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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 26, 2024

399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.19/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 525 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $262.08/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 436 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $247.70/cwt ≈ $1,556/hd at 628 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 399 203 368
Feeder cattle 316 170 300
Slaughter cattle 48 28 58
Replacement cattle 35 5 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

*THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE NEXT MONDAY 9/2/2024* Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls 500lb to 600lb sold $14.00 to $20.00 lower while feeder heifers 500lb to 600lb sold steady to $16.00 lower. This week's offerings consisted mostly of thin flesh claves with a few offerings of fleshy unweaned calves, which were discounted heavily. Demand was moderate to low. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 342 8 350.00–372.50 $364.80 $1,248 +42.30
460 460 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 -32.50
455–480 468 2 250.00–265.00 $257.30 $1,204 -45.20
500 500 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,162 —
520–540 530 2 260.00–261.00 $260.49 $1,381 —
555 555 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,443 ±0.00
555–595 582 8 241.00–249.00 $243.17 $1,415 -30.65
600–640 628 16 241.00–251.00 $247.70 $1,556 —
660 660 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,564 -20.48
665 665 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,496 -32.48
710–725 719 4 219.00–236.00 $226.85 $1,631 —
840 840 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,869 +3.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 320.00 $320.00 $848 —
330–335 333 2 317.50–327.50 $322.46 $1,074 +23.56
355 355 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,074 -8.38
365 thin fleshed 365 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,341 —
400–435 418 3 267.50–280.00 $272.35 $1,138 —
400–447 thin fleshed 432 12 297.50–302.50 $301.71 $1,303 -0.79
470 thin fleshed 470 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,328 -10.00
515 515 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,236 -25.00
525 thin fleshed 525 2 259.00–260.00 $259.50 $1,362 —
570 thin fleshed 570 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,454 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,209 -10.50
524 thin fleshed 524 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,383 —
604 value added 604 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 1 330.00 $330.00 $924 —
345 thin fleshed 345 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,044 —
365–370 thin fleshed 369 5 290.00–292.50 $290.49 $1,072 —
365–395 384 7 235.00–260.00 $250.49 $962 -5.11
400–440 424 5 225.00–255.00 $242.61 $1,029 -1.84
420–443 thin fleshed 441 11 260.00–272.50 $270.93 $1,195 —
455 thin fleshed 455 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,160 —
470–488 483 4 225.00–235.00 $229.96 $1,111 -15.57
500–540 520 2 233.00–235.00 $233.96 $1,217 -1.04
550–565 558 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,311 —
580 thin fleshed 580 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,378 —
752 thin fleshed 752 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,014 —
360 360 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,044 —
505–540 514 7 235.00–241.00 $237.50 $1,221 -9.07
500–540 532 11 244.00–252.00 $246.81 $1,313 +0.24
550–555 554 7 240.00–251.00 $245.86 $1,362 +5.36
555–588 579 4 227.00–230.00 $228.48 $1,323 -12.02
600–630 608 4 225.00–227.50 $225.65 $1,372 -16.32
690 690 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,346 —
690 690 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,484 —
720 720 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,519 —
760–770 763 3 197.50–213.00 $206.79 $1,578 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–392 387 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,055 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 316 4 285.00–315.00 $299.94 $948 -30.06
330 thin fleshed 330 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,064 -13.78
360–370 thin fleshed 364 4 312.50–325.00 $317.49 $1,156 —
370–395 383 3 290.00–295.00 $292.52 $1,120 —
400–415 thin fleshed 408 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,193 -20.00
409–445 416 5 250.00–255.00 $251.07 $1,044 -31.43
460–485 thin fleshed 473 2 267.50–282.50 $274.80 $1,300 —
475–495 487 5 232.50–235.00 $233.50 $1,137 -35.63
525–545 537 3 230.00–245.00 $237.26 $1,274 -25.24
545 545 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,240 -35.00
565–578 572 5 229.00–237.50 $234.32 $1,340 -7.43
622 622 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,412 -0.50
710 710 2 202.50–205.00 $203.75 $1,447 -13.26
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,284 —
350 350 2 367.50 $367.50 $1,286 +37.50
420–445 437 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,224 —
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 -25.00
505 505 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,237 -20.00
550–565 558 3 232.50–242.50 $239.22 $1,335 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,193 —
578 578 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,457 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1330 1145 80-85% 6 126.00–130.00 $128.69 $1,474 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,475 -17.68
1255–1540 1322 80-85% 10 132.00–137.00 $132.56 $1,752 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $636 —
860 860 85-90% 1 112.00 $112.00 $963 —
910–1435 1183 85-90% 4 119.00–122.00 $119.82 $1,417 —
1070–1390 1193 85-90% 3 130.00–132.00 $130.63 $1,558 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1640 1475 75-80% 5 132.00–133.00 $132.20 $1,950 —
1545–1570 1558 75-80% 2 120.00–127.00 $123.53 $1,925 -2.34

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1520 1357 3 125.00–152.00 $140.41 $1,905 —
1400–1970 1636 8 156.00–169.00 $159.20 $2,605 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–962 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 142.00–143.00 $142.32 $1,352
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,377
1159 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,541

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
998 998 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,507
1025 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,599
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,554
1080–1330 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 140.00–149.00 $144.99 $1,715
1095–1335 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 148.00–155.00 $151.15 $1,836
1250–1480 1336 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 125.00–147.00 $131.15 $1,752

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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.