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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.21/cwt +9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 580 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $154.44/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 528 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.45/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 524 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 419 260 0
Feeder cattle 350 222 0
Slaughter cattle 62 33 0
Replacement cattle 7 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold mostly steady on a light test. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 200.00 $200.00 $500 +12.50
320–340 326 5 188.00–207.00 $195.34 $637 -2.12
335 335 1 158.00 $158.00 $529 -39.46
350–375 365 3 183.00–190.00 $186.74 $682 +1.02
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 -46.95
405–425 415 2 180.00–185.00 $182.56 $758 +0.61
455–495 469 5 161.00–185.00 $172.81 $810 -10.43
500–540 518 6 158.00–171.00 $163.57 $847 -9.24
550–585 563 5 157.00–175.00 $167.53 $943 +2.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 134.00 $134.00 $348 -38.50
310 310 1 172.00 $172.00 $533 +2.00
390–395 393 2 147.00–150.00 $148.51 $584 -7.49
405–425 416 5 140.00–163.00 $150.81 $627 -3.32
420 thin fleshed 420 1 164.00 $164.00 $689 -10.99
485–495 490 2 151.00–156.00 $153.47 $752 -10.21
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 -2.49
635 635 1 148.00 $148.00 $940 —
655–675 666 5 144.00–150.00 $146.18 $974 -17.82
770–775 773 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $1,063 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 146.00 $146.00 $423 -10.00
305–310 308 2 151.00–152.00 $151.50 $467 +5.11
350–395 377 12 140.00–161.00 $151.41 $571 +1.13
370–385 378 2 135.00–144.00 $139.59 $528 -10.69
410–435 421 5 144.00–149.00 $146.01 $615 -8.20
455–485 470 2 135.00–140.00 $137.58 $647 -11.68
455–480 474 6 139.00–147.00 $143.69 $681 -5.57
500–515 508 2 126.00–140.00 $132.90 $675 -12.90
500–545 526 14 139.00–159.00 $148.39 $781 +2.59
550–595 565 10 141.00–156.00 $148.97 $842 +3.68
560–590 575 2 134.00–137.00 $135.54 $779 -9.75
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 -21.71
625–640 633 4 142.00–145.00 $144.01 $912 -3.70
665 665 1 146.00 $146.00 $971 +2.80
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 -21.00
740 740 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,014 -9.00
810 810 1 112.00 $112.00 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 135.00–147.00 $141.00 $409 -2.00
300 thin fleshed 300 1 141.00 $141.00 $423 -10.00
305–345 330 9 120.00–148.00 $136.69 $451 -1.73
350–395 375 7 124.00–140.00 $134.62 $505 -7.42
405–440 420 10 130.00–145.00 $135.07 $567 -3.69
450–490 466 11 128.00–143.00 $135.91 $633 -4.09
520–540 532 3 135.00–143.00 $140.05 $745 +10.52
560–590 572 3 123.00–128.00 $126.35 $723 -21.65
610 610 2 116.00–120.00 $118.00 $720 -19.00
675 thin fleshed 675 2 119.00 $119.00 $803 —
720 720 1 133.00 $133.00 $958 -3.72
915 915 1 109.00 $109.00 $997 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 —
400 400 1 94.00 $94.00 $376 -15.64
560–580 570 2 107.00–118.00 $112.60 $642 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 268 3 179.00–183.00 $180.58 $484 —
335 335 2 163.00–174.00 $168.50 $564 —
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 -50.15
360–395 374 5 173.00–198.00 $184.79 $691 +4.64
400–445 424 8 150.00–171.00 $161.20 $683 -12.73
450–495 467 3 120.00–144.00 $127.71 $596 -39.04
450–495 473 8 150.00–171.00 $159.87 $756 -6.88
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -22.69
500–544 529 18 149.00–162.00 $155.24 $821 +20.19
550–595 579 19 144.00–153.00 $150.43 $871 +0.43
595 595 1 146.00 $146.00 $869 -4.00
605–620 611 4 143.00–159.00 $148.76 $909 +0.20
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -18.56
665–685 675 2 126.00–134.00 $129.94 $877 -20.18
700–735 718 4 125.00–142.00 $132.11 $949 -13.90
755–780 768 2 131.00–139.00 $135.07 $1,037 —
840 840 1 118.00 $118.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 141.00 $141.00 $374 -4.52
320–345 332 3 143.00–160.00 $151.53 $503 —
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 +4.73
405–435 420 2 132.00–140.00 $135.86 $571 -14.14
460–495 479 6 136.00–150.00 $144.28 $691 +5.85
500–545 515 9 129.00–146.00 $139.47 $718 +2.47
555–570 562 3 135.00–145.00 $141.29 $794 +7.24
600–640 627 5 110.00–141.00 $131.85 $827 +7.03
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 —
305 305 1 134.00 $134.00 $409 +31.00
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
570 570 1 119.00 $119.00 $678 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $470 —
960 960 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $595 —
935–1370 1062 85-90% 12 61.00–73.00 $68.53 $728 —
1310–1390 1350 85-90% 2 74.00–76.00 $74.97 $1,012 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1345 1088 80-85% 12 70.00–77.00 $73.82 $803 —
1130–1450 1261 80-85% 4 76.00–82.00 $78.95 $996 -3.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1175 1155 75-80% 2 76.00–78.00 $77.02 $890 —
1110–1585 1348 75-80% 2 70.00–77.00 $74.12 $999 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–2050 1580 4 94.00–102.00 $98.63 $1,558 -6.37
2080 2080 1 105.00 $105.00 $2,184 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–910 828 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 65.00–105.00 $83.40 $691
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 88.00 $88.00 $836

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1200 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 74.00–84.00 $79.32 $895

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 870.00 $870.00 —

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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.