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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.25/cwt -10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $587/hd at 428 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.44/cwt -11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 473 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.56/cwt +1.43 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 568 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 500 320
Feeder cattle 255 335 288
Slaughter cattle 15 90 28
Replacement cattle 10 75 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Supply was light due to heavy rainfall in the area over the weekend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 263 5 170.00–182.50 $176.11 $463 -20.31
355–390 376 5 165.00–171.00 $167.34 $629 -1.89
400–445 418 3 160.00–170.00 $163.90 $685 +0.82
465–490 480 6 155.00–170.00 $160.69 $771 -0.75
500–545 519 7 148.00–162.00 $156.00 $810 +0.21
585 585 3 145.00–151.00 $148.00 $866 +9.00
610–640 627 3 138.00–142.00 $139.98 $878 —
660 660 1 131.00 $131.00 $865 —
680 unweaned 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 142.50 $142.50 $370 —
310–345 328 2 120.00–150.00 $134.20 $440 -25.80
385 385 2 140.00–147.50 $143.75 $553 -6.25
400 400 1 151.00 $151.00 $604 +8.46
450–470 455 5 135.00–153.00 $147.50 $671 +5.39
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 -8.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 155.00 $155.00 $369 —
305–345 320 5 140.00–157.50 $147.57 $472 -4.50
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -22.07
360–395 376 5 139.00–153.00 $143.73 $540 -5.88
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 -19.61
400–445 426 14 130.00–148.00 $138.13 $588 -9.11
435–445 440 2 127.00–135.00 $131.05 $577 -16.19
455–490 465 4 128.00–135.00 $131.22 $610 -9.66
460–490 477 9 124.00–135.00 $130.09 $621 -10.79
505–545 526 8 129.00–137.00 $131.97 $694 -18.03
550–595 568 10 120.00–137.00 $129.56 $736 +0.39
610–635 621 6 120.00–135.00 $126.53 $786 +7.06
655–695 678 6 110.00–127.00 $118.60 $804 -6.40
800 800 1 102.00 $102.00 $816 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 256 4 120.00–150.00 $135.49 $347 -8.40
310 thin fleshed 310 1 138.00 $138.00 $428 -4.00
300–335 314 4 131.00–143.00 $136.49 $429 +9.03
355–380 thin fleshed 368 2 137.00–140.00 $138.45 $509 —
380–385 383 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $508 -8.67
405–425 thin fleshed 415 2 138.00–139.00 $138.49 $575 -3.12
400–445 424 8 125.00–135.00 $131.33 $557 -3.81
450–495 468 9 120.00–134.00 $127.38 $596 -4.93
530–545 535 5 119.00–134.00 $125.80 $673 -1.94
560 thin fleshed 560 1 128.00 $128.00 $717 —
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 —
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 +0.76
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
750 750 1 108.00 $108.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 117.50 $117.50 $370 —
750 750 1 89.00 $89.00 $668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 172.50 $172.50 $466 +7.50
300 300 1 157.50 $157.50 $472 -6.48
385 385 2 144.00–170.00 $157.00 $604 -10.25
400–445 428 5 142.00–153.00 $148.62 $636 -8.58
455–470 463 2 141.00–155.00 $148.11 $686 -0.39
505–530 518 2 141.00–144.00 $142.54 $738 -2.25
590 590 1 133.00 $133.00 $785 +16.00
640 640 1 128.00 $128.00 $819 -3.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 155.00 $155.00 $388 +0.79
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 +2.50
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 +4.00
410 thin fleshed 410 1 136.00 $136.00 $558 -11.00
410–440 425 2 140.00–144.00 $141.93 $603 +0.41
460–470 467 3 130.00–135.00 $132.69 $620 -12.31
505–540 523 3 123.00–138.00 $128.66 $673 -0.12
635 635 1 108.00 $108.00 $686 -3.00
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 -2.02
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 28.00 $28.00 $207 —
775 775 85-90% 1 43.00 $43.00 $333 —
795–1145 944 85-90% 4 44.00–57.00 $50.06 $473 —
1015–1125 1070 85-90% 2 65.00–66.00 $65.53 $701 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $626 —
805–1225 1090 80-85% 4 64.00–66.00 $65.63 $715 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,386 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 107.00 $107.00 $749
635–1185 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 75.00–91.00 $80.58 $733

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
850–1150 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,340.00 +15.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 930.00 $930.00 -395.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,080.00 $1,080.00 -245.00

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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.