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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.88/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 367 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.86/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 468 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 310 318 0
Feeder cattle 259 274 0
Slaughter cattle 42 38 0
Replacement cattle 9 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a light test. Supply was moderate to lighter with weaker buyer demand on most cattle, fleshy calves along with several bull calves were discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 190.00–195.00 $192.57 $516 -4.57
315–325 319 5 170.00–182.00 $174.14 $556 -18.98
425–440 433 4 153.00–180.00 $170.18 $737 -12.07
475–490 483 2 160.00–164.00 $161.97 $782 +5.47
525–545 533 3 151.00–161.00 $156.36 $833 -4.65
550–585 571 7 150.00–155.00 $152.86 $873 -8.06
600–645 622 5 145.00–154.00 $149.39 $929 +19.78
650–680 661 5 133.00–158.00 $144.13 $953 +5.13
735 735 1 131.00 $131.00 $963 -29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 150.00 $150.00 $420 —
285 thin fleshed 285 1 178.00 $178.00 $507 —
310 thin fleshed 310 1 177.00 $177.00 $549 —
365–385 379 4 128.00–150.00 $140.96 $534 -21.42
445 445 1 140.00 $140.00 $623 —
475–485 480 2 120.00–138.00 $128.91 $619 —
600 600 1 137.00 $137.00 $822 —
675 thin fleshed 675 1 127.00 $127.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 —
295 295 1 164.00 $164.00 $484 —
315–345 327 3 148.00–150.00 $148.99 $487 -2.00
350–385 367 11 142.00–160.00 $151.88 $557 +4.93
405–445 425 7 142.00–155.00 $148.92 $633 +6.97
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 -1.61
435 thin fleshed 435 1 136.00 $136.00 $592 —
450–485 465 6 131.00–144.00 $138.28 $643 +8.28
460–490 473 4 110.00–136.00 $122.24 $578 -7.76
500–535 519 5 139.00–148.00 $145.04 $753 +16.36
545 545 1 132.00 $132.00 $719 +3.32
550–580 560 6 133.00–136.00 $134.16 $751 -5.07
570 570 1 109.00 $109.00 $621 -30.23
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 -6.51
605–630 618 2 130.00–136.00 $132.94 $822 -3.57
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 -10.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 -2.64
310 thin fleshed 310 1 151.00 $151.00 $468 —
360–380 372 3 130.00–139.00 $135.00 $502 -0.58
400–440 419 4 132.00–144.00 $137.17 $575 +7.50
460–490 475 2 113.00–134.00 $123.17 $585 -13.90
500–540 518 3 125.00–128.00 $126.70 $656 -2.90
560 thin fleshed 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 —
555–585 570 3 120.00–137.00 $127.85 $729 -9.15
600 600 1 117.00 $117.00 $702 -9.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 -3.96
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 181.00 $181.00 $489 +7.29
335–345 340 2 151.00–185.00 $168.25 $572 -12.42
355–390 377 7 164.00–180.00 $173.10 $653 -14.75
400 400 2 159.00–163.00 $161.00 $644 -12.78
450–495 475 4 110.00–145.00 $134.83 $640 -15.42
480–495 487 3 146.00–164.00 $153.27 $746 +9.27
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 -40.43
510–535 523 6 135.00–150.00 $143.35 $750 -1.65
550–565 555 3 129.00–144.00 $135.31 $751 -7.61
550–585 568 4 108.00–139.00 $123.30 $700 -19.62
615–635 622 3 123.00–135.00 $129.34 $804 -11.86
620–630 625 2 109.00–119.00 $114.04 $713 -27.16
650–670 662 3 124.00–130.00 $126.97 $841 -17.13
660–695 678 2 105.00–110.00 $107.56 $729 -36.54
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
825 825 1 112.00 $112.00 $924 -26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
340–345 343 2 132.50–145.00 $138.80 $476 -1.20
365 thin fleshed 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 —
355–395 381 4 120.00–150.00 $132.88 $506 -23.89
440 440 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $605 -12.50
450–495 473 7 127.00–147.00 $137.81 $652 +3.18
505–525 511 4 120.00–130.00 $125.76 $643 -11.83
520–530 525 2 100.00–103.00 $101.51 $533 -36.08
530 530 1 100.00 $100.00 $530 -37.59
560–590 574 4 114.00–130.00 $122.15 $701 -7.94
620–625 623 2 100.00–130.00 $114.94 $716 -23.62
800–820 810 2 100.00–119.00 $109.38 $886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 100.00–120.00 $110.18 $455 +1.18
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–855 830 85-90% 2 44.00–53.00 $48.36 $401 —
975–1040 1010 85-90% 3 49.00–54.00 $51.32 $518 -10.29
905–1200 1072 85-90% 10 53.00–62.00 $58.87 $631 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $684 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1370 1204 80-85% 6 60.00–68.00 $65.29 $786 -1.37
1305 1305 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $914 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1515 1378 75-80% 4 70.00–71.00 $70.49 $971 —
1360–1505 1433 75-80% 2 69.00 $69.00 $989 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1030 1023 2 73.00–74.00 $73.50 $752 —
1405–1855 1648 3 94.00–99.00 $96.22 $1,586 —
1720 1720 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,737 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $600
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 63.00 $63.00 $536
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $774
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $770
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00 —
1100–1150 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,190.00 $1,118.44 —

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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.