Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $302.86/cwt +16.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,875/hd at 619 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.61/cwt -9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 370 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.74/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 422 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	384	554	580
Feeder cattle	322	498	484
Slaughter cattle	32	21	66
Replacement cattle	30	35	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300lb to 400lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 dollars lower while 5 and 6-weight steers sold steadily to 9.00 dollars higher. Feeder heifers 600lbs and over were not tested well while 4 and 5-weight heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 dollars higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. *Next week's sale will have 2 pot loads of 7 and 8-weight heifers and 50-plus calves off one farm*

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,254	-0.89
350–385	371	9	342.50–375.00	$357.79	$1,327	-2.98
402–430	420	11	325.00–350.00	$338.03	$1,420	-8.68
455–495	482	13	310.00–336.00	$320.92	$1,547	-2.81
510 thin fleshed	510	1	333.00	$333.00	$1,698	+10.50
505–533	520	6	296.00–309.00	$304.85	$1,585	+2.42
525	525	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,522	-12.43
555–580	566	4	297.50–307.00	$304.57	$1,724	+7.11
619–620	619	21	300.00–303.00	$302.86	$1,875	+16.33
688	688	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,686	+5.00
710	710	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,651	-21.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	305.00–314.00	$309.44	$1,145	-11.88
420	420	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,218	-40.62
495	495	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,436	-13.21
565–596	588	11	270.00–293.00	$287.54	$1,691	+12.54
615 thin fleshed	615	1	292.20	$292.20	$1,797	—
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—
1060	1060	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,352	—
1255	1255	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,619	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	202.50	$202.50	$749	—
510	510	1	152.00	$152.00	$775	—
580	580	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,058	—
660	660	1	127.00	$127.00	$838	—
840	840	1	122.50	$122.50	$1,029	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	1	122.50	$122.50	$723	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–343	334	8	295.00–315.00	$304.16	$1,016	-20.10
350–395	370	19	285.00–307.50	$299.61	$1,109	-9.39
400–445	422	14	280.00–306.00	$288.74	$1,218	+1.95
455–490	470	11	275.00–291.00	$280.05	$1,316	+1.11
502–545	515	10	261.00–275.00	$266.58	$1,373	-2.29
520–540	530	4	249.00–263.00	$258.07	$1,368	-10.80
555–595	575	6	250.00–272.00	$259.11	$1,490	+0.43
610	610	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,540	-4.08
650–675	660	3	225.00–235.00	$229.14	$1,512	-3.28
1100	1100	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,661	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	270.00	$270.00	$824	—
370	370	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,029	+10.50
385 thin fleshed	385	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,126	—
400–445	415	3	255.00–277.50	$270.27	$1,122	+20.27
450–495	474	7	259.00–272.50	$266.29	$1,262	+11.61
505–545	519	9	240.00–269.00	$257.90	$1,339	+17.90
600	600	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,266	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,357	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	10	337.50–375.00	$353.69	$1,302	-12.11
395	395	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,215	-58.30
405–417	414	5	327.50–335.00	$329.47	$1,364	-21.77
460–475	468	2	300.00–310.00	$305.08	$1,428	—
515–545	531	5	285.00–295.00	$287.94	$1,529	-2.07
630	630	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,559	—
665	665	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,613	—
890	890	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,914	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	2	292.50–295.00	$293.75	$1,087	-23.75
420	420	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,250	-19.96
715	715	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,430	—
805	805	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1594–1685	1640	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	143.00–144.00	$143.49	$2,353	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1300	1103	80-85%	14	120.00–130.00	$126.09	$1,391	+3.38
1015–1320	1168	80-85%	5	132.00–141.00	$135.22	$1,579	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–965	908	85-90%	4	104.00–106.00	$105.27	$956	+6.27
930–1040	984	85-90%	4	114.00–118.00	$116.79	$1,149	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	75-80%	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,858	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,158	—
1155–1490	1283	3	137.00–145.00	$141.35	$1,814	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	138.00	$138.00	$980
1232	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,663

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1185–1225	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,925.00–2,050.00	$1,986.46

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,156

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,133.33	—
800–1200	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,800.00–2,175.00	$2,062.50	+137.50
900–1100	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,955.00	+30.00
900–1100	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,900.00	$1,562.50	-362.50
1000–1100	1067	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00–2,075.00	$1,915.63	—

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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.