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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

173 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 173 220 196
Feeder cattle 139 180 168
Slaughter cattle 24 38 18
Replacement cattle 10 2 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with strong demand for weaned cattle with respiratory vaccine.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 179.00 $179.00 $618 -15.63
380–385 382 3 170.00–175.00 $172.32 $658 -10.86
400–435 423 5 164.00–181.00 $170.68 $722 +4.20
450–470 460 2 153.00–164.00 $158.38 $729 -9.10
500 500 1 148.00 $148.00 $740 -17.91
575 575 1 162.00 $162.00 $932 +15.29
605–620 613 2 143.00–149.00 $145.96 $895 -0.35
660 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 +4.29
725 725 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 —
780 780 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 +5.00
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 -20.00
375 thin fleshed 375 1 154.00 $154.00 $578 +4.00
400–420 407 3 138.00–148.00 $143.69 $585 —
475–485 480 2 130.00–151.00 $140.39 $674 -0.04
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 —
575–595 585 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $787 +9.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 164.00 $164.00 $476 +4.83
325 325 1 156.00 $156.00 $507 -11.41
360–395 380 5 145.00–156.00 $149.45 $568 -10.51
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 +3.56
460–495 477 6 139.00–148.00 $143.69 $685 +4.42
520–545 535 3 136.00–143.00 $139.98 $749 +9.33
565–595 575 3 134.00–142.00 $137.28 $789 +1.49
630 630 1 116.00 $116.00 $731 -11.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 -19.00
320–345 thin fleshed 333 2 146.00–151.00 $148.41 $494 +5.41
355–395 370 4 120.00–138.00 $128.80 $477 -6.20
385 thin fleshed 385 1 128.00 $128.00 $493 —
410 thin fleshed 410 2 150.00 $150.00 $615 +9.62
455–465 460 3 120.00–135.00 $128.96 $593 -5.04
490 thin fleshed 490 2 140.00 $140.00 $686 ±0.00
515–540 528 2 118.00–131.00 $124.65 $658 —
590 590 1 122.00 $122.00 $720 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 100.00 $100.00 $475 —
905 905 1 105.00 $105.00 $950 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 +9.71
350–395 379 5 163.00–180.00 $171.52 $650 -0.06
400–440 427 3 160.00–173.00 $164.75 $703 -10.00
450–485 464 4 153.00–170.00 $158.45 $735 -4.55
505–540 527 5 139.00–161.00 $147.84 $779 -6.24
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -14.00
600–645 614 4 127.00–136.00 $133.39 $819 +5.39
670 670 1 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
675–695 685 2 102.00–106.00 $103.97 $712 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 thin fleshed 295 1 167.00 $167.00 $493 +7.00
350 350 1 133.00 $133.00 $466 —
405 405 1 153.00 $153.00 $620 —
445 thin fleshed 445 1 148.00 $148.00 $659 -8.00
480 480 1 150.00 $150.00 $720 —
515 515 1 114.00 $114.00 $587 —
570–590 580 2 134.00 $134.00 $777 —
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
720–745 733 2 115.00–119.00 $116.97 $857 -2.03
875 875 1 89.00 $89.00 $779 —
905 905 1 100.00 $100.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 -1.00
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 —
830 830 1 79.00 $79.00 $656 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $322 -11.00
775–885 824 85-90% 4 50.00–62.00 $56.05 $462 —
965 965 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $627 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $550 -10.44
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1705 1451 75-80% 6 65.00–75.00 $68.31 $991 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1320 1103 80-85% 3 66.00–68.00 $67.06 $740 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–2110 1578 2 64.00–92.00 $82.73 $1,305 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 64.00 $64.00 $483
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 66.00 $66.00 $535

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 66.00 $66.00 $630
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 69.00 $69.00 $990
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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
800 thin fleshed 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 840.00 $840.00 —
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
850 thin fleshed 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
900–1000 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 820.00–850.00 $835.79 —

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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.