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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.69/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 480 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.65/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 511 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 312 230
Feeder cattle 335 274 210
Slaughter cattle 90 30 10
Replacement cattle 75 8 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 400 lb sold steady, over were 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate with cautious buyer demand with concerns with corn market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 192.50–200.00 $196.42 $546 -4.77
300–345 326 9 170.00–202.50 $190.36 $621 -8.28
350–395 366 4 165.00–173.00 $169.23 $619 +0.11
400–445 429 7 155.00–168.00 $163.08 $700 -10.59
450–480 464 4 155.00–168.00 $161.44 $749 -5.74
505–525 513 4 152.00–162.00 $155.79 $799 -3.36
590 590 1 139.00 $139.00 $820 -7.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 ±0.00
360 360 1 150.00 $150.00 $540 -8.40
425–430 428 2 135.00–150.00 $142.54 $610 +2.20
455–485 469 4 134.00–147.00 $142.11 $666 -3.66
515–520 517 3 120.00–143.00 $133.29 $689 -5.17
635 635 1 132.00 $132.00 $838 +0.46
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 271 9 160.00–195.00 $166.72 $452 -4.25
305–340 323 6 141.00–160.00 $152.07 $491 +2.07
355–390 381 7 146.00–156.00 $149.61 $570 -5.40
405–445 422 9 140.00–160.00 $147.24 $621 -3.99
450–495 478 9 138.00–145.00 $140.88 $673 -3.49
495 495 1 149.00 $149.00 $738 +4.63
500–545 510 9 134.00–144.00 $138.50 $706 -0.81
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 +10.69
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 -2.49
550–595 572 7 123.00–136.00 $129.17 $739 -10.32
590 590 1 112.00 $112.00 $661 -27.49
610–620 615 2 116.00–123.00 $119.47 $735 -14.53
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 ±0.00
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
785 785 1 103.00 $103.00 $809 —
835 835 1 105.00 $105.00 $877 —
865 865 1 106.00 $106.00 $917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 140.00–147.50 $143.89 $389 +5.84
335–345 340 2 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $433 -16.54
340 thin fleshed 340 1 142.00 $142.00 $483 -19.07
350–395 377 5 134.00–146.00 $141.19 $532 -0.66
400–425 thin fleshed 408 3 139.00–144.00 $141.61 $578 -4.39
405–445 426 6 132.00–138.00 $135.14 $576 +4.55
450–485 470 5 125.00–137.00 $132.31 $622 +2.31
500–545 528 3 125.00–130.00 $127.74 $674 +1.74
670–695 678 4 112.00–118.00 $114.24 $775 -8.44
835 835 1 86.00 $86.00 $718 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 126.00 $126.00 $372 —
370 370 1 137.50 $137.50 $509 —
465 465 1 121.00 $121.00 $563 —
880 880 1 80.00 $80.00 $704 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 165.00 $165.00 $412 —
320–345 330 3 160.00–170.00 $163.98 $541 -12.71
360–385 373 2 160.00–175.00 $167.25 $624 -3.81
400–435 424 7 149.00–176.00 $157.20 $667 -9.10
450–490 469 5 141.00–156.00 $148.50 $696 -17.68
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 -7.80
500–540 521 8 139.00–150.00 $144.79 $754 -3.01
550–590 568 6 133.00–145.00 $140.92 $800 -6.63
575 575 1 117.00 $117.00 $673 -30.55
600–625 610 4 125.00–136.00 $131.27 $801 +0.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 271 4 145.00–167.50 $154.21 $418 +14.21
315–320 thin fleshed 318 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $485 —
335 335 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $494 -7.71
355–385 thin fleshed 372 3 146.00–150.00 $148.65 $553 -12.35
390 390 1 146.00 $146.00 $569 -8.83
400–440 416 5 138.00–146.00 $141.52 $589 -6.20
435 thin fleshed 435 1 147.00 $147.00 $639 -8.00
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 -2.54
520–540 528 3 122.00–139.00 $128.78 $680 -9.63
560 560 1 131.00 $131.00 $734 —
640 640 1 111.00 $111.00 $710 -15.49
665–695 680 2 115.00–117.00 $116.02 $789 -0.96
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 +16.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 135.00 $135.00 $398 —
420–445 433 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $522 -14.49
565–580 573 2 110.00–114.00 $112.03 $642 —
630 630 1 106.00 $106.00 $668 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1300 1128 80-85% 7 54.00–61.00 $58.75 $663 -7.24
1105–1400 1248 80-85% 12 61.00–69.00 $64.31 $803 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $328 —
565–1060 885 85-90% 7 48.00–57.00 $51.24 $453 —
900–1085 1000 85-90% 3 58.00–60.00 $59.04 $590 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $702 —
1280–1550 1441 75-80% 6 61.00–67.00 $63.15 $910 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1680 1515 4 69.00–82.00 $77.14 $1,169 —
2120 2120 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,929 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–840 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 83.00 $83.00 $693
885–1145 1074 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 60.00–81.00 $69.51 $747

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00
815–1370 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 770.00–975.00 $904.57
975–1330 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 750.00–1,150.00 $1,022.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1140 1098 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 63.00 $63.00 $692
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,149
1265–1345 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 66.00–71.00 $68.42 $893
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,070

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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
900–1035 978 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,175.00–1,450.00 $1,268.70 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1000–1320 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,200.00 $1,092.24 —
900–1550 1174 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 38 750.00–1,675.00 $1,427.66 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.