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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 6, 2025

283 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight S 2-3 heifers $163.00/cwt ≈ $1,035/hd at 635 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $310.62/cwt +4.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 524 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $272.56/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,408/hd at 517 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 283 416 368
Feeder cattle 236 192 300
Slaughter cattle 32 60 58
Replacement cattle 15 164 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, with much colder temperatures this week and some winter weather to the northwest of us, supply was held back this week. On a light test feeder steers and heifers sold $2.00-$3.00 higher, while supply on feeder bulls was to light to determine a trend. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00-$4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,114 —
325 325 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,235 -25.00
425 425 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,509 +10.00
455–465 460 2 318.00–332.50 $325.17 $1,496 -3.60
508–535 517 5 317.50–330.00 $324.24 $1,676 +4.24
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,680 —
600–635 622 8 296.00–306.00 $302.74 $1,883 -4.19
655–690 675 6 270.00–291.00 $278.78 $1,882 —
710–745 728 2 257.50–262.00 $259.70 $1,891 —
750–780 763 4 254.00–264.00 $258.95 $1,976 —
802 802 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 322.50–347.50 $334.60 $1,037 -0.54
350–395 373 3 355.00–360.00 $356.56 $1,330 +15.76
410 410 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,210 -22.34
411–425 418 2 326.00–338.00 $332.10 $1,388 +14.76
490 490 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,490 —
495 thin fleshed 495 1 324.00 $324.00 $1,604 —
520–545 534 5 270.00–304.00 $284.14 $1,517 -10.86
570–595 583 2 278.00–290.00 $284.13 $1,656 +0.13
620 thin fleshed 620 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,860 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562 thin fleshed 562 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,742 —
602 thin fleshed 602 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,806 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,071 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,018 +28.43
300–345 328 6 305.00–335.00 $320.26 $1,050 -5.74
360–395 378 2 300.00–305.00 $302.62 $1,144 -15.68
400–410 thin fleshed 405 2 300.00–325.00 $312.35 $1,265 —
420–440 433 4 260.00–288.00 $272.86 $1,181 -2.14
471 thin fleshed 471 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,366 +10.00
480–495 488 3 258.00–280.00 $269.26 $1,314 -5.74
500–525 513 6 242.00–272.00 $257.30 $1,320 +8.35
500–530 thin fleshed 521 5 286.00–292.50 $290.87 $1,515 +10.87
550 thin fleshed 550 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,554 —
555–560 558 3 236.00–258.00 $250.04 $1,395 -5.94
635 thin fleshed 635 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,689 +4.00
635–645 643 4 234.00–235.00 $234.75 $1,509 —
665–680 673 3 222.50–242.00 $230.76 $1,553 —
725–745 735 2 229.00–232.00 $230.52 $1,694 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 312.50–320.00 $316.18 $1,306 -3.49
413 thin fleshed 413 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,394 —
455–485 470 3 304.00–315.00 $307.55 $1,445 +25.05
514–535 525 9 284.00–302.00 $292.51 $1,536 +9.02
580 580 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,508 -14.00
610–630 625 5 264.00–280.00 $272.38 $1,702 +2.38
670–688 684 4 232.00–240.00 $233.96 $1,600 -6.04
690 690 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,808 +22.00
730 730 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,759 —
768 768 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,843 —
785 785 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,743 —
840 840 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,714 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 thin fleshed 478 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,444 —
512 thin fleshed 512 4 302.00 $302.00 $1,546 —
527 527 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,433 —
590 590 2 264.00 $264.00 $1,558 —
652 652 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,565 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 12 163.00 $163.00 $1,035 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 252.00–262.50 $257.22 $1,088 —
450 450 1 246.00 $246.00 $1,107 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 200.00 $200.00 $740 —
420 420 1 217.50 $217.50 $914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 —
400 400 4 337.50 $337.50 $1,350 +5.00
460–470 467 3 321.00–322.00 $321.67 $1,502 +4.67
502–545 524 11 294.00–318.00 $310.62 $1,628 +4.35
560–592 582 4 274.00–293.00 $281.18 $1,636 -11.32
605 605 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,706 +2.00
655 655 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,644 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 -41.81
395 395 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,234 -29.31
420 420 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,323 -5.06
460–495 478 2 302.00–302.50 $302.24 $1,445 +1.24
570 570 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,550 —
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 —
655 655 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,520 —
745 745 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,535 —
815 815 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,695 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,314 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1455 1314 80-85% 8 117.00–122.00 $118.96 $1,563 —
1240–1455 1338 80-85% 3 115.00–116.00 $115.31 $1,543 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1035 1003 85-90% 4 103.00–113.00 $107.95 $1,083 +17.44
910–1090 1008 85-90% 4 93.00–103.00 $98.78 $996 +8.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 1 138.00 $138.00 $2,380 —
1775–2035 1898 3 146.00–151.00 $148.55 $2,819 —
1755–2095 1928 4 155.00–161.00 $157.26 $3,032 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–1160 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,175.00–1,500.00 $1,353.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–955 928 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,375.00 $1,349.26
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
950–1150 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,975.00 $1,669.64
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 -253.06

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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.