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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.88/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 479 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.96/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 310 0
Feeder cattle 236 270 0
Slaughter cattle 56 32 0
Replacement cattle 30 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand for most classes of cattle, fleshy new crop calves as well.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 197.50 $197.50 $474 —
250–295 270 3 202.50–210.00 $206.64 $558 +1.64
310–345 328 2 167.50–182.50 $174.60 $573 -11.92
360–395 381 4 187.50–199.00 $192.48 $733 +8.44
400–445 431 4 173.00–196.00 $184.70 $796 +0.77
485–495 492 3 180.00–185.00 $181.98 $895 -7.20
525–545 535 5 172.50–191.00 $181.83 $973 +10.35
565 565 1 155.00 $155.00 $876 -8.29
570–575 573 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $837 -17.29
610–620 615 3 142.00–143.00 $142.33 $875 -24.31
695 695 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,036 -10.54
800 800 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,088 -7.00
895 895 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 135.00–170.00 $152.50 $496 +5.00
325 thin fleshed 325 1 169.00 $169.00 $549 —
370–390 thin fleshed 378 3 165.00–180.00 $170.61 $645 —
395 395 2 164.00–171.00 $167.50 $662 -15.50
410–445 435 4 140.00–160.00 $149.53 $650 -11.15
460–490 476 6 135.00–159.00 $151.88 $723 -17.17
500–535 520 7 140.00–159.00 $151.30 $787 -4.62
560 560 1 147.00 $147.00 $823 -4.65
660 660 1 147.00 $147.00 $970 +6.48
730 730 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,015 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 160.00 $160.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 129.00 $129.00 $606 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 3 142.50–177.50 $163.28 $384 —
250–285 268 3 167.50–173.00 $171.11 $459 +9.25
300 300 2 157.50–167.50 $162.50 $488 +0.44
305 305 1 126.00 $126.00 $384 -36.06
355–390 375 7 142.00–174.00 $160.81 $603 -2.24
415–440 431 4 145.00–165.00 $155.96 $672 +35.96
455–495 475 9 147.00–163.00 $153.38 $729 +0.67
500–540 520 9 143.00–167.00 $152.45 $793 -2.02
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 -18.63
560–595 570 11 136.00–158.00 $147.41 $840 -1.22
600–620 610 2 139.00–153.00 $145.89 $890 —
650–655 653 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $898 —
710 710 1 138.00 $138.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
305–340 328 4 126.00–150.00 $139.07 $456 -15.86
340 thin fleshed 340 1 147.50 $147.50 $502 -7.50
395 thin fleshed 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 -2.52
400–435 421 4 131.00–142.50 $137.55 $579 +4.77
415–440 thin fleshed 428 2 130.00–149.00 $139.78 $598 -22.22
470 thin fleshed 470 1 159.00 $159.00 $747 —
450–495 480 13 128.00–146.00 $139.49 $670 +2.36
510–545 524 8 120.00–146.00 $131.67 $690 -7.03
555–570 thin fleshed 563 2 128.00–132.00 $129.97 $732 —
575 575 1 138.00 $138.00 $794 —
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 —
670 thin fleshed 670 1 136.00 $136.00 $911 —
700 700 1 134.00 $134.00 $938 +18.00
815–845 827 3 94.00–116.00 $105.86 $875 —
890 890 1 103.00 $103.00 $917 —
930 930 1 102.00 $102.00 $949 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 102.50 $102.50 $333 —
380 380 1 121.00 $121.00 $460 —
735 735 1 86.00 $86.00 $632 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 2 175.00–200.00 $188.28 $602 +10.02
360–385 377 5 169.00–185.00 $178.01 $671 -7.20
405–415 410 2 163.00–175.00 $168.93 $693 -9.39
450–480 465 2 170.00–175.00 $172.42 $802 -1.94
505 505 1 158.00 $158.00 $798 -15.59
510 510 1 132.00 $132.00 $673 -41.59
570 570 1 139.00 $139.00 $792 -22.00
675–685 680 3 134.00–140.00 $138.00 $938 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 -12.50
350–380 363 3 130.00–147.50 $139.11 $505 +4.41
350–390 thin fleshed 370 2 145.00–155.00 $149.73 $554 —
410–425 418 2 135.00–150.00 $142.37 $595 -2.63
470 470 1 144.00 $144.00 $677 —
510–525 518 2 141.00–146.00 $143.54 $744 +1.54
580 580 1 142.00 $142.00 $824 -11.39
685 685 1 129.00 $129.00 $884 -0.02
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 +9.00
915 915 1 105.00 $105.00 $961 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1060 1015 80-85% 3 73.00–75.00 $74.37 $755 —
955–1405 1177 80-85% 20 77.00–87.00 $81.26 $956 +5.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–855 793 85-90% 2 66.00–69.00 $67.62 $536 +10.62
865–980 923 85-90% 2 69.00 $69.00 $637 +12.42
945–1270 1080 85-90% 6 71.00–77.00 $73.77 $797 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1450 1380 75-80% 2 77.00 $77.00 $1,063 +4.00
1240–1765 1444 75-80% 8 79.00–87.00 $82.55 $1,192 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1255 1144 4 82.00–99.00 $89.80 $1,027 —
1430–2015 1846 4 105.00–115.00 $109.24 $2,017 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–735 722 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 76.00–91.00 $82.41 $595
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 69.00 $69.00 $562
825 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 63.00 $63.00 $520

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–835 793 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 720.00–790.00 $753.12
890 890 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
995–1065 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 820.00–1,000.00 $913.06
995–1335 1157 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 760.00–1,140.00 $916.05
1170–1190 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,070.00–1,080.00 $1,075.04
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 86.00 $86.00 $580
965–1180 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 77.00–82.00 $79.75 $856

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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
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 830.00 $830.00 —
850–1150 969 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 910.00–1,330.00 $1,172.45 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 -90.00

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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.