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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $202.50/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,571/hd at 776 lb · 69 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.83/cwt -3.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 471 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.25/cwt -3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 521 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 590 531 230
Feeder cattle 517 383 177
Slaughter cattle 51 101 40
Replacement cattle 22 47 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
300–345 321 4 247.50–295.00 $266.84 $857 +5.28
355–385 370 5 222.50–255.00 $241.97 $895 -22.52
405–435 422 5 225.00–235.00 $229.56 $969 -29.58
455–485 474 7 222.50–247.50 $232.74 $1,103 -16.80
505–548 530 18 232.50–242.50 $236.89 $1,256 +2.27
555 555 1 167.50 $167.50 $930 -72.50
560–595 574 8 215.00–237.50 $229.01 $1,315 -10.99
620–645 635 3 209.00–225.00 $218.74 $1,389 -8.70
670 fancy 670 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,394 —
690 690 3 181.00–187.00 $183.00 $1,263 —
720–735 728 2 187.00–194.00 $190.54 $1,387 —
776 value added 776 69 202.50 $202.50 $1,571 +3.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 value added 409 5 232.50 $232.50 $951 —
565 value added 565 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 182.50–195.00 $188.54 $694 -40.53
405 405 1 215.00 $215.00 $871 -9.29
465–485 475 2 212.50–217.50 $214.95 $1,021 -0.20
520 520 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,105 +17.50
540 540 1 172.50 $172.50 $932 -22.50
590 590 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,106 -12.50
625–640 633 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 172.50 $172.50 $716 —
475 475 1 185.00 $185.00 $879 —
500–510 505 2 177.50–187.50 $182.45 $921 +14.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 329 5 225.00–240.00 $232.02 $763 -10.25
360 360 1 205.00 $205.00 $738 -30.43
350–395 372 9 210.00–230.00 $217.70 $810 -17.73
400–445 427 9 207.50–227.50 $216.79 $926 -7.23
456–495 471 27 202.50–225.00 $212.83 $1,002 -3.42
510 510 1 150.00 $150.00 $765 -62.77
506–545 522 18 202.50–225.00 $212.54 $1,109 -0.23
565 fancy 565 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 —
555–578 574 12 187.50–200.00 $198.35 $1,139 -0.37
600–605 603 2 190.00–195.00 $192.49 $1,161 +11.69
650–670 660 3 155.00–169.00 $159.74 $1,054 —
850 850 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 4 190.00–210.00 $199.91 $666 -18.55
370–395 381 7 200.00–207.50 $203.23 $774 -12.37
400–445 428 11 187.50–205.00 $196.69 $842 -3.15
450–495 471 12 187.50–200.00 $194.75 $917 +11.03
500–545 523 18 180.00–200.00 $190.45 $996 -5.35
550–595 566 5 170.00–180.00 $173.49 $982 +3.23
625 625 3 157.00–165.00 $161.50 $1,009 —
675–695 683 3 150.00–165.00 $155.93 $1,065 —
730 730 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 value added 432 5 210.00 $210.00 $907 —
495–496 value added 496 8 205.00–207.50 $205.94 $1,021 —
575–587 value added 581 6 180.00–181.00 $180.49 $1,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 175.00 $175.00 $592 —
360–390 380 3 167.50–192.50 $180.53 $686 -9.47
445 445 1 165.00 $165.00 $734 -14.18
455–490 477 3 162.50–180.00 $170.03 $811 —
510–540 524 4 150.00–175.00 $163.07 $854 —
560 560 1 157.50 $157.50 $882 +17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 9 235.00–265.00 $247.32 $794 -35.83
380–390 385 5 230.00–265.00 $238.49 $918 -38.64
415–430 422 3 210.00–227.50 $219.27 $925 -34.90
465–495 475 3 212.50–232.50 $223.11 $1,060 -1.81
505 505 1 182.50 $182.50 $922 -40.50
515–545 530 3 217.50–222.50 $219.17 $1,162 -3.83
555–595 568 4 190.00–212.00 $200.96 $1,141 -0.88
620–630 625 2 192.50–195.00 $193.76 $1,211 +0.70
690–695 693 2 167.50–170.00 $168.75 $1,169 —
705–730 720 4 165.00–169.00 $167.02 $1,203 -7.98
750–790 770 2 165.00–167.50 $166.28 $1,280 —
810–830 820 2 155.00–161.00 $158.04 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 180.00–192.50 $186.35 $568 -21.21
350–390 368 7 180.00–222.50 $206.27 $759 -7.09
415–440 425 3 185.00–200.00 $194.29 $826 -19.31
455–465 460 3 185.00–202.50 $190.83 $878 -24.21
550 550 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,031 +6.74
620 620 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,318 +45.00
660–665 663 2 150.00–151.00 $150.50 $998 -16.93
845 845 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,301 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 167.50 $167.50 $779 -19.33
520 520 1 160.00 $160.00 $832 -16.27
585–595 588 3 140.00–160.00 $152.54 $897 -12.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1860 1465 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 120.00–130.00 $123.65 $1,811 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1325 1088 80-85% 12 80.00–88.00 $83.53 $909 —
980–1475 1196 80-85% 7 90.00–93.00 $91.14 $1,090 +2.40
1140–1410 1308 80-85% 4 94.00–97.00 $94.65 $1,238 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1000 898 85-90% 2 59.00–64.00 $61.79 $555 —
940–1180 1034 85-90% 7 72.00–78.00 $74.29 $768 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 75-80% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,659 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,437 —
1400–1500 1450 2 113.00–114.00 $113.52 $1,646 —
1565–1775 1670 2 117.00–119.00 $117.94 $1,970 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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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
830–920 867 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,164.04 —
1040–1065 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,335.87 +61.98
1085–1395 1204 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,375.00 $1,200.55 —
905–1525 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 875.00–1,775.00 $1,362.23 —

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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.