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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 30, 2024

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $306.93/cwt ≈ $1,912/hd at 623 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 416 430 368
Feeder cattle 192 350 300
Slaughter cattle 60 55 58
Replacement cattle 164 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

There has been a lot of rain in the past week, causing very muddy conditions in the pastures. Supply on feeder calves was light this week. No trend was determined due to there was not a sale the previous week. There was a moderate supply of replacement cattle but with muddy conditions supply was less than expected. Attendance was good with a strong demand on feeders and replacement cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,357 +42.50
358–380 369 4 402.50–410.00 $405.07 $1,495 +42.67
380 380 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,425 +12.60
410 410 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,414 +5.00
450–465 459 4 322.50–332.50 $328.77 $1,509 +3.77
515–545 535 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,712 +2.37
600–624 623 21 295.00–307.50 $306.93 $1,912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 thin fleshed 275 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,107 —
302–345 thin fleshed 313 4 360.00–372.50 $369.05 $1,155 -2.67
310–342 331 3 320.00–342.00 $335.14 $1,109 +0.14
365–398 387 3 337.50–348.00 $340.80 $1,319 +35.80
405–445 427 5 312.00–327.50 $317.34 $1,355 +1.54
540 540 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,593 +41.00
560 560 1 284.00 $284.00 $1,590 —
605–645 625 2 260.00–277.50 $269.03 $1,681 +1.08
655 655 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,736 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 157.00 $157.00 $864 —
678 678 6 149.00–150.00 $149.33 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 313.00 $313.00 $1,612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–385 359 7 322.50–345.00 $334.38 $1,200 -6.18
390 390 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,190 -14.81
400–413 411 7 318.00–330.00 $319.67 $1,314 +7.14
440 440 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,320 -12.53
455–465 460 2 302.00–305.00 $303.48 $1,396 +5.72
475 475 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,342 -15.26
520–525 523 2 282.00–285.00 $283.49 $1,483 -0.49
550–552 551 3 270.00–276.00 $274.00 $1,510 +20.00
628 628 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,696 +13.96
685 685 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 -7.75
830 830 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,618 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 282 3 300.00–325.00 $316.57 $893 —
325 325 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,060 +15.22
350–365 358 3 315.00–320.00 $318.30 $1,140 +13.25
358 thin fleshed 358 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,199 +24.91
400 400 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,100 -21.45
475 475 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,306 +40.49
495 thin fleshed 495 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,386 -4.23
502 thin fleshed 502 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,406 +8.22
540–545 543 2 238.00–260.00 $248.95 $1,352 +6.90
550–580 565 3 250.00–260.00 $255.98 $1,446 +19.98
595 thin fleshed 595 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,577 +13.00
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —
635 thin fleshed 635 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,664 —
775 775 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,349 +17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,323 —
400–425 413 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,373 —
475 475 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,506 +7.00
462–498 486 3 292.50–315.00 $299.63 $1,456 -10.37
517–540 522 5 302.50–308.00 $306.27 $1,599 +12.27
552 552 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,615 +13.00
635 635 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 +22.50
645 645 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,664 +0.50
650 650 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 354.00 $354.00 $1,186 +42.88
365–380 371 5 325.00–355.00 $341.81 $1,268 +27.13
405–415 410 2 315.00–325.00 $320.06 $1,312 +8.59
420 thin fleshed 420 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,369 -11.68
495 495 1 301.00 $301.00 $1,490 +40.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1390 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —
1710 1710 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1590 1261 80-85% 11 110.00–115.00 $112.65 $1,421 —
1250–1500 1398 80-85% 3 117.00 $117.00 $1,636 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1020 1018 85-90% 2 87.00–94.00 $90.51 $921 —
1055 1055 85-90% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,139 +13.94
1200 1200 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,212 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,606 —
1740–1885 1820 3 140.00–149.00 $145.34 $2,645 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1160 1072 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,600.00 $1,443.23
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
895–1155 1049 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,400.00 $2,083.08
1050–1070 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,400.00–1,800.00 $1,698.82
948–1295 1083 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,750.00–2,100.00 $1,973.60
1010–1590 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,800.00–2,600.00 $2,309.64
1090–1265 1223 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 1,650.00–2,700.00 $2,212.51
975–1545 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 19 2,000.00–2,950.00 $2,402.16
1090–1330 1247 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,975.00 $1,581.48
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
912 912 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,500.00–2,550.00 $2,525.00 —
1000–1200 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,300.00–2,750.00 $2,558.46 —
1100–1300 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,653.06 —
1000–1500 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,100.00–2,500.00 $2,332.50 —
1100–1600 1267 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,100.00–2,600.00 $2,368.42 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —

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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.