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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 26, 2023

865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.74/cwt +21.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 482 lb · 123 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $265.76/cwt +35.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,348/hd at 507 lb · 101 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.68/cwt +17.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,305/hd at 573 lb · 90 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 865 499 359
Feeder cattle 812 434 294
Slaughter cattle 46 55 40
Replacement cattle 7 10 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were lightly tested. Demand good for all class.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 341 6 255.00–270.00 $265.80 $906 —
350–395 372 6 242.50–267.50 $255.41 $950 -4.80
405–435 416 5 220.00–242.50 $234.32 $975 -5.00
417 value added 417 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,053 —
450–488 475 14 227.50–240.00 $234.15 $1,112 -1.78
480 480 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,020 -23.43
502 value added 502 82 275.00 $275.00 $1,380 —
515–525 fancy 520 2 240.00–262.50 $251.36 $1,307 —
500–545 531 17 215.00–232.50 $222.86 $1,183 -7.38
560–595 579 7 215.00–225.00 $219.27 $1,270 -23.23
600–645 611 5 216.00–247.50 $227.41 $1,389 +13.90
625 value added 625 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,606 —
650–690 663 8 210.00–225.00 $216.87 $1,438 +12.87
705 705 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,516 —
785 785 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,550 —
815–820 819 4 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $1,523 -14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 5 220.00–237.50 $226.63 $725 -13.37
375–390 383 2 225.00–232.50 $228.82 $876 +8.99
400–440 420 6 212.50–227.50 $220.79 $927 +24.81
452–495 473 7 212.50–227.50 $221.22 $1,046 +1.22
495 495 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,002 -17.50
616 value added 616 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,324 —
605–628 622 4 205.00–212.50 $209.40 $1,302 —
820 value added 820 2 182.50 $182.50 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 value added 367 3 270.00 $270.00 $991 —
490 value added 490 5 237.50 $237.50 $1,164 —
670 value added 670 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 205.00 $205.00 $789 —
435 435 1 180.00 $180.00 $783 +10.00
580 580 1 170.00 $170.00 $986 —
775 775 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,279 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 9 230.00–255.00 $238.20 $774 -4.66
350–395 376 25 225.00–250.00 $235.35 $885 +0.07
400–448 421 27 215.00–237.50 $228.46 $962 +7.32
450–495 471 32 212.50–230.00 $219.93 $1,036 +3.47
486 value added 486 91 244.00 $244.00 $1,186 —
500–548 526 27 200.00–217.50 $211.15 $1,111 +0.18
567–590 573 10 197.50–220.00 $213.13 $1,221 +2.81
573 value added 573 80 229.50 $229.50 $1,315 —
600–615 609 4 191.00–210.00 $196.55 $1,197 +2.03
622 value added 622 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,381 —
670–690 685 4 194.00–200.00 $195.47 $1,339 +13.41
701 value added 701 70 210.00 $210.00 $1,472 —
705–740 730 7 180.00–190.00 $184.25 $1,345 +11.64
770–785 778 5 174.00–179.00 $176.20 $1,371 +10.20
812–825 814 6 177.00–180.00 $177.51 $1,445 +11.49
875 875 2 167.00–180.00 $173.50 $1,518 —
915 915 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 7 215.00–225.00 $222.02 $719 +12.40
325 thin fleshed 325 3 242.50 $242.50 $788 —
360–395 374 8 200.00–222.50 $209.85 $785 +0.84
405–445 433 6 195.00–207.50 $199.46 $864 -1.41
435 value added 435 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,011 +7.50
460–475 469 9 195.00–213.00 $205.87 $966 +6.54
550–575 565 5 180.00–195.00 $186.42 $1,053 —
605 605 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,131 —
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 +2.00
920–945 933 2 150.00–152.50 $151.23 $1,411 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 190.00 $190.00 $570 -1.14
660 660 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,049 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 3 265.00 $265.00 $882 -11.80
368 fancy 368 2 270.00 $270.00 $994 —
370–391 383 11 236.00–260.00 $247.05 $946 -17.79
410–445 427 3 222.50–225.00 $224.13 $957 -17.07
450–490 462 13 215.00–235.00 $224.23 $1,036 -2.52
500–545 519 11 201.00–217.50 $207.39 $1,076 -10.44
550–562 557 6 207.50–213.00 $211.10 $1,176 -3.47
635 635 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,286 +3.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 225.00–237.50 $231.50 $880 +7.93
415–438 430 3 202.50–220.00 $208.13 $895 -5.77
455–495 475 2 200.00–210.00 $205.21 $975 -6.49
525 525 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,037 +24.41
545 545 1 167.50 $167.50 $913 -5.59
560 560 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,148 +12.79
615 615 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,292 +20.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 180.00 $180.00 $873 +22.50
560 560 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,008 —
625 625 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,141 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1185 1050 80-85% 11 85.00–89.00 $87.42 $918 +0.05
885–1285 1133 80-85% 16 90.00–94.00 $92.14 $1,044 -0.53
1100–1330 1223 80-85% 6 96.00–98.00 $97.18 $1,189 -0.39
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $576 —
900–1080 1007 85-90% 10 76.00–83.00 $80.40 $810 -1.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1310 1215 75-80% 3 100.00–101.00 $100.69 $1,223 —
1365 1365 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,269 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1955 1955 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,150 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1035 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,125.24
1050–1140 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,400.00 $1,349.77

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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
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 840.00 $840.00 —
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,180.00 $1,180.00 —

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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.