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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 1, 2022

289 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.87/cwt +10.44 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 425 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.84/cwt +7.11 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 376 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.01/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 529 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 289 322 354
Feeder cattle 231 251 271
Slaughter cattle 29 53 58
Replacement cattle 29 18 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was light with strong demand for most cattle. The majority of cattle were of better quality than last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 170.00–200.00 $183.71 $606 +3.22
360–390 375 2 164.00–198.00 $181.68 $681 -7.88
400–440 421 12 160.00–192.00 $171.53 $722 +4.72
455–490 474 7 159.00–180.00 $172.14 $816 +1.14
500–545 518 7 150.00–173.00 $164.91 $854 -4.11
570–585 580 4 158.00–161.00 $159.26 $924 -1.72
600–635 613 3 149.00–159.00 $155.39 $953 -10.78
660 660 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,043 -11.00
725 725 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,102 -11.00
830 830 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 —
365–375 370 2 140.00 $140.00 $518 -1.40
405–445 425 2 140.00–153.00 $146.81 $624 -10.32
465 465 1 160.00 $160.00 $744 +16.10
755–760 758 2 129.00–139.00 $133.98 $1,016 —
810 810 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,021 —
855–870 863 2 125.00–129.00 $127.02 $1,096 —
900–905 903 2 121.00–127.00 $123.99 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 157.00 $157.00 $816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 —
260–270 265 2 140.00–149.00 $144.42 $383 +7.08
300–330 320 3 154.00–160.00 $157.59 $504 +10.75
360–395 376 12 135.00–167.00 $156.84 $590 +7.11
400–445 425 24 140.00–166.00 $153.87 $654 +10.44
455–470 463 4 148.00–165.00 $153.69 $712 +10.45
450–495 465 3 133.00–140.00 $136.87 $636 -6.37
500–545 529 12 140.00–156.00 $147.01 $778 +22.01
550–595 568 5 146.00–150.00 $148.39 $843 +0.20
625 625 1 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
670 670 1 145.00 $145.00 $972 —
735 735 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 275 3 120.00–125.00 $123.30 $339 -4.50
320 thin fleshed 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 —
315–345 331 4 133.00–155.00 $141.36 $468 +9.15
410–445 425 4 143.00–145.00 $143.73 $611 +17.73
460–480 472 5 130.00–144.00 $138.64 $654 +8.64
500–545 530 4 130.00–150.00 $137.29 $728 +14.29
565 565 1 150.00 $150.00 $848 +13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 112.50 $112.50 $281 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 180.00 $180.00 $441 —
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 —
300 300 1 170.00 $170.00 $510 +1.63
305 305 1 140.00 $140.00 $427 -28.37
360–395 379 5 160.00–186.00 $170.14 $645 +11.22
400–445 430 6 157.00–165.00 $159.60 $686 +7.08
460–485 468 5 156.00–169.00 $162.00 $758 +22.00
500–545 518 9 150.00–170.00 $162.73 $843 +17.40
560 560 1 154.00 $154.00 $862 +15.00
640 640 1 129.00 $129.00 $826 -8.45
690 690 1 138.00 $138.00 $952 —
700 700 1 131.00 $131.00 $917 —
760 760 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,117 —
925 925 1 92.00 $92.00 $851 —
995 995 1 96.00 $96.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 321 4 120.00–150.00 $136.38 $438 -5.79
355–365 360 2 150.00–153.00 $151.52 $545 +7.49
440 440 1 145.00 $145.00 $638 +5.99
450–490 470 4 130.00–157.00 $140.47 $660 +3.97
500–545 522 5 135.00–147.00 $142.12 $742 +6.18
555–590 571 4 129.00–146.00 $139.59 $797 —
655 655 1 134.00 $134.00 $878 -4.00
710 710 1 127.00 $127.00 $902 -6.00
815 815 1 117.00 $117.00 $954 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–700 652 85-90% 6 30.00–43.00 $34.30 $224 —
750–890 828 85-90% 3 35.00–49.00 $43.75 $362 —
955–1220 1074 85-90% 7 56.00–68.00 $64.80 $696 —
955–1195 1075 85-90% 2 70.00–76.00 $73.33 $788 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 80-85% 1 60.00 $60.00 $510 —
940–1245 1137 80-85% 3 70.00–76.00 $73.62 $837 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,536 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100–1110 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 780.00–820.00 $800.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 77.00 $77.00 $936
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,036

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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.