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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jan 20

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 277 vs last sale 109▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was heavier this week, with brutal cold temperatures this morning the ground was good and froze allowing some to get into their pastures, while some were probably too busy busting ice to get their calves to the market today. It was a mix of offerings today on feeders with some quality offerings to some plainer offerings mostly unweaned, demand was good. Supply of slaughter cattle was light, no trends were determined this week due to the light supply last week.

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 $281.97/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −95.75 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$281.97

55 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$18.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs AR average

−22.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	286.93	1,535	39
Medium and Large 1-2	558	277.50	1,548	2thin
Medium and Large 2	560	268.79	1,506	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $28 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale55 hd

281.97

—

AR average11 barns · 805 hd

280.81

+1.16

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−22.45

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−95.75

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	—	High	1,807	162.13	2,930	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	119.50	1,410	2thin

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)	1,310	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	802	$975	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,524	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	355.45/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,528	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	324.63/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,399	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	346.24/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,631	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,454	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 2	490	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,107	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	336.97/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,739	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,534	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	552	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,303	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	287.64/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,625	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,817	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,786	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	305.86/cwt	292.00–318.00	1,909	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	255.07/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,722	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	274.67/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,868	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	261.39/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,916	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,999	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	344.32/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,112	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	324.34/cwt	322.50–331.00	1,100	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	330.68/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,263	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	302.02/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,157	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,266	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	295.94/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,258	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	317.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,360	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	460	245.03/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,127	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	462	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,005	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,392	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	274.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,287	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	306.73/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,451	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,356	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	272.33/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,413	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	290.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,526	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,548	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	277.63/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,555	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	267.37/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,543	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	266.37/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,644	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,600	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,766	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	241.60/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,742	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,637	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	203.64/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,690	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	923	203.28/cwt	192.50–214.00	1,876	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,824	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	376.74/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,405	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	338.96/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,268	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,353	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	371.72/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,531	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	322.34/cwt	297.50–334.00	1,396	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	458	260.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,191	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	333.96/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,536	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	297.68/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,396	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	315.27/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,592	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	285.03/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,485	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	255.34/cwt	242.00–272.50	1,440	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	281.40/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,610	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	291.57/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,685	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	268.78/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,674	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,702	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,782	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	225.00/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,553	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,807	162.13/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,930	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,289	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,528	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	802	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	2,205.18/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,205	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 109Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	355.00	355.00
7	550–600	572	278.00–290.00	281.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	250.00–270.00	260.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	334.00–340.00	338.96
3	400–450	433	297.50–334.00	322.34
4	450–500	469	285.00–307.50	297.68
5	500–550	521	275.00–300.00	285.03
4	550–600	564	242.00–272.50	255.34
3	600–650	623	257.50–275.00	268.78
3	650–700	690	220.00–227.50	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	373	370.00–385.00	376.74
3	400–450	412	365.00–375.00	371.72
3	450–500	460	330.00–342.00	333.96
5	500–550	505	311.00–317.50	315.27
17	550–600	578	281.00–294.00	291.57
1	650–700	675	264.00	264.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	285.00–293.00	287.64
2	600–650	618	288.00–290.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	302.50–335.00	324.63
2	450–500	473	307.50	307.50
3	500–550	548	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	675	245.00–265.00	255.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	365	417.50	417.50
7	400–450	430	350.00–366.00	355.45
11	450–500	471	330.00–352.00	346.24
18	500–550	516	320.00–350.00	336.97
1	550–600	590	308.00	308.00
20	600–650	624	292.00–318.00	305.86
3	650–700	680	274.00–275.00	274.67
1	700–750	735	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	733	255.00–268.00	261.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	252.00	252.00
2	450–500	460	242.50–247.50	245.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	312.50	312.50
6	450–500	468	297.50	297.50
2	550–600	558	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	322.50–331.00	324.34
5	350–400	383	275.00–312.00	302.02
8	400–450	425	292.50–307.50	295.94
4	450–500	468	270.00–285.00	274.93
4	500–550	519	268.00–278.00	272.33
10	550–600	577	260.00–275.00	267.37
1	600–650	645	248.00	248.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	765	214.00	214.00
2	800–850	830	192.00–215.00	203.64
2	900–950	923	192.50–214.00	203.28
1	950–1000	955	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	323	344.00–345.00	344.32
3	350–400	382	320.00–345.00	330.68
11	400–450	429	310.00–320.00	317.02
11	450–500	473	290.00–312.00	306.73
28	500–550	525	280.00–305.00	290.59
11	550–600	560	277.00–284.00	277.63
9	600–650	617	262.00–280.00	266.37
1	650–700	660	267.50	267.50
5	700–750	721	240.00–242.00	241.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	802	975.00	975.00

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	—	1,063	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,205.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,295	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,807	160.00–163.00	162.13

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.