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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $275.90/cwt +20.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 486 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.39/cwt +14.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 539 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 274 313 0
Feeder cattle 185 218 0
Slaughter cattle 54 58 0
Replacement cattle 35 37 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: On a light test feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to $3.00 higher. On a stronger test feeder heifers sold $6.00-$7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 283.00 $283.00 $1,047 —
400 400 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,040 —
475 475 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,145 —
490 490 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,308 —
520 520 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,321 -20.47
515–530 523 2 270.00–275.00 $272.46 $1,425 -2.01
560 560 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,372 +13.49
580–595 588 2 249.00–250.00 $249.51 $1,467 +18.00
630–640 637 3 231.00–244.00 $235.29 $1,499 —
655–668 665 5 210.00–228.00 $223.61 $1,487 —
665 665 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,536 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 274.00 $274.00 $959 —
460–485 473 2 237.00–260.00 $248.80 $1,177 +6.80
505–545 525 2 220.00–243.00 $231.06 $1,213 -11.96
585 585 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,404 +8.05
685 685 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,438 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 243.00–252.00 $247.38 $915 -2.62
400–415 408 2 241.00–246.00 $243.45 $993 -9.10
460–475 468 2 221.00–233.00 $226.90 $1,062 -11.10
475–480 478 2 238.00–251.00 $244.53 $1,169 +6.53
520 520 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 -11.12
510–548 541 10 232.00–251.00 $245.73 $1,329 +14.61
563–590 570 4 217.00–229.00 $225.89 $1,288 +3.68
555–590 578 3 229.00–239.00 $232.20 $1,342 +9.99
600 600 1 228.00 $228.00 $1,368 +14.93
640 640 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,395 +4.93
685 685 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,466 +10.00
740 740 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,502 -14.00
765 765 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,538 -10.00
800 800 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,648 +10.00
855 855 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,650 —
1065 1065 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 240.00–241.00 $240.49 $926 +10.89
410 thin fleshed 410 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,021 —
410–435 423 6 221.00–241.00 $234.98 $994 +10.87
450–490 470 2 234.00–237.00 $235.44 $1,107 +14.08
510–545 thin fleshed 528 4 228.00–237.00 $231.50 $1,222 —
620 620 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,358 —
820 thin fleshed 820 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 260.00 $260.00 $905 —
465 465 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 2 275.00–278.00 $276.43 $1,031 -30.51
400 400 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,100 -4.91
420 420 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,105 -16.91
452–460 455 3 245.00–251.00 $248.98 $1,133 -6.65
497 thin fleshed 497 8 286.00 $286.00 $1,421 —
512–540 521 3 264.00–269.00 $267.27 $1,392 +25.85
520–548 539 3 254.00–260.00 $258.07 $1,391 +16.65
555 555 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 +13.93
590 590 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,328 -11.07
620 620 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,407 +12.00
692 692 3 212.00 $212.00 $1,467 +2.00
840 840 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,646 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 5 250.00–272.00 $262.03 $859 -20.97
365 365 1 243.00 $243.00 $887 -38.96
410–435 420 3 247.00–255.00 $250.26 $1,051 +7.30
450–490 466 6 221.00–242.00 $233.78 $1,089 -1.35
560–565 563 2 210.00–227.00 $218.54 $1,230 -10.48
635 635 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,403 +15.00
650 thin fleshed 650 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,450 —
655–670 663 2 177.00–204.00 $190.35 $1,262 —
720 720 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,332 -26.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,144 —
457 457 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,124 —
510 510 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,270 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 80-85% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,351 —
1260 1260 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,197 —
1045–1555 1304 80-85% 10 105.00–113.00 $108.63 $1,417 —
1305–1550 1428 80-85% 2 100.00–104.00 $101.83 $1,454 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1135 899 85-90% 4 65.00–73.00 $68.73 $618 —
935–1115 1025 85-90% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.54 $815 -8.64
870–1195 1074 85-90% 4 97.00–102.00 $100.20 $1,076 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1635 1554 75-80% 4 108.00–111.00 $109.24 $1,698 —
1635 1635 75-80% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,864 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1925 1688 2 136.00–141.00 $138.15 $2,332 —
1735 1735 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,707 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025–1080 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 126.00–143.00 $134.28 $1,414

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 thin fleshed 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1015 thin fleshed 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1085 thin fleshed 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,610.00 $1,610.00
1050–1240 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,635.00 $1,588.97
1030–1320 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,300.00–1,625.00 $1,454.75
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
985–1410 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,700.00–1,725.00 $1,706.57
1225–1360 1293 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,535.00–1,710.00 $1,627.07
1325 1325 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00 $2,700.00 +906.82

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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.