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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.24/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 468 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 175 280 210
Feeder cattle 114 255 188
Slaughter cattle 41 15 22
Replacement cattle 20 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was light with several new crop offered that sold discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 3 160.00–190.00 $175.85 $480 -0.26
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 —
355 355 2 170.00–180.00 $175.00 $621 +7.66
420 420 1 162.00 $162.00 $680 -1.90
485 485 1 140.00 $140.00 $679 -20.69
530 530 1 141.00 $141.00 $747 -15.00
630 unweaned 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
630 630 1 121.00 $121.00 $762 -18.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 -23.75
370 thin fleshed 370 1 157.00 $157.00 $581 —
510 510 1 133.00 $133.00 $678 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 260 3 132.50–147.50 $142.69 $371 —
345 345 1 145.00 $145.00 $500 +15.00
370 370 1 136.00 $136.00 $503 -7.73
370–380 375 3 138.00–147.50 $141.12 $529 -2.61
415 fancy 415 1 156.00 $156.00 $647 —
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 +8.95
455 455 1 122.00 $122.00 $555 -9.22
450–490 469 9 127.00–148.00 $136.71 $641 +5.49
505–530 518 4 120.00–134.00 $129.65 $672 -2.32
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -11.97
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 -9.56
565–595 580 5 117.00–126.00 $121.98 $707 -7.58
605 605 1 111.00 $111.00 $672 -15.53
600–635 614 4 116.00–123.00 $118.74 $729 -7.79
655–695 680 3 114.00–119.00 $117.30 $798 -1.30
700 700 1 114.00 $114.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 thin fleshed 250 1 142.50 $142.50 $356 —
280–295 288 3 125.00–137.00 $129.83 $374 -5.66
305–325 thin fleshed 315 2 143.00–149.00 $146.10 $460 +8.10
340 340 1 139.00 $139.00 $473 +2.51
365 thin fleshed 365 1 146.00 $146.00 $533 +7.55
360–380 370 2 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $491 +0.05
405–440 423 2 121.00–130.00 $125.31 $530 -6.02
455–480 468 2 130.00–134.00 $131.95 $618 +4.57
505–545 525 2 119.00–131.00 $124.77 $655 -1.03
600–630 613 3 107.00–110.00 $108.66 $666 -11.34
660–695 678 2 102.00–108.00 $104.92 $711 -10.08
770 770 1 95.00 $95.00 $732 -13.00
820 820 1 108.00 $108.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 108.00 $108.00 $416 —
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
450–490 470 2 100.00–110.00 $105.21 $494 —
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 145.00–160.00 $152.55 $546 -4.45
425–445 435 5 148.00–160.00 $151.89 $661 +3.27
505–520 515 3 129.00–142.00 $133.59 $688 -8.95
540 540 1 113.00 $113.00 $610 -29.54
585 585 1 119.00 $119.00 $696 -14.00
600–615 608 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $757 -3.49
720 720 1 99.00 $99.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 -6.93
450–470 460 2 124.00–140.00 $131.83 $606 -0.86
515–545 530 2 120.00–133.00 $126.68 $671 -1.98
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —
630 630 1 113.00 $113.00 $712 +5.00
710 710 1 113.00 $113.00 $802 —
810 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 117.50 $117.50 $476 —
450 450 1 105.00 $105.00 $472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $187 -2.00
735 735 85-90% 1 33.00 $33.00 $243 +5.00
860 860 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $378 —
830–1110 950 85-90% 11 50.00–58.00 $54.67 $519 —
1170 1170 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $714 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1435 1213 80-85% 10 60.00–67.00 $63.25 $767 —
1210–1425 1318 80-85% 2 54.00–58.00 $55.84 $736 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1515 1302 75-80% 3 62.00 $62.00 $807 —
1595–1695 1650 75-80% 3 58.00–59.00 $58.66 $968 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1925 1698 2 83.00–88.00 $85.16 $1,446 —
1525–1895 1710 2 92.00–99.00 $95.88 $1,640 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–860 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 66.00–80.00 $73.23 $610

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 54.00 $54.00 $472
1060–1140 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 67.00 $67.00 $737
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 64.00 $64.00 $797
1365–1560 1463 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 73.00–75.00 $74.07 $1,084
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 thin fleshed 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–970 920 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 830.00–970.00 $902.03

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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
950 thin fleshed 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 620.00 $620.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 960.00–1,080.00 $1,020.00 -320.00

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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.