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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.06/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 521 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.97/cwt -9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 436 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.63/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 476 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 356 332 225
Feeder cattle 312 267 154
Slaughter cattle 34 45 60
Replacement cattle 10 20 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was moderate. Quality of run of cattle was good to average with buyer demand strong for the better end of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 310 4 180.00–207.00 $194.76 $604 +3.28
350–390 373 5 168.00–202.00 $182.54 $681 -22.08
400–430 413 7 173.00–190.00 $183.65 $758 +4.70
450–490 474 8 154.00–180.00 $168.55 $799 -1.04
505–540 518 5 159.00–167.00 $162.75 $843 -3.18
555–580 565 3 153.00–175.00 $161.98 $915 -3.59
600–645 615 4 150.00–161.00 $155.30 $955 -8.70
665–695 678 3 156.00–160.00 $158.35 $1,074 +5.35
735–740 737 3 152.00–153.00 $152.33 $1,123 +1.50
760 760 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,132 -4.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 thin fleshed 275 1 207.00 $207.00 $569 —
310 thin fleshed 310 1 193.00 $193.00 $598 —
325 325 1 160.00 $160.00 $520 —
410 410 1 166.00 $166.00 $681 +7.00
445 thin fleshed 445 1 164.00 $164.00 $730 —
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 +2.96
500–510 507 3 135.00–154.00 $144.61 $733 +0.65
565–590 578 4 144.00–152.00 $148.26 $857 +3.78
625 625 1 137.00 $137.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 105.00–120.00 $112.28 $486 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 144.00 $144.00 $446 —
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
350–365 361 4 140.00–160.00 $151.66 $547 -11.94
385 385 2 130.00–137.00 $133.50 $514 -30.10
410–445 436 7 140.00–152.00 $143.78 $627 +4.98
430–440 436 4 125.00–137.00 $133.29 $581 -5.51
450–470 460 2 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $626 +3.06
465–495 477 5 140.00–145.00 $142.99 $682 +0.86
505–535 518 6 120.00–133.00 $128.63 $666 -12.37
500–540 524 8 139.00–153.00 $143.38 $751 +2.38
550–570 563 4 135.00–140.00 $136.73 $770 +0.19
550–580 565 3 130.00 $130.00 $734 -6.54
600–630 614 7 128.00–142.00 $137.40 $844 +1.17
615 615 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $732 -17.23
660 660 1 127.00 $127.00 $838 -6.02
655–695 672 5 136.00–144.00 $138.78 $933 +5.76
700–730 715 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $990 +0.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 thin fleshed 258 2 150.00–157.50 $153.64 $396 —
260–265 263 2 120.00–142.50 $131.36 $345 +3.86
300–330 312 7 120.00–137.00 $128.45 $401 -8.05
315 thin fleshed 315 1 135.00 $135.00 $425 -22.00
360 thin fleshed 360 1 166.00 $166.00 $598 —
350–385 366 7 124.00–139.00 $132.52 $485 +2.24
420 thin fleshed 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 —
400–445 425 5 130.00–141.00 $138.08 $587 +6.17
475 thin fleshed 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 -9.95
455–495 476 10 120.00–141.00 $131.79 $627 +4.67
515–520 thin fleshed 518 2 129.00–141.00 $134.97 $699 —
510–535 521 4 123.00–133.00 $128.94 $672 -2.73
555–575 560 4 119.00–134.00 $128.26 $718 +11.26
580 thin fleshed 580 1 128.00 $128.00 $742 —
625–645 635 2 129.00–135.00 $131.95 $838 +0.93
720 720 1 136.00 $136.00 $979 —
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 -2.00
820 820 1 120.00 $120.00 $984 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 100.00 $100.00 $280 —
300–345 323 2 100.00–110.00 $105.35 $340 -19.65
350–370 361 5 100.00–113.00 $105.16 $380 —
430–435 433 2 100.00 $100.00 $433 -8.59
510 510 1 110.00 $110.00 $561 —
610 610 1 114.00 $114.00 $695 +14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 272 3 120.00–160.00 $139.39 $379 —
280 thin fleshed 280 1 165.00 $165.00 $462 +15.00
330–335 333 2 130.00–150.00 $140.08 $466 —
380 380 3 140.00–150.00 $143.67 $546 +9.97
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -14.00
480–490 485 2 120.00–133.00 $126.57 $614 -14.91
505–545 528 6 120.00–145.00 $136.52 $721 +6.87
550–595 573 6 130.00–145.00 $136.78 $784 +11.78
610–625 620 4 120.00–138.00 $129.71 $804 -7.28
665–685 674 4 135.00–141.00 $138.76 $935 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 +4.00
750–780 765 2 134.00–137.00 $135.53 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 325 4 170.00–185.00 $174.33 $567 —
405–445 434 5 150.00–175.00 $160.92 $698 +20.92
475–495 485 8 150.00–173.00 $158.35 $768 -7.32
500–545 518 7 148.00–165.00 $159.44 $826 +5.14
550–565 555 3 149.00–157.00 $151.97 $843 +8.48
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 -23.51
650 650 1 147.00 $147.00 $956 +5.49
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 -6.51
705 705 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,093 +14.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 122.50 $122.50 $361 —
315 315 1 100.00 $100.00 $315 —
370 370 1 95.00 $95.00 $352 -13.11
400 400 1 123.00 $123.00 $492 —
470 470 1 115.00 $115.00 $540 —
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
560–580 570 2 84.00–87.00 $85.53 $488 —
600–640 620 2 94.00–110.00 $101.74 $631 —
760 760 1 101.00 $101.00 $768 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 85-90% 1 21.00 $21.00 $152 —
840–870 855 85-90% 2 30.00–38.00 $33.93 $290 —
900 900 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $522 —
975–1310 1126 85-90% 4 56.00–59.00 $57.75 $650 —
990–1305 1131 85-90% 6 34.00–54.00 $46.81 $529 —
1105–1315 1222 85-90% 6 62.00–64.00 $63.11 $771 -1.77
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1390 1179 80-85% 7 59.00–67.00 $62.87 $741 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1690 1503 75-80% 2 60.00–64.00 $61.75 $928 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2195 2195 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,954 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
755–1165 1017 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 590.00–790.00 $729.38
1095–1215 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $726.30
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.