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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $260.90/cwt +10.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,231/hd at 472 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.96/cwt +27.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,286/hd at 523 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $242.74/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,238/hd at 510 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 143 368
Feeder cattle 216 119 300
Slaughter cattle 15 18 58
Replacement cattle 18 6 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: On a uneven test compared to the previous week, feeder steers and bull sold $7.00 to $15.00 higher while feeder heifers sold $10.00 to $11.00 higher. Supply was a mix of thinner fleshed weaned calves and fleshier unweaned calves. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cattle was to light of a test to determine a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 300.00–302.50 $301.27 $1,169 —
400 400 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,240 +18.90
440 440 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,166 -26.10
470 thin fleshed 470 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,328 —
455–495 475 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,294 +20.00
500–535 515 5 240.00–267.50 $254.08 $1,309 —
520–540 thin fleshed 530 2 275.00–280.00 $277.55 $1,471 —
555–575 565 3 257.50–275.00 $263.23 $1,487 +15.73
570 570 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,282 -22.50
605–635 625 5 230.00–257.50 $239.75 $1,498 +2.00
670–690 680 2 235.00–240.00 $237.46 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–338 329 3 300.00–310.00 $303.14 $997 —
342 thin fleshed 342 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,265 —
380 380 1 247.50 $247.50 $940 -22.50
400 400 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,040 +70.00
430 thin fleshed 430 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 —
465 thin fleshed 465 2 262.50–267.50 $265.00 $1,232 —
605 605 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,255 —
655 thin fleshed 655 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–425 419 4 275.00–285.00 $280.08 $1,174 —
454 454 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,237 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,015 —
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 —
400–440 425 5 245.00–265.00 $251.29 $1,068 +21.29
450 thin fleshed 450 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,181 —
450–495 476 10 227.50–252.50 $239.07 $1,138 +0.95
508–535 523 13 222.50–252.50 $245.96 $1,286 +30.96
562–590 569 6 215.00–230.00 $224.07 $1,275 +5.84
605–640 623 2 207.50–215.00 $211.14 $1,315 —
630 630 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 —
700–745 723 2 200.00–207.50 $203.87 $1,474 —
815 815 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,528 —
870 870 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,575 —
940 940 4 187.50 $187.50 $1,762 —
945 945 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,701 —
970 970 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 265.00 $265.00 $861 +17.46
340 thin fleshed 340 2 280.00–282.50 $281.25 $956 —
350–395 368 4 255.00–265.00 $258.66 $952 +29.61
395 thin fleshed 395 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,047 —
410–420 415 2 217.50–235.00 $226.14 $938 +3.60
400–425 thin fleshed 419 5 262.50–265.00 $262.98 $1,102 —
455–465 460 2 220.00–240.00 $229.89 $1,057 +9.00
520 520 2 217.50–222.50 $220.00 $1,144 ±0.00
595 thin fleshed 595 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 —
605–620 612 3 207.50–217.50 $213.37 $1,306 —
850 850 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
642 642 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,332 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 350.00–355.00 $352.43 $1,181 +16.86
350–395 373 2 340.00–360.00 $349.40 $1,303 —
380–395 388 2 275.00–307.50 $290.94 $1,129 —
405–448 435 5 257.50–277.50 $267.29 $1,163 -1.53
470 470 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,081 -20.00
460–495 472 13 250.00–272.50 $263.28 $1,243 +13.28
500–535 510 11 240.00–257.50 $242.74 $1,238 +7.74
550 thin fleshed 550 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 —
555 555 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,263 -7.50
550–595 574 8 221.00–245.00 $236.38 $1,357 +1.38
605–635 619 7 222.50–240.00 $231.05 $1,430 +11.99
605–645 625 2 202.50–217.50 $209.76 $1,311 -9.30
660–695 680 4 212.50–222.50 $218.36 $1,485 +2.94
680 680 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 -25.42
730–745 738 2 200.00–210.00 $204.95 $1,513 —
800 800 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,540 —
860–870 865 2 182.50–220.00 $201.14 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,122 +51.59
355 thin fleshed 355 2 305.00–315.00 $310.00 $1,100 —
370–385 380 3 265.00–272.50 $268.28 $1,019 -19.08
400–445 425 3 255.00–262.50 $258.20 $1,097 +28.20
430 thin fleshed 430 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,150 —
450 thin fleshed 450 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,215 —
495 495 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,138 +8.13
570 570 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,240 —
650–665 658 2 190.00–219.00 $204.33 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 222.50 $222.50 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 80-85% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,401 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,386 -13.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $926 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1560 1508 2 120.00–129.00 $124.66 $1,880 —
1655–1665 1660 2 135.00–147.00 $141.02 $2,341 -8.98

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 thin fleshed 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,184
1370 1370 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,644
1552 1552 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 124.00 $124.00 $1,924

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–1100 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,425.00–1,725.00 $1,616.20
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
985–1300 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–2,000.00 $1,784.46

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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
950–1000 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00–1,950.00 $1,925.64 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.