.60 $775 +13.76
500–540 518 8 151.00–163.00 $157.97 $818 +9.52
555–590 570 4 132.00–151.00 $142.85 $814 +22.15
605–645 619 9 123.00–135.00 $130.21 $806 +4.64
660–695 678 2 118.00–130.00 $123.85 $840 +0.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 thin fleshed 370 1 197.50 $197.50 $731 —
455–485 470 4 136.00–145.00 $142.19 $668 +1.95
500–545 530 4 129.00–143.00 $138.69 $735 +5.18
575–585 580 2 125.00–132.00 $128.47 $745 +4.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 117.50–122.50 $120.00 $300 —
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 —
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 49.00 $49.00 $409 +11.00
935 935 85-90% 1 23.00 $23.00 $215 —
985–1005 995 85-90% 2 48.00–54.00 $51.03 $508 —
1115–1260 1208 85-90% 3 58.00–62.00 $60.07 $726 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1300 1173 80-85% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.56 $663 -9.22
1120–1560 1316 80-85% 4 65.00–72.00 $68.73 $904 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1590 1450 75-80% 3 62.00–73.00 $68.68 $996 +3.68
1490–1505 1498 75-80% 2 57.00–60.00 $58.51 $876 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 66.00 $66.00 $766 —
1025–1825 1367 5 72.00–87.00 $80.72 $1,103 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–930 912 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 70.00–83.00 $77.61 $708
800–1085 956 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 60.00–77.00 $64.32 $615

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 760.00 $760.00 —

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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.