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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 9

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Nov 18Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

462 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 294▲ 162 vs year ago 300 · +54.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 38▼ 25 vs year ago 58 · −43.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 42▲ 30 vs year ago 10 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend was determined because the sale was not reported the previous week. This week's offerings were mostly unweaned calves, with the exception of a couple of drafts. Attendance was good with a strong demand on feeders

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.47/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −108.25 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$269.47

71 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs AR average

−10.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	286.91	1,625	34
Medium and Large 1-2	564	257.15	1,451	26
Medium and Large 2	541	244.69	1,323	11thin

One grade step is worth $42.22/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale71 hd

269.47

—

AR average8 barns · 759 hd

266.34

+3.13

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−10.83

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−108.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $339.22, median $377.72 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,529	141.54	2,164	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	117.05	1,598	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,785	104.00	1,856	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	96.27	1,065	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,703	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,673	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,609	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,505	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,390	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,025	1thin

Every lot

92 lots · USDA AMS · Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	354.01/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,140	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	341.61/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,271	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	294.48/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,204	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,463	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	316.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,485	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	267.15/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,264	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,463	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,594	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	301.62/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,568	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	286.60/cwt	279.00–294.00	1,542	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,636	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	263.25/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,522	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	263.05/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,618	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	281.21/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,735	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,769	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,675	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,840	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	235.50/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,813	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	320.38/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,067	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	291.25/cwt	285.00–297.50	976	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	319.16/cwt	312.50–326.00	1,149	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	360	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,130	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	290.40/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,089	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	304.90/cwt	291.00–309.00	1,287	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	268.93/cwt	258.00–284.00	1,178	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	286.57/cwt	284.50–292.00	1,261	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	282.56/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,314	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	255.59/cwt	236.00–270.00	1,191	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	272.99/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,305	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	278.34/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,364	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	270.37/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,406	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	276.78/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,442	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	245.54/cwt	237.00–264.00	1,289	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	533	257.01/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,370	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	255.42/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,456	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,431	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,633	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	242.41/cwt	233.00–252.00	1,411	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	592	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,779	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,561	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,544	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,556	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	235.49/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,632	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	705	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,565	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	232.99/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,650	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,541	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,656	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	207.50/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,847	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,836	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,032	183.92/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,898	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	328.13/cwt	300.00–382.00	1,096	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,255	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	360.17/cwt	354.00–362.00	1,300	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	325.87/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,199	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,306	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	385	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,290	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,386	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,270	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	264.35/cwt	256.00–273.00	1,158	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	279.13/cwt	276.00–282.50	1,306	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	295.81/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,393	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	288.02/cwt	283.00–293.00	1,475	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	276.30/cwt	267.00–288.00	1,456	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	270.00/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,485	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	231.96/cwt	222.50–244.00	1,457	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	765	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,821	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,449	131.28/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,902	4
Bulls	—	—	1,459	153.16/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,235	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	138.82/cwt	138.00–140.00	2,540	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	733	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	99.16/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,118	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	120.07/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,633	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,526	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,856	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,672.91/head	1,475.00–1,875.00	1,673	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,608.57/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,609	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,080	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	1,541.35/head	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,541	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,130	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	1,703.48/head	1,375.00–2,125.00	1,703	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,472.83/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,473	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon Dec 9, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 294Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 42Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	350.00–362.50	354.01
3	350–400	372	330.00–355.00	341.61
7	400–450	409	260.00–330.00	294.48
2	450–500	473	263.00–271.00	267.15
2	500–550	538	279.00–294.00	286.60
3	550–600	578	255.00–273.00	263.25
2	600–650	615	260.00–266.00	263.05
1	650–700	695	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	730	252.00	252.00
2	750–800	770	230.00–241.00	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	334.00	334.00
11	450–500	469	300.00–325.00	316.56
4	500–550	506	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	475	308.00	308.00
3	500–550	520	295.00–314.00	301.62
4	550–600	578	283.00	283.00
29	600–650	617	280.00–287.00	281.21
1	650–700	670	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	369.00	369.00
6	350–400	361	354.00–362.00	360.17
1	400–450	415	334.00	334.00
5	450–500	471	290.00–302.00	295.81
6	500–550	512	283.00–293.00	288.02
2	550–600	550	266.00–274.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	300.00–382.00	328.13
5	350–400	368	310.00–340.00	325.87
2	400–450	438	256.00–273.00	264.35
2	450–500	468	276.00–282.50	279.13
5	500–550	527	267.00–288.00	276.30
1	550–600	585	237.50	237.50
3	600–650	628	222.50–244.00	231.96
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	765	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	284.50–292.00	286.57
21	450–500	490	276.00–281.00	278.34
3	500–550	520	267.00–272.00	270.37
23	550–600	570	250.00–265.00	255.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	315.00–328.00	320.38
2	350–400	360	312.50–326.00	319.16
17	400–450	422	291.00–309.00	304.90
11	450–500	465	282.00–288.00	282.56
7	500–550	521	271.00–282.00	276.78
11	550–600	571	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	645	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	693	233.00–238.00	235.49
2	700–750	708	230.00–236.00	232.99
2	850–900	890	207.00–208.00	207.50
2	900–950	918	200.00	200.00
3	1000–1050	1,032	172.00–191.00	183.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	285.00–297.50	291.25
9	350–400	375	270.00–302.00	290.40
8	400–450	438	258.00–284.00	268.93
8	450–500	466	236.00–270.00	255.59
8	500–550	525	237.00–264.00	245.54
3	550–600	582	233.00–252.00	242.41
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	650	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	720	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	820	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	314.00	314.00
2	450–500	478	272.00–274.00	272.99
2	500–550	533	256.00–258.00	257.01
1	550–600	570	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	665	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	705	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	592	300.50	300.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,608.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	1,475.00–1,875.00	1,672.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,472.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,098	1,375.00–1,700.00	1,541.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,181	1,375.00–2,125.00	1,703.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	138.00–140.00	138.82
4	—	1,449	124.00–135.00	131.28
4	—	1,459	150.00–159.00	153.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,360	119.00–121.00	120.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,127	97.00–104.00	99.16
1	—	965	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	104.00	104.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.