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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.00/cwt ≈ $1,433/hd at 819 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $175.83/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 524 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $190.75/cwt ≈ $898/hd at 471 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 483 231 246
Feeder cattle 419 189 208
Slaughter cattle 56 38 18
Replacement cattle 8 4 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Due to light test last week no trend established for Feeder Steers or Feeder Heifers. Slaughter Cows traded steady to 1.00 lower. No trend established for Slaughter Bulls due to light test last week. Demand good for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 6 232.50–272.50 $249.43 $823 +35.33
360–395 377 9 227.50–259.00 $236.75 $893 -8.20
400–440 418 16 227.50–255.00 $237.02 $991 -2.15
460 fancy 460 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,127 —
455–480 471 6 220.00–239.00 $229.02 $1,079 -1.74
500–530 508 6 210.00–229.00 $218.61 $1,111 -8.03
559–596 value added 579 12 203.00–212.00 $208.79 $1,209 —
600–620 612 3 184.00–200.00 $192.27 $1,177 —
650 650 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,242 +5.00
760 value added 760 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,406 —
805 805 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 3 212.50–220.00 $216.15 $698 +23.65
365–395 382 5 195.00–222.50 $210.88 $806 +1.00
400–440 424 8 205.00–222.50 $215.22 $913 +2.72
440 440 1 167.50 $167.50 $737 -45.00
465 465 1 179.00 $179.00 $832 +1.00
450–495 467 7 195.00–213.00 $203.04 $948 +25.04
525–540 530 5 190.00–200.00 $195.83 $1,038 —
610 610 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,083 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 147.00–150.00 $148.54 $458 —
420–440 434 5 185.00–197.50 $190.43 $826 —
450–480 461 6 177.50–191.00 $184.81 $852 —
510–540 525 2 170.00–172.50 $171.21 $899 —
625 625 1 139.00 $139.00 $869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 8 215.00–240.00 $223.30 $732 +13.74
355 fancy 355 1 237.50 $237.50 $843 —
350–395 372 13 207.50–227.50 $218.94 $814 +3.30
400–445 420 16 202.50–222.50 $210.67 $885 +17.61
465 fancy 465 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,046 —
450–490 466 8 200.00–216.00 $207.18 $965 +25.37
505 fancy 505 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,111 —
500–540 518 8 188.00–206.00 $194.84 $1,009 +10.58
520 520 1 150.00 $150.00 $780 -34.26
555–586 577 16 180.00–199.00 $192.63 $1,111 +11.91
611 value added 611 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,173 —
600–645 614 5 164.00–180.00 $170.41 $1,046 -2.14
605–630 618 2 145.00–152.00 $148.43 $917 -24.12
668–680 670 7 161.00–170.00 $168.69 $1,130 +14.69
684 value added 684 8 202.50 $202.50 $1,385 —
715–735 730 4 157.00–164.00 $159.27 $1,163 —
755 755 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,193 —
819 value added 819 28 175.00 $175.00 $1,433 —
925 925 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 331 5 180.00–205.00 $189.17 $626 +14.25
390–395 393 3 200.00–202.50 $201.50 $792 +30.59
425–445 439 5 192.00–207.50 $196.88 $864 —
455–495 471 17 180.00–198.00 $190.75 $898 —
500–545 524 21 160.00–185.00 $175.83 $921 -6.17
570–595 581 7 161.00–177.00 $168.15 $977 -0.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 152.50 $152.50 $488 -5.00
415 415 1 175.00 $175.00 $726 +42.50
455–485 469 5 160.00–179.00 $172.32 $808 +54.82
645 645 1 139.00 $139.00 $897 +15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 324 4 220.00–237.50 $228.75 $741 -8.64
350–395 373 4 220.00–245.00 $231.33 $863 +1.16
415–445 431 7 222.50–242.50 $231.65 $998 -0.35
480 480 1 170.00 $170.00 $816 -20.00
470–495 485 5 209.00–217.50 $213.29 $1,034 +23.29
510–545 523 4 195.00–207.50 $200.65 $1,049 -2.89
550–590 569 7 177.50–193.00 $184.79 $1,051 -2.07
605–645 630 3 163.00–180.00 $171.85 $1,083 -25.66
655 655 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,048 —
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 202.50 $202.50 $699 -8.27
365–385 375 2 190.00–215.00 $202.83 $761 +14.12
420 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 -9.81
425–445 435 2 180.00–197.50 $188.95 $822 +19.14
460 460 1 205.00 $205.00 $943 +42.50
475 475 1 160.00 $160.00 $760 -2.50
535–540 538 2 163.00–177.50 $170.22 $916 +1.22
615 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 -25.00
725 725 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 —
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 150.00–175.00 $162.94 $692 +15.44
470 470 1 152.50 $152.50 $717 +8.00
500 500 1 155.00 $155.00 $775 +3.00
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1665 1665 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1035 948 80-85% 10 83.00–89.00 $85.45 $810 —
835–1345 1063 80-85% 9 90.00–98.00 $94.19 $1,001 +5.21
1090–1260 1167 80-85% 5 101.00–104.00 $101.95 $1,190 +0.69
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–870 766 85-90% 5 61.00–70.00 $65.93 $505 —
785–1005 874 85-90% 10 72.00–79.00 $76.07 $665 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 75-80% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,303 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1360 1204 5 98.00–103.00 $100.54 $1,211 —
1015–1830 1532 3 110.00–113.00 $111.58 $1,709 —
1500–1850 1675 2 115.00–122.00 $118.87 $1,991 —

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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.