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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.29/cwt -9.71 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 469 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $170.38/cwt +15.77 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 478 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 230 167
Feeder cattle 233 177 141
Slaughter cattle 78 40 20
Replacement cattle 39 13 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand for quality. Run of cattle not as attractive as week previous.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 -13.70
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 -10.79
405–430 415 3 175.00–197.00 $184.46 $766 -3.89
455–490 473 8 170.00–187.00 $178.68 $845 -12.83
505–540 519 6 169.00–184.00 $173.99 $903 -3.01
565–585 575 2 157.00–165.00 $160.93 $925 -1.79
625 625 1 151.00 $151.00 $944 -13.56
655–680 668 3 148.00–158.00 $153.06 $1,022 -3.74
755–765 760 2 134.00–150.00 $141.95 $1,079 -13.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 172.50 $172.50 $518 —
390 390 1 167.00 $167.00 $651 —
420–440 430 2 150.00–165.00 $157.33 $677 —
485–490 487 3 137.00–155.00 $147.36 $718 —
515–530 523 2 140.00–143.00 $141.48 $740 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 thin fleshed 250 1 145.00 $145.00 $362 —
250–290 268 3 137.50–160.00 $145.81 $391 +0.81
315 315 1 148.00 $148.00 $466 +9.43
315–335 thin fleshed 327 3 160.00–170.00 $164.17 $537 —
350–395 367 6 141.00–147.50 $144.84 $532 +3.13
370–380 thin fleshed 375 2 159.00–162.00 $160.52 $602 -12.03
405 thin fleshed 405 1 155.00 $155.00 $628 —
410–420 415 3 135.00–141.00 $138.69 $576 -6.31
450–485 468 12 123.00–150.00 $137.20 $642 -10.80
475–480 thin fleshed 478 2 141.00–162.50 $151.81 $726 +1.81
500–505 503 2 131.00–136.00 $133.51 $672 -5.99
525 thin fleshed 525 1 139.00 $139.00 $730 —
575 thin fleshed 575 1 137.00 $137.00 $788 —
610–645 628 2 114.00–128.00 $120.80 $759 —
725 725 1 132.00 $132.00 $957 —
800 800 1 113.00 $113.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 —
280 280 1 167.50 $167.50 $469 —
320 320 1 151.00 $151.00 $483 -19.00
330–345 338 2 130.00–140.00 $135.11 $457 -12.89
360–380 370 3 159.00–161.00 $160.33 $593 -4.13
400–440 416 7 149.00–170.00 $155.10 $645 -7.93
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -18.17
450–485 466 4 146.00–157.00 $151.98 $708 -6.19
500 500 1 139.00 $139.00 $695 -17.22
505–540 526 5 142.00–151.00 $145.61 $766 -10.61
560–595 570 4 139.00–144.00 $141.21 $805 -23.79
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 -35.00
620–645 633 3 138.00–141.00 $139.31 $882 —
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
665–690 678 2 128.00–142.00 $134.87 $914 -6.63
750 750 1 128.00 $128.00 $960 -4.00
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 100.00 $100.00 $325 -15.00
450–480 467 3 114.00–124.00 $118.41 $553 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 150.00–170.00 $160.00 $400 -7.50
365–380 369 4 167.50–197.50 $179.25 $661 +17.21
405–440 415 7 176.00–189.00 $182.43 $757 +16.43
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 -46.00
450–495 478 10 160.00–183.00 $170.38 $814 +15.77
500 500 1 174.00 $174.00 $870 —
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 —
555–560 558 2 151.00–154.00 $152.51 $851 —
650–685 665 5 138.00–145.00 $141.37 $940 —
700 700 1 132.00 $132.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 130.00 $130.00 $325 —
320 320 1 159.00 $159.00 $509 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 174.00 $174.00 $618 —
365–395 377 3 132.50–155.00 $145.83 $550 -13.03
400–445 416 6 130.00–149.00 $140.01 $582 -3.86
450–480 465 2 147.00–167.00 $156.68 $729 —
500–545 522 7 130.00–155.00 $148.40 $775 —
555–590 563 5 130.00–149.00 $138.68 $781 —
610 610 2 143.00–144.00 $143.50 $875 —
715 715 1 126.00 $126.00 $901 ±0.00
810 810 1 116.00 $116.00 $940 —
855 855 1 115.00 $115.00 $983 —
905 905 1 102.00 $102.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 128.00 $128.00 $499 —
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
470 470 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $576 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1225 1046 85-90% 11 58.00–71.00 $67.60 $707 —
1050–1225 1119 85-90% 7 72.00–79.00 $74.06 $829 +3.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1030 1005 80-85% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.51 $699 —
1110–1300 1196 80-85% 11 73.00–80.00 $75.92 $908 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1575 1296 75-80% 8 73.00–78.00 $75.85 $983 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1490 1278 4 80.00–92.00 $88.23 $1,128 —
970–1995 1483 2 103.00–105.00 $103.65 $1,537 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 63.00 $63.00 $517
845–990 923 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 75.00–91.00 $83.43 $770
1215 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $887

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00
980–1085 1022 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 970.00–1,070.00 $1,024.58
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00
960–1470 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 750.00–1,130.00 $1,004.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $627
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 73.00 $73.00 $723
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,008
1080–1165 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 74.00–87.00 $80.25 $901

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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
800–900 833 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 630.00–820.00 $756.00 —
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —
950–1100 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
900–1300 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 900.00–1,450.00 $1,174.38 —

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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.