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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $276.99/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 527 lb · 26 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $318.40/cwt +27.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 326 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $266.71/cwt +11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,279/hd at 479 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 535 368
Feeder cattle 350 462 300
Slaughter cattle 55 33 58
Replacement cattle 25 40 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

**THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE NEXT WEEK ON 12/23/24** **SPECIAL COW SALE ON 12/30/24 FOLLOWING REGULAR SALE** Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sold $7.00-$10.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$11.00 higher with stronger offerings of weaned thin fleshed calves. Demand was strong on a moderate supply. Slaughter cows sold $4.00-$5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold $7.00-$8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,055 -19.01
310–319 thin fleshed 318 7 370.00–372.00 $371.72 $1,182 —
360 thin fleshed 360 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,224 —
370–380 375 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,144 -36.61
402 thin fleshed 402 2 346.00 $346.00 $1,391 —
400–445 417 7 300.00–330.00 $315.80 $1,317 +21.32
515 thin fleshed 515 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,494 —
545 545 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,384 -32.60
615–630 623 2 264.00–272.00 $267.95 $1,669 +4.90
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,214 —
365–395 380 2 360.00–365.00 $362.40 $1,377 —
415 415 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,411 -20.00
455 455 1 311.00 $311.00 $1,415 +3.00
460 460 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,495 +17.00
500–525 517 3 305.00–328.00 $317.63 $1,642 +16.01
560 560 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,708 +22.00
685 685 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,822 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 thin fleshed 405 2 348.00 $348.00 $1,409 —
492 492 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,520 -7.56
590 590 2 286.00 $286.00 $1,687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 260.00–264.00 $262.00 $786 -29.25
300–345 326 12 296.00–324.00 $310.78 $1,013 +19.53
305–334 thin fleshed 330 10 325.00–350.00 $338.83 $1,118 —
355–360 thin fleshed 357 3 300.00–330.00 $310.09 $1,107 —
355–385 369 5 280.00–320.00 $305.05 $1,126 +14.65
375 375 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 -20.40
420–425 423 2 288.00–305.00 $296.45 $1,254 +27.52
415–448 thin fleshed 436 10 305.00–310.00 $306.68 $1,337 —
465–485 475 2 234.00–235.00 $234.51 $1,114 -21.08
470–495 thin fleshed 478 5 280.00–288.00 $284.23 $1,359 —
470–490 482 6 252.50–272.00 $262.84 $1,267 +7.25
510–531 thin fleshed 527 9 268.00–274.00 $271.78 $1,432 —
535–540 538 2 232.00–252.00 $242.05 $1,302 -3.49
585 thin fleshed 585 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,474 —
590 590 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,392 -6.41
635–640 638 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,480 -8.00
650–660 655 2 212.00–232.00 $221.92 $1,454 -15.58
910 thin fleshed 910 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,820 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,224 +13.43
477 477 9 280.00–286.00 $282.00 $1,345 +3.66
526–545 527 26 274.00–280.00 $276.99 $1,460 +6.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 325.00–330.00 $327.38 $1,064 +7.00
355–360 359 5 337.00–355.00 $340.56 $1,223 +21.40
365–375 372 3 315.00–322.50 $319.81 $1,190 +0.65
400–410 405 2 310.00–315.00 $312.53 $1,266 +7.63
450–495 467 9 285.00–309.00 $297.76 $1,391 +15.20
500–535 513 3 260.00–273.00 $265.53 $1,362 -11.25
505–525 515 2 283.00–285.00 $283.98 $1,462 +7.20
550 550 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,397 +3.00
600–617 613 4 250.00–258.00 $256.04 $1,570 +14.04
650–670 660 2 247.50–248.00 $247.75 $1,635 +13.75
985 985 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,970 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–305 303 2 295.00–327.50 $311.12 $943 -17.01
355 thin fleshed 355 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,207 —
350–395 377 5 300.00–325.00 $314.68 $1,186 -11.19
405–425 thin fleshed 415 2 330.00–345.00 $337.68 $1,401 —
420–440 429 7 295.00–325.00 $311.47 $1,336 +47.12
470–495 486 4 255.00–266.00 $260.44 $1,266 -18.69
575 thin fleshed 575 4 266.00–268.00 $267.50 $1,538 —
565–590 577 3 252.00–258.00 $255.30 $1,473 +17.80
610–635 618 3 244.00–254.00 $248.74 $1,537 +16.78
660–695 677 3 236.00–252.00 $243.26 $1,647 —
740 740 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,746 —
775 775 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,686 +17.50
875 875 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,488 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 360.00–375.00 $367.90 $1,207 -1.10
460 460 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,426 +14.19
500 500 1 294.00 $294.00 $1,470 +5.98
560 560 2 279.00–280.00 $279.50 $1,565 +9.50
610 610 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,720 +22.00
615 615 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,584 -2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 354.00 $354.00 $1,232 —
382 382 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,337 +8.00
591 591 4 267.50 $267.50 $1,581 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1125 958 85-90% 4 66.00–78.00 $74.22 $711 -1.78
820–1085 961 85-90% 5 82.00–85.00 $83.18 $799 +7.18
970–1230 1060 85-90% 8 92.00–99.00 $94.06 $997 —
995–1175 1067 85-90% 3 101.00–103.00 $101.95 $1,088 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,265 —
1145 1145 80-85% 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,168 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,396 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,850 —
1600 1600 1 151.00 $151.00 $2,416 —
2480 2480 1 160.00 $160.00 $3,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
945–1225 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,650.00–2,650.00 $2,013.91
1100–1135 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,750.00–1,900.00 $1,826.17
1150 thin fleshed 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1145–1325 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,425.00–1,875.00 $1,739.23
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
720 720 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1295 1295 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,567

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705 705 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 thin fleshed 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 $20,441 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.