Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $234.06/cwt -11.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 597 lb · 48 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.51/cwt ≈ $1,638/hd at 624 lb · 44 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.00/cwt ≈ $1,648/hd at 749 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	774	511	368
Feeder cattle	716	442	300
Slaughter cattle	48	48	58
Replacement cattle	10	21	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

*SPECIAL NOTE: THERE WILL BE 40 PAIRS 3-5 YEARS OLD PLUS 20 HEAD OF RED ANGUS COWS 5-6 YEARS OLD 10 OF THOSE WILL BE PAIRS. SELLING NEXT WEEK 10/28/24* There was no trend this week due to the sale not being reported the previous week. Supply was good, with a moderate to good demand this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	2	295.00	$295.00	$1,322	—
469–476 value added	473	17	265.00–267.50	$266.48	$1,260	—
524–547 value added	534	23	257.50–262.00	$261.04	$1,394	—
542	542	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,431	—
621–642 value added	624	44	260.00–263.00	$262.51	$1,638	—
672 value added	672	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,633	—
738 value added	738	38	239.00	$239.00	$1,764	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	-46.00
485	485	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,246	-23.49
505–515	510	3	260.00–278.00	$270.95	$1,382	+14.79
530	530	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,338	-19.30
588	588	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,370	-5.72
575–595	592	12	242.50–255.00	$253.76	$1,502	+15.04
600–635	615	10	235.00–255.00	$245.27	$1,508	-4.74
610–640	625	4	232.50–242.50	$236.76	$1,480	-13.25
672 value added	672	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,680	—
660–695	681	16	225.00–242.50	$233.83	$1,592	+1.32
700–725	713	4	227.50–235.00	$231.16	$1,648	-1.68
750–770	760	2	231.00–232.50	$231.76	$1,761	—
820	820	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,829	-14.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	240.00	$240.00	$828	-49.00
390	390	2	280.00–285.00	$282.50	$1,102	-20.87
410 thin fleshed	410	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,189	—
410–440	424	4	265.00–283.00	$274.61	$1,164	-2.83
450–460 thin fleshed	455	2	267.50–282.50	$274.92	$1,251	—
465–495	485	11	235.00–255.00	$251.60	$1,220	+2.62
505–540	521	5	230.00–257.50	$244.03	$1,271	+8.35
560	560	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,372	+10.00
610	610	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,318	—
610–640 value added	625	2	225.00–243.00	$233.78	$1,461	—
650	650	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,462	—
725 value added	725	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,653	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	282.50	$282.50	$932	-30.00
360–370	365	2	250.00–255.00	$252.53	$922	-21.74
365–390	378	4	262.00–270.00	$265.43	$1,003	-8.84
410–435	428	11	255.00–262.50	$260.27	$1,114	+7.77
450–493	471	10	240.00–250.00	$245.22	$1,155	-12.33
455–495	475	2	230.00–247.50	$238.38	$1,132	-0.78
500–536	520	16	230.00–250.00	$238.66	$1,241	-9.00
550–590	566	32	220.00–242.50	$229.69	$1,300	+5.53
550–590	572	5	220.00–224.00	$221.26	$1,266	-18.92
600–635	616	4	217.50–228.00	$221.43	$1,364	-6.01
615–635	625	2	217.50	$217.50	$1,359	-9.94
665	665	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,413	—
660–675	668	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,436	—
700 value added	700	1	229.00	$229.00	$1,603	—
725–745	735	3	207.50–217.50	$212.64	$1,563	+2.64
775–795	785	2	195.00–197.50	$196.27	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298 thin fleshed	298	6	285.00	$285.00	$849	—
412	412	2	240.00	$240.00	$989	-22.50
545 value added	545	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,270	—
579–599 value added	597	48	220.00–236.00	$234.06	$1,397	—
630 value added	630	2	232.00	$232.00	$1,462	—
665	665	3	217.00	$217.00	$1,443	—
749 value added	749	38	220.00	$220.00	$1,648	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 thin fleshed	305	1	285.00	$285.00	$869	—
325–335	331	4	230.00–250.00	$242.43	$802	-58.57
355–395	380	3	227.50–257.00	$245.24	$932	-13.92
410–445	427	5	225.00–245.00	$236.67	$1,011	-17.09
455 thin fleshed	455	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,165	-1.50
455–495	475	7	215.00–234.00	$224.64	$1,067	-17.04
500–545	518	10	205.00–227.50	$216.64	$1,122	-10.01
550 thin fleshed	550	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,251	—
565–595	581	5	207.50–215.00	$212.25	$1,233	-10.08
605–610	608	2	210.00–215.00	$212.51	$1,292	+27.51
650–670	660	2	205.00–207.50	$206.27	$1,361	-0.29

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
617	617	3	216.00	$216.00	$1,333	—
702	702	3	202.50	$202.50	$1,422	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	272.50	$272.50	$954	-50.30
350	350	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,068	-17.80
450–465	458	3	247.50–262.50	$256.59	$1,175	-21.64
450–495	468	3	255.00–267.50	$262.30	$1,228	-15.93
502–525	509	8	243.00–262.50	$249.81	$1,272	-9.26
530–535	533	3	225.00–245.00	$237.48	$1,266	-21.59
565–585	579	8	228.00–236.00	$230.09	$1,332	-24.91
590	590	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,298	-15.00
605–640	623	2	222.50–225.00	$223.71	$1,394	-8.79
650–690	665	9	214.00–225.00	$219.50	$1,460	+7.00
660–685	673	2	187.50–193.00	$190.30	$1,281	-22.20
700–705	703	2	208.00–212.50	$210.26	$1,478	—
845	845	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 thin fleshed	375	7	300.00	$300.00	$1,125	—
394	394	5	257.50	$257.50	$1,015	-48.26
412–444	432	13	260.00–287.00	$280.61	$1,212	—
510	510	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,211	—
585–598	595	8	228.00–231.00	$228.74	$1,361	—
635	635	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,381	—
675	675	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	343	5	260.00–287.00	$268.95	$922	-3.83
365–390	379	5	252.50–276.00	$262.98	$997	-8.80
425–435	428	3	235.00–255.00	$244.10	$1,045	-32.23
450–480	465	9	222.50–243.00	$234.47	$1,090	-6.32
500–545	523	8	212.50–237.50	$229.36	$1,200	-10.64
555	555	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,290	+2.91
605–640	627	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,348	+2.00
665	665	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,247	-10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1465	1162	80-85%	7	100.00–111.00	$105.63	$1,227	—
1055–1335	1206	80-85%	6	111.00–121.00	$115.72	$1,396	+6.20

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–995	841	85-90%	4	74.00–82.00	$78.14	$657	—
735–1085	927	85-90%	5	103.00–108.00	$105.75	$980	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1505	1455	75-80%	4	115.00–119.00	$117.49	$1,709	—
1635	1635	75-80%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,749	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1435	1325	2	100.00–101.00	$100.46	$1,331	—
1330–1505	1418	2	143.00–149.00	$145.81	$2,068	+14.33

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–940 thin fleshed	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	115.00–130.00	$120.00	$1,020

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,116
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,357

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,875.00–2,250.00	$2,062.50	—

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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.