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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.01/cwt -1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 375 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.28/cwt +7.28 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 630 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 420 148
Feeder cattle 274 321 141
Slaughter cattle 30 59 6
Replacement cattle 8 40 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with strong demand on weaned grass ready cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 4 187.50–212.50 $201.19 $569 +2.62
300–330 320 4 192.00–205.00 $198.64 $636 -1.83
360–390 380 4 163.00–176.00 $169.12 $643 -17.06
410–435 421 7 164.00–185.00 $173.67 $731 -11.84
450–470 455 6 161.00–173.00 $167.18 $761 -2.49
500–530 520 3 150.00–169.00 $159.15 $828 -6.85
555–580 value added 568 2 146.00–155.00 $150.40 $854 —
560–590 577 3 144.00–151.00 $146.27 $844 -10.73
600–645 value added 626 6 141.00–148.00 $144.31 $903 —
615–645 633 6 138.00–156.00 $144.24 $913 +7.24
650–695 671 4 135.00–138.00 $137.23 $921 -7.23
700–725 713 2 129.00–135.00 $131.95 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 267 3 150.00–175.00 $166.39 $444 -3.19
270–280 thin fleshed 275 2 167.50–182.50 $175.14 $482 —
320–335 thin fleshed 328 2 175.00–180.00 $177.44 $582 —
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 —
380–395 383 5 149.00–165.00 $158.40 $607 -5.60
385 thin fleshed 385 1 175.00 $175.00 $674 —
420–445 433 2 135.00–146.00 $140.34 $608 —
455–480 472 3 140.00–157.00 $145.77 $688 -12.23
540–545 543 2 130.00–147.00 $138.46 $752 —
560 value added 560 1 149.00 $149.00 $834 —
550–585 573 3 134.00–140.00 $137.28 $787 -6.72
620–640 630 2 129.00–134.00 $131.54 $829 —
715 715 1 133.00 $133.00 $951 —
820 thin fleshed 820 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,033 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 +20.00
465 465 1 122.50 $122.50 $570 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 157.50 $157.50 $386 —
250–290 273 4 167.50–176.00 $170.97 $467 +13.97
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 -2.06
300–345 326 5 150.00–175.00 $160.05 $522 +7.99
350–396 375 13 144.00–165.00 $155.01 $581 -1.46
410–430 416 8 144.00–160.00 $151.23 $629 +1.28
450–485 467 3 125.00–133.00 $129.39 $604 -13.97
460–485 468 6 141.00–148.00 $144.37 $676 +1.01
500–525 514 7 132.00–144.00 $139.31 $716 -2.17
570–575 573 2 137.00–142.00 $139.49 $799 +4.01
625 625 2 134.00 $134.00 $838 +4.41
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 136.00 $136.00 $333 —
250–275 thin fleshed 262 3 165.00–167.50 $166.62 $437 +9.76
250–295 272 3 132.50–150.00 $138.05 $375 +0.96
315 315 1 144.00 $144.00 $454 -1.00
305–345 thin fleshed 323 4 155.00–167.50 $161.07 $520 -9.81
360–390 376 6 136.00–147.00 $141.85 $533 +5.05
405 thin fleshed 405 1 146.00 $146.00 $591 +0.15
430–440 435 3 121.00–140.00 $130.59 $568 -8.93
450 thin fleshed 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 +4.77
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 -6.92
500 500 1 126.00 $126.00 $630 -7.93
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 -2.25
615–645 631 4 120.00–129.00 $124.04 $783 +0.04
650–655 652 3 120.00–126.00 $122.68 $800 +8.10
750–760 755 2 108.00–120.00 $113.96 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 117.50 $117.50 $382 —
645 645 1 93.00 $93.00 $600 —
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 -15.00
285 thin fleshed 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
300–320 312 3 144.00–161.00 $155.21 $484 +5.21
355–360 358 3 152.50–157.00 $154.83 $554 +4.83
375 thin fleshed 375 1 161.00 $161.00 $604 -16.95
400–445 426 7 140.00–155.00 $147.72 $629 -1.39
440 thin fleshed 440 1 155.00 $155.00 $682 +2.00
460–490 478 3 144.00–154.00 $147.54 $705 +2.48
490 thin fleshed 490 1 152.00 $152.00 $745 —
510 thin fleshed 510 1 128.00 $128.00 $653 -37.00
500–545 520 3 134.00–141.00 $138.41 $720 —
625–645 635 2 126.00–127.00 $126.49 $803 -6.51
655–670 663 2 115.00–119.00 $116.98 $776 —
710 710 1 94.00 $94.00 $667 —
780 780 1 110.00 $110.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 330 3 165.00–190.00 $176.69 $583 -15.05
355–390 374 5 156.00–180.00 $171.06 $640 -14.31
405–425 413 3 159.00–174.00 $166.30 $687 -11.75
470–485 477 5 159.00–173.00 $166.18 $793 +3.78
500–525 509 5 140.00–154.00 $147.80 $752 -2.10
560–595 578 2 146.00–149.00 $147.55 $853 +5.05
615–635 625 2 126.00–135.00 $130.43 $815 -3.73
675 675 1 127.00 $127.00 $857 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 —
665 665 1 112.00 $112.00 $745 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1025 929 85-90% 4 47.00–52.00 $49.69 $462 —
900–965 933 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $420 —
1060 1060 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $636 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1335 1145 80-85% 4 64.00–69.00 $65.99 $756 +0.27
1250–1335 1293 80-85% 2 59.00–62.00 $60.45 $782 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1545 1500 75-80% 2 57.00–61.00 $58.94 $884 —
1645 1645 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,053 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 67.00 $67.00 $687 —
1535–1770 1638 3 90.00–94.00 $91.67 $1,502 —
1525–2100 1749 4 79.00–89.00 $86.14 $1,507 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 56.00 $56.00 $504
1085 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 58.00 $58.00 $629

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 thin fleshed 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
980–1075 1028 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 630.00–670.00 $649.08

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 -212.29
1000–1150 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,179.65 -157.64

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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.