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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.95/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 471 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.11/cwt +2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 370 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.53/cwt -6.88 vs last sale · ≈ $714/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 246 228 0
Feeder cattle 226 188 0
Slaughter cattle 18 39 0
Replacement cattle 2 1 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly 3.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Supply was light with strong buyer demand present for quality and pre-condition cattle. Fleshy and plain cattle were discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 180.00–182.50 $181.24 $477 +1.24
310 310 1 185.00 $185.00 $574 +15.00
410 410 1 180.00 $180.00 $738 +3.09
455–495 477 5 159.00–175.00 $165.84 $791 -6.67
500–545 529 4 156.00–161.00 $159.48 $844 +9.48
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 —
550–585 568 4 145.00–163.00 $153.80 $874 —
605–645 626 5 150.00–155.00 $153.38 $960 +3.38
650–690 673 5 140.00–152.00 $144.52 $973 +7.50
720 720 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 -25.00
360–385 373 2 130.00–142.50 $136.04 $507 —
400 thin fleshed 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
455–490 477 3 140.00–150.00 $144.42 $689 +2.42
510–530 520 3 130.00–146.00 $138.60 $721 +2.00
600–620 610 2 134.00–140.00 $136.95 $835 +2.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 120.00–127.00 $123.52 $448 —
410–435 423 2 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $518 +0.06
450 450 1 108.00 $108.00 $486 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 2 150.00 $150.00 $802 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 130.00 $130.00 $370 -16.00
310–345 332 5 150.00–167.00 $156.35 $519 +28.40
350–395 370 10 147.00–169.00 $156.11 $578 +2.65
405–430 419 8 140.00–154.00 $146.14 $612 -0.49
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 -7.00
450–485 463 3 125.00–130.00 $128.26 $594 -14.15
450–490 474 8 136.00–145.00 $141.58 $671 -0.83
500–545 521 7 138.00–145.00 $143.59 $748 +0.18
510–540 527 3 110.00–130.00 $120.06 $633 -23.35
560 560 1 113.00 $113.00 $633 -11.46
550–585 564 6 130.00–144.00 $137.49 $775 +6.37
600–645 616 5 126.00–139.00 $132.07 $814 —
625 625 1 118.00 $118.00 $738 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
760 760 1 130.00 $130.00 $988 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 274 7 120.00–140.00 $131.27 $360 -7.96
310–335 320 3 139.00–150.00 $143.86 $460 +15.06
310–340 thin fleshed 325 2 155.00–156.00 $155.52 $505 —
350 350 1 137.00 $137.00 $480 -4.00
390 thin fleshed 390 1 161.00 $161.00 $628 —
410–425 thin fleshed 418 3 144.00–148.00 $146.02 $610 —
410–435 426 5 120.00–142.00 $131.54 $560 -4.89
455–470 462 3 130.00–145.00 $137.28 $634 +7.57
500–520 510 6 123.00–140.00 $131.85 $672 +1.85
555–585 565 4 115.00–132.00 $124.11 $701 -9.89
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 -5.00
705–735 720 2 110.00–119.00 $114.41 $824 -4.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 120.00 $120.00 $300 —
500 500 1 110.00 $110.00 $550 -1.00
570 570 1 107.00 $107.00 $610 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 161.00–167.50 $164.25 $443 +14.25
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 -10.00
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 +3.90
370–390 380 2 172.00–173.00 $172.49 $655 +21.46
400–430 413 4 150.00–168.00 $159.18 $657 +4.50
460–490 475 3 141.00–163.00 $155.10 $737 +0.69
480 480 1 132.00 $132.00 $634 -22.41
500 500 2 110.00 $110.00 $550 -40.91
520–540 530 2 154.00–158.00 $155.96 $827 +41.49
550 550 1 139.00 $139.00 $764 +9.00
560–575 568 2 125.00 $125.00 $710 -14.60
765–790 778 2 90.00–110.00 $100.16 $779 -29.84
820 820 1 113.00 $113.00 $927 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 131.00–135.00 $133.02 $370 —
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 -0.60
360 360 1 153.00 $153.00 $551 +13.00
385 thin fleshed 385 1 144.00 $144.00 $554 —
415–440 432 3 125.00–135.00 $129.90 $561 -2.55
465 thin fleshed 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 —
455–495 475 3 133.00–144.00 $137.46 $653 -2.91
500–525 513 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $672 -3.02
550 550 1 111.00 $111.00 $610 -24.30
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 -16.48
650–665 658 2 116.00–128.00 $121.93 $802 -4.07
735 735 2 112.00 $112.00 $823 —
785 785 1 100.00 $100.00 $785 ±0.00
865 865 1 100.00 $100.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 100.00 $100.00 $350 —
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 -6.00
515 515 1 115.00 $115.00 $592 —
605 605 1 95.00 $95.00 $575 -25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1310 1064 85-90% 4 48.00–52.00 $49.57 $527 —
1180 1180 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $743 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $686 -2.96
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1160 1150 80-85% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.50 $673 —
1010–1365 1185 80-85% 3 64.00–71.00 $65.99 $782 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1370 1243 75-80% 2 64.00–72.00 $68.41 $850 —
1160–1575 1368 75-80% 2 59.00–64.00 $61.12 $836 —

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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
1050–1100 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,310.00 $1,305.12 —

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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.