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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.85/cwt -3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 527 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.70/cwt +7.86 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 365 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.12/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $506/hd at 320 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 378 142
Feeder cattle 351 326 125
Slaughter cattle 117 40 13
Replacement cattle 32 12 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate quality was good as well as demand. Weaned with shots sold at a premium.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 271 5 170.00–185.00 $178.35 $483 -14.87
305–345 322 9 171.00–185.00 $179.33 $577 -16.49
350–395 379 9 166.00–183.00 $175.81 $666 -4.90
400–445 418 8 159.00–185.00 $170.58 $713 -8.92
450–495 476 9 156.00–173.00 $163.41 $778 -10.92
500–535 515 8 156.00–170.00 $163.11 $840 -6.60
525–530 value added 528 2 169.00–175.00 $172.01 $908 —
550–595 570 6 151.00–164.00 $158.49 $903 -3.49
570 value added 570 2 164.00–167.00 $165.50 $943 —
600–645 623 2 140.00–154.00 $146.75 $914 -7.87
620–643 value added 638 5 164.00–166.00 $165.61 $1,057 —
655 value added 655 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,055 —
660 660 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,036 +12.48
720 720 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,080 +10.00
750–760 755 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $1,038 +17.50
850 value added 850 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 152.50–156.00 $154.33 $486 —
305–330 thin fleshed 318 2 172.00–175.00 $173.44 $552 —
360–385 372 3 147.00–157.00 $151.61 $564 +6.31
395 thin fleshed 395 1 164.00 $164.00 $648 —
410–445 thin fleshed 428 2 147.00–158.00 $152.27 $652 —
425–435 430 2 156.00–157.00 $156.49 $673 +26.49
465–480 473 2 140.00–152.00 $146.10 $691 -2.45
500–520 510 2 150.00 $150.00 $765 +8.00
550–580 558 6 125.00–148.00 $141.25 $788 —
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
855 855 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 126.00 $126.00 $536 —
470 470 1 128.00 $128.00 $602 —
520–545 533 2 125.00–129.00 $126.95 $677 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 3 142.00–163.00 $152.44 $419 —
305–345 320 11 145.00–167.00 $158.12 $506 +4.66
350–390 365 12 140.00–158.00 $152.70 $557 +7.86
405–440 423 10 148.00–162.00 $154.26 $653 +6.22
450–495 468 8 137.00–149.00 $142.35 $666 -4.69
495 value added 495 1 151.00 $151.00 $747 —
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 -24.87
526 value added 526 4 150.00 $150.00 $789 —
500–545 530 10 130.00–149.00 $140.77 $746 -4.10
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 -13.09
555–585 572 6 134.00–142.00 $138.47 $792 +5.38
575 value added 575 1 141.00 $141.00 $811 —
616 value added 616 8 142.00 $142.00 $875 —
610–645 630 3 126.00–131.00 $128.96 $812 -3.21
650–695 675 3 125.00–136.00 $129.78 $876 +1.78
775–795 785 2 119.00–123.00 $120.97 $950 +5.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 274 4 141.00–145.00 $143.17 $392 —
315 315 1 136.00 $136.00 $428 -5.75
380–390 385 2 139.00–145.00 $142.04 $547 —
405–440 423 2 135.00–142.00 $138.36 $585 +7.98
465–495 478 4 120.00–130.00 $125.06 $598 -4.60
485 thin fleshed 485 1 136.00 $136.00 $660 —
520 520 1 128.00 $128.00 $666 -1.65
545 thin fleshed 545 1 136.00 $136.00 $741 —
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 -2.67
570 thin fleshed 570 1 132.00 $132.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 104.00–105.00 $104.50 $301 -20.50
310–345 328 2 124.00–125.00 $124.53 $408 +32.53
360 360 1 112.50 $112.50 $405 +2.50
570 570 1 104.00 $104.00 $593 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 3 152.50–172.50 $165.19 $459 +17.69
310–345 330 7 150.00–179.00 $166.71 $550 -13.29
345 345 1 120.00 $120.00 $414 -60.00
360–390 380 4 156.00–166.00 $162.09 $616 -5.09
415–430 422 3 160.00–173.00 $164.75 $695 -2.27
450–480 472 7 147.00–153.00 $149.85 $707 -16.79
500–545 524 5 146.00–150.00 $147.42 $772 +17.42
565–595 582 6 140.00–148.00 $144.48 $841 +44.48
680 680 1 130.00 $130.00 $884 —
700–710 705 2 119.00–132.00 $125.55 $885 +5.55
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 +12.02
800 800 1 122.00 $122.00 $976 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 158.00 $158.00 $442 —
300 300 1 151.00 $151.00 $453 +1.51
355–380 367 3 136.00–150.00 $140.52 $516 +5.52
400–440 424 7 133.00–148.00 $139.57 $592 -0.99
450–465 458 2 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $648 -1.90
500–535 518 4 136.00–141.00 $138.44 $717 +1.23
555–590 569 4 118.00–134.00 $124.70 $710 -4.80
600–605 603 2 125.00–139.00 $131.97 $796 +3.97
670 670 1 123.00 $123.00 $824 -2.00
715–740 728 2 119.00–126.00 $122.44 $891 —
815 815 1 112.00 $112.00 $913 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 100.00–117.00 $108.44 $367 —
355 355 1 105.00 $105.00 $373 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $435 —
910–1335 1127 80-85% 10 58.00–64.00 $61.93 $698 -8.65
910–1565 1147 80-85% 17 65.00–72.00 $67.68 $776 -2.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $413 —
870–1250 1052 85-90% 9 48.00–63.00 $56.90 $599 -12.98
1075 1075 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $419 -30.88
1055–1130 1093 85-90% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.48 $683 -7.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1485 1449 75-80% 4 68.00–70.00 $69.49 $1,007 —
1395–1635 1534 75-80% 4 60.00–65.00 $63.25 $970 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1650 1300 6 73.00–89.00 $83.87 $1,090 —
1650 1650 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,617 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 64.00 $64.00 $589
900–1000 942 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 60.00–70.00 $64.23 $605

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880–1300 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 775.00–1,060.00 $944.95
1000–1290 1172 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 870.00–1,180.00 $975.40
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $663
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 64.00 $64.00 $710
1135–1145 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 68.00–69.00 $68.50 $781
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $824

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1090 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 840.00–1,020.00 $948.65

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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 thin fleshed 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1000–1100 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 700.00–740.00 $720.95 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1000–1200 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,100.00–1,170.00 $1,133.69 —

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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.