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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

354 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.80/cwt +9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 423 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.27/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 374 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.14/cwt +7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 472 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 354 225 317
Feeder cattle 294 154 247
Slaughter cattle 25 60 64
Replacement cattle 35 11 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Good demand on a moderate supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 187.50 $187.50 $450 —
295 295 1 177.00 $177.00 $522 —
310 310 1 178.00 $178.00 $552 —
375–380 377 3 170.00–173.00 $171.67 $647 +18.67
415–430 424 4 157.00–173.00 $166.73 $707 —
450–490 471 9 155.00–174.00 $163.84 $772 —
500–540 524 4 130.00–164.00 $148.15 $776 +3.15
555–595 579 5 141.00–158.00 $149.26 $864 —
600–635 610 10 135.00–146.00 $143.04 $873 —
665–675 668 3 136.00–140.00 $137.35 $917 —
720–740 728 3 137.00–140.00 $138.68 $1,010 —
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
825 825 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,072 —
915 915 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 thin fleshed 263 2 163.00–170.00 $166.53 $438 —
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 136.00 $136.00 $483 —
360–390 375 2 137.00–140.00 $138.44 $519 +11.09
405–430 thin fleshed 418 2 149.00–154.00 $151.57 $634 —
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 —
455–480 474 6 128.00–143.00 $134.29 $637 —
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
555–580 568 3 132.00–145.00 $138.24 $785 —
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 —
665–670 668 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $875 —
705 thin fleshed 705 1 137.00 $137.00 $966 —
705 705 1 121.00 $121.00 $853 —
810 810 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 4 134.00 $134.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 2 110.00–130.00 $120.00 $648 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 3 142.00–147.50 $145.16 $396 —
300–340 324 8 140.00–154.00 $147.87 $479 -6.29
355–395 374 11 138.00–160.00 $148.27 $555 -2.26
405–445 423 12 131.00–168.00 $145.80 $617 +3.31
450–490 472 11 130.00–147.00 $136.14 $643 +5.45
510–535 519 6 135.00–137.00 $135.82 $705 +19.82
585–595 590 2 130.00–133.00 $131.51 $776 —
600–630 614 6 124.00–135.00 $130.79 $803 +10.79
655 655 1 129.00 $129.00 $845 —
685 value added 685 1 127.00 $127.00 $870 —
700–740 value added 716 4 129.00–133.00 $130.25 $933 —
705–735 720 3 126.00–128.00 $126.67 $912 —
770–773 value added 772 3 129.00–130.00 $129.33 $998 —
860 value added 860 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 -2.36
270–290 thin fleshed 278 4 130.00–141.00 $134.82 $375 -3.18
300–315 308 2 125.00–128.00 $126.54 $390 -6.40
325 325 1 103.00 $103.00 $335 -29.94
375 375 1 138.00 $138.00 $518 +7.31
365–395 thin fleshed 383 3 135.00–153.00 $144.99 $555 +6.99
400–430 415 4 116.00–130.00 $121.54 $504 -2.76
405–440 thin fleshed 425 3 130.00–144.00 $136.63 $581 -8.37
450–455 thin fleshed 453 2 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $630 —
460 460 1 124.00 $124.00 $570 -2.00
500–525 513 2 112.00–114.00 $113.02 $580 -6.98
545 thin fleshed 545 1 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
575 575 2 117.00–128.00 $122.50 $704 —
600–620 613 3 113.00–128.00 $120.41 $738 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 -7.50
390 thin fleshed 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
430 430 1 109.00 $109.00 $469 -1.00
490–495 493 2 102.00–106.00 $103.99 $513 -6.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 142.00 $142.00 $419 —
330–345 340 3 150.00–164.00 $154.74 $526 +11.74
350–390 369 7 141.00–165.00 $154.13 $569 +5.16
410–440 426 8 140.00–158.00 $151.39 $645 +4.40
455–490 473 4 129.00–140.00 $133.70 $632 +6.57
480 480 1 109.00 $109.00 $523 -18.13
525–535 530 2 136.00–140.00 $137.98 $731 -0.53
560–565 563 2 133.00–149.00 $140.96 $794 +18.96
600 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 -16.44
615–625 620 2 129.00 $129.00 $800 +4.56
680 680 1 112.00 $112.00 $762 -6.00
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 +2.00
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 thin fleshed 270 1 177.50 $177.50 $479 —
275–290 283 2 140.00–150.00 $144.87 $410 -3.32
305–315 thin fleshed 310 2 160.00–166.00 $163.05 $505 —
315–325 320 2 120.00–138.00 $129.14 $413 -17.36
360 360 1 133.00 $133.00 $479 -3.09
420–435 428 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $561 +0.98
450–470 460 3 122.00–129.00 $124.72 $574 -3.91
500 500 1 126.00 $126.00 $630 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 85.00 $85.00 $272 -40.00
415–445 430 2 105.00–110.00 $107.41 $462 —
485–495 490 2 99.00–106.00 $102.46 $502 —
675 675 1 102.00 $102.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $290 —
965 965 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $241 —
915–1155 1045 85-90% 5 33.00–45.00 $40.70 $425 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1240 1184 80-85% 4 48.00–50.00 $48.76 $577 -5.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1750 1511 4 72.00–88.00 $76.77 $1,160 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 56.00 $56.00 $473
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 51.00 $51.00 $464

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1050 991 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 650.00–820.00 $770.86
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1045 thin fleshed 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
945–1280 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–760.00 $696.72
965–1270 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 760.00–910.00 $839.67
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
745–1490 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 600.00–1,010.00 $890.70
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 48.00 $48.00 $502

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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
900 thin fleshed 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 —

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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.