Cattle Market Pulse

Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 363 732
Feeder cattle 154 299 692
Slaughter cattle 60 57 29
Replacement cattle 11 7 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not well tested. Stocker and feeder heifers 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was light with with good buyer demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 148.00 $148.00 $370 +18.00
365–380 373 2 120.00–135.00 $127.35 $475 +1.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 153.00 $153.00 $566 -12.78
510 510 1 145.00 $145.00 $740 -5.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 105.00 $105.00 $436 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 4 146.00–159.00 $154.16 $503 +12.19
350–395 375 6 142.00–156.00 $150.53 $564 +8.29
400–440 416 6 137.00–147.00 $142.49 $593 +1.46
430 430 1 101.00 $101.00 $434 -16.33
455 455 1 122.00 $122.00 $555 +2.00
455–490 474 4 128.00–135.00 $130.69 $619 +1.92
515 515 1 116.00 $116.00 $597 -11.78
500–536 530 6 125.00–136.00 $134.27 $712 +6.49
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 +24.98
895 895 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,065 —
975 975 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 130.00–135.00 $132.36 $351 +2.36
285 thin fleshed 285 1 138.00 $138.00 $393 ±0.00
315–335 322 3 130.00–135.00 $132.94 $428 -2.54
345 thin fleshed 345 1 124.00 $124.00 $428 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 138.00 $138.00 $490 —
375–395 382 3 125.00–135.00 $130.69 $499 +1.28
400 thin fleshed 400 1 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
415–445 426 4 116.00–133.00 $124.30 $530 +1.06
450 450 1 126.00 $126.00 $567 +6.74
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -1.00
570–575 thin fleshed 573 2 134.00–137.00 $135.49 $776 —
730 thin fleshed 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 +4.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 107.50 $107.50 $290 -8.50
330–345 338 2 103.00–104.00 $103.51 $350 +3.73
380 380 1 90.00 $90.00 $342 -27.00
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 +28.00
490–495 493 2 110.00 $110.00 $542 +14.87
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 143.00 $143.00 $450 -28.00
355–390 378 3 146.00–151.00 $148.97 $563 -8.82
410–440 428 4 143.00–151.00 $146.99 $629 +2.99
455–480 468 5 130.00–145.00 $139.66 $654 +39.66
450–490 470 2 124.00–130.00 $127.13 $598 +27.13
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 -10.08
505–515 510 2 137.00–140.00 $138.51 $706 +8.43
540 thin fleshed 540 1 129.00 $129.00 $697 —
575 575 1 122.00 $122.00 $702 -7.78
605–645 619 4 120.00–130.00 $124.44 $770 -1.38
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 -15.82
665 665 1 118.00 $118.00 $785 -0.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 261 4 140.00–155.00 $148.19 $387 +18.19
320–325 323 2 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $473 +17.37
350–385 365 8 123.00–145.00 $136.09 $497 -0.23
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 +2.35
450–495 473 4 120.00–137.00 $128.63 $608 +2.91
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 -19.00
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 +19.00
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 125.00 $125.00 $419 —
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1330 1183 80-85% 16 49.00–58.00 $53.91 $638 +0.29
1250–1365 1330 80-85% 4 58.00–62.00 $59.27 $788 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595–860 728 85-90% 2 28.00–41.00 $33.32 $243 —
840–1335 1119 85-90% 6 44.00–51.00 $47.67 $533 —
1175–1275 1225 85-90% 2 54.00–57.00 $55.56 $681 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $737 —
1330–1530 1430 75-80% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.47 $779 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 1 64.00 $64.00 $902 —
1270–1595 1430 3 86.00–89.00 $87.78 $1,255 —
1030–1885 1439 9 74.00–86.00 $79.44 $1,143 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
815–890 862 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 40.00–76.00 $61.71 $532
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 52.00 $52.00 $489

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 52.00 $52.00 $507
1055–1230 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 60.00 $60.00 $686
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 49.00 $49.00 $566
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–915 895 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 660.00 $660.00

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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.