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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

260 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $179.96/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 304 302
Feeder cattle 198 248 259
Slaughter cattle 50 37 39
Replacement cattle 12 19 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with good demand overall.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 278 3 192.50–200.00 $196.69 $547 +15.37
310–335 325 5 185.00–202.50 $193.52 $629 +4.54
360–395 375 4 180.00–200.00 $188.69 $708 -0.62
405–440 420 6 170.00–195.00 $182.75 $768 -1.88
450–495 471 4 166.00–185.00 $178.03 $839 —
575 575 1 170.00 $170.00 $978 +11.00
635 635 1 155.00 $155.00 $984 -4.49
765 765 1 135.50 $135.50 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 —
355 355 1 171.00 $171.00 $607 +16.03
560–585 574 4 135.00–150.00 $142.65 $819 —
650 650 1 129.00 $129.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 112.50 $112.50 $540 —
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 162.50–180.00 $171.89 $473 -1.01
315–325 320 2 172.50–174.00 $173.26 $554 +0.63
375–390 386 5 159.00–177.00 $167.98 $648 +0.64
410–445 421 5 142.50–161.00 $152.28 $641 -3.83
470–480 475 2 151.00–154.00 $152.52 $724 -3.10
520–535 528 2 135.00–144.00 $139.56 $737 -17.71
550 fancy 550 1 168.00 $168.00 $924 —
550–595 566 7 136.00–149.00 $142.06 $804 +0.75
605–640 620 3 130.00–138.00 $132.99 $825 -0.02
665 665 1 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
665 665 1 112.00 $112.00 $745 —
700 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 262 3 120.00–175.00 $155.24 $407 +22.60
295 thin fleshed 295 1 152.50 $152.50 $450 -28.99
330 330 1 159.00 $159.00 $525 +27.11
340 thin fleshed 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 -29.68
360–375 368 5 119.00–145.00 $133.40 $491 -10.89
385 thin fleshed 385 1 167.50 $167.50 $645 +11.33
410–430 thin fleshed 419 4 145.00–170.00 $153.40 $643 -2.97
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 -10.36
510–535 529 4 113.00–138.00 $125.12 $662 +2.12
555–575 562 3 120.00–128.00 $122.64 $689 —
630 630 1 113.00 $113.00 $712 —
685–695 690 2 100.00–105.00 $102.52 $707 -20.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 112.00 $112.00 $398 -7.96
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 +1.00
590 590 1 100.00 $100.00 $590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 205.00 $205.00 $451 —
250–295 273 2 175.00–200.00 $188.53 $515 +3.53
315–345 330 5 174.00–195.00 $187.40 $618 +9.33
350–395 375 12 163.00–205.00 $179.96 $675 -5.10
420–435 428 2 160.00–163.00 $161.47 $691 -16.99
480 480 1 171.00 $171.00 $821 +34.60
500–520 512 5 160.00–167.00 $162.02 $830 +5.62
555 555 2 155.00–161.00 $158.00 $877 +3.97
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 -14.00
880 880 1 111.00 $111.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 thin fleshed 275 1 185.00 $185.00 $509 —
315 thin fleshed 315 1 147.50 $147.50 $465 —
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 +1.23
350–360 355 3 141.00–160.00 $147.99 $525 +1.03
375–385 thin fleshed 380 2 170.00–174.00 $172.03 $654 —
420–430 425 2 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $518 -19.80
455–475 465 4 120.00–158.00 $139.20 $647 -13.80
525–545 539 4 120.00–154.00 $140.93 $760 +0.93
565–570 568 2 117.00–120.00 $118.49 $673 -12.51
630–645 638 2 129.00 $129.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 -7.00
570–595 583 2 100.00–110.00 $104.89 $612 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $612 —
1020–1365 1123 80-85% 16 77.00–92.00 $82.37 $925 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1060 918 85-90% 4 53.00–67.00 $62.76 $576 —
890–1205 1021 85-90% 8 72.00–81.00 $76.15 $777 +38.15
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,155 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,033 —
1120–1695 1367 7 80.00–107.00 $97.19 $1,329 —
2335 2335 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,685 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 77.00 $77.00 $782

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 83.00 $83.00 $764
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 78.00 $78.00 $753
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $844
1030–1195 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 85.00–87.00 $86.07 $958
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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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
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
950–1075 1008 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 810.00–900.00 $868.18 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.