Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

427 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.05/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 370 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.38/cwt -5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 424 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $163.03/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 427 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	427	475	439
Feeder cattle	318	442	323
Slaughter cattle	59	18	55
Replacement cattle	50	15	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand for quality, plain cattle discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	279	9	172.50–200.00	$186.16	$519	+12.68
300–335	309	5	170.00–190.00	$183.06	$566	+3.61
350–390	369	7	171.00–184.00	$178.72	$659	-2.29
410–440	427	5	167.00–175.00	$172.06	$735	+2.97
455–495	470	7	159.00–180.00	$167.16	$786	+4.51
500–540	521	4	161.00–174.00	$165.60	$863	+7.56
565–575	570	2	155.00–157.00	$155.99	$889	+27.99
610–640	627	5	142.00–150.00	$145.79	$914	-4.23
665	665	1	146.00	$146.00	$971	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	120.00–158.00	$139.12	$533	-1.40
385 thin fleshed	385	1	150.00	$150.00	$578	±0.00
400–440	418	3	130.00–156.00	$145.30	$607	+7.30
450–485	468	4	125.00–150.00	$142.28	$666	—
505–515	510	2	140.00–142.00	$140.99	$719	-2.00
560–575	568	2	137.00–144.00	$140.45	$798	+6.09
610–615	613	2	120.00–131.00	$125.52	$769	—
700	700	1	123.00	$123.00	$861	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	3	140.00–160.00	$147.50	$369	+7.41
330	330	1	161.00	$161.00	$531	+13.41
350–395	370	22	144.00–168.00	$155.05	$574	+4.29
400–445	424	18	126.00–155.00	$144.38	$612	-1.65
450–495	471	12	140.00–149.00	$144.17	$679	+1.60
500–540	512	10	138.00–149.00	$142.46	$729	+2.34
550–590	573	9	133.00–149.00	$141.59	$811	+7.11
605–620	613	2	137.00–140.00	$138.48	$849	+1.51
660–695	672	3	132.00–147.00	$140.84	$946	+8.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	4	120.00–145.00	$130.69	$359	-4.97
300–345	320	5	133.00–143.00	$138.04	$442	+10.16
320 thin fleshed	320	1	158.00	$158.00	$506	—
350–375	368	4	122.00–129.00	$126.71	$466	-5.33
385 thin fleshed	385	1	150.00	$150.00	$578	—
400–425 thin fleshed	412	3	130.00–156.00	$141.87	$585	+3.34
410–415	413	2	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$516	-4.34
455–475	465	2	126.00–132.00	$129.06	$600	+2.97
465 thin fleshed	465	1	139.00	$139.00	$646	+3.52
500–540	520	2	130.00–135.00	$132.40	$688	+9.11
555 thin fleshed	555	1	139.00	$139.00	$771	-5.00
565	565	1	120.00	$120.00	$678	+2.00
815	815	1	93.00	$93.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	428	2	101.00–112.00	$106.27	$455	-8.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	175.00	$175.00	$438	—
325–340	332	5	150.00–176.00	$165.54	$550	+5.54
350–390	373	12	160.00–184.00	$171.44	$639	+13.90
400–445	427	15	153.00–175.00	$163.03	$696	+4.58
450–495	472	10	151.00–173.00	$163.31	$771	+1.05
500–535	518	2	110.00–125.00	$117.25	$607	-27.70
540–545	543	2	137.00–141.00	$138.99	$755	-5.96
615–640	631	4	133.00–139.00	$136.03	$858	+1.03
680	680	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$887	+40.50
935	935	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	+14.70
310–345	326	5	125.00–145.00	$137.98	$450	-1.94
350–365 thin fleshed	358	2	156.00–167.00	$161.38	$578	—
375	375	1	115.00	$115.00	$431	-25.00
355–390	378	3	122.00–151.00	$136.97	$518	-3.03
410–435	423	2	121.00–129.00	$124.88	$528	+4.88
455–470	463	2	131.00–147.00	$138.87	$643	+7.33
500–540	520	2	138.00–140.00	$139.04	$723	+4.04
565–585	575	2	135.00–138.00	$136.53	$785	+3.12
610	610	1	123.00	$123.00	$750	-3.10
655–660	658	2	122.00–135.00	$128.52	$846	+4.94
810	810	1	104.00	$104.00	$842	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	273	3	119.00–122.50	$120.51	$329	—
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1185	1130	80-85%	5	49.00–50.00	$49.79	$563	—
1105–1525	1216	80-85%	7	51.00–56.00	$53.82	$654	-8.71
1175–1435	1308	80-85%	6	60.00–63.00	$61.85	$809	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–825	808	85-90%	2	35.00–37.00	$36.02	$291	—
955	955	85-90%	1	33.00	$33.00	$315	—
855–1090	1003	85-90%	3	41.00–48.00	$44.61	$447	—
940–1215	1085	85-90%	3	39.00–40.00	$39.71	$431	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1840	1595	75-80%	3	51.00–57.00	$54.13	$863	—
1610	1610	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$998	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725	1725	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,294	-15.00
1900	1900	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,729	—
2065	2065	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,735	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–850	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–118.00	$104.25	$870

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–990	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	830.00–940.00	$888.86
940–1305	1113	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	790.00–1,110.00	$927.21
975–1285	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	740.00–990.00	$890.36
890–1455	1156	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–1,020.00	$920.59
1025–1290	1158	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	990.00	$990.00
1115–1470	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	630.00–930.00	$784.76
1050–1520	1254	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	840.00–1,210.00	$1,074.68
1030–1585	1323	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–950.00	$882.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	54.00	$54.00	$621

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1250	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	830.00–1,210.00	$1,065.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	740.00	$740.00	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,320.00	$1,320.00	—

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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.