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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Feb 3

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 425 vs last sale 676▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 34▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, selling on a light test feeder steers sold $3.00-$4.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00-$4.00 higher.

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 $275.65/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −102.07 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$275.65

31 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.43

vs AR average

−23.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	285.51	1,596	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	267.75	1,466	4thin
Medium and Large 2	541	259.43	1,404	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

275.65

—

AR average9 barns · 464 hd

292.08

−16.43

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−23.21

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−102.07

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	—	Low	1,874	148.67	2,786	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	135.13	1,726	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	133.99	2,008	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	98.58	1,000	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,781	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

97 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 2Thin Fleshed	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	400.15/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,341	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	324.88/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,196	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	342.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,448	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	361.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,549	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,637	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	327.10/cwt	317.00–338.00	1,717	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	338.26/cwt	314.00–342.50	1,935	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,676	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,641	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,909	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	284.51/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,915	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,711	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,773	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,427	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	359.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,098	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	317.24/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,018	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	339.25/cwt	336.00–342.50	1,153	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	373	338.74/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,264	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	328.46/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,225	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	342.34/cwt	342.00–343.00	1,318	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	308.27/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,187	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,406	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	327.90/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,397	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	309.59/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,467	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	508	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,427	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	291.82/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,520	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,457	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	265.63/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,421	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,338	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,471	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,641	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,562	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	273.06/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,797	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	230.20/cwt	217.50–243.00	1,538	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	247.83/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,772	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	241.95/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,875	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	336.49/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,083	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,387	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,323	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	319.77/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,215	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,483	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,408	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	291.70/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,406	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,608	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,548	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	294.49/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,561	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,715	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	246.54/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,672	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,789	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	241.50/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,751	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,907	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,078	173.01/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,865	2
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,120	171.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,921	2
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,173	171.66/cwt	171.00–173.00	2,014	3
Bulls	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,235	174.50/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,155	2
Bulls	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,255	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,171	1
Bulls	1300–1350	Medium and Large 1	1,320	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,231	1
Bulls	1350–1400	Medium and Large 1	1,365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,321	1
Bulls	1450–1500	Medium and Large 1	1,455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,474	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	153.59/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,980	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,005	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	104.46/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,144	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,794	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	133.41/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,706	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,583	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,673	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	137.65/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,127	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,781.40/head	1,575.00–1,890.00	1,781	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 676Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week, selling on a light test feeder steers sold $3.00-$4.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00-$4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	365	375.00–385.00	380.00
4	500–550	501	321.00	321.00
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	688	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	745	256.00	256.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	170.00–176.00	173.01
2	1100–1150	1,120	170.00–173.00	171.53
3	1150–1200	1,173	171.00–173.00	171.66
2	1200–1250	1,235	171.00–178.00	174.50
1	1250–1300	1,255	173.00	173.00
1	1300–1350	1,320	169.00	169.00
1	1350–1400	1,365	170.00	170.00
1	1450–1500	1,455	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	342.50	342.50
8	500–550	516	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	320.00–353.00	336.49
4	350–400	380	310.00–345.00	319.77
3	400–450	440	310.00–330.00	320.00
5	450–500	482	290.00–292.50	291.70
1	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	678	245.00–248.00	246.54
2	700–750	725	234.00–249.00	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	530	294.00–295.00	294.49
1	650–700	675	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	525	277.50	277.50
2	550–600	570	258.00	258.00
3	700–750	715	247.50–248.00	247.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	336.00–342.50	339.25
2	350–400	373	320.00–337.50	328.46
1	400–450	410	343.00	343.00
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	508	280.00–282.00	280.99
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	305.00–335.00	317.24
3	350–400	385	300.00–320.00	308.27
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	535	260.00–272.00	265.63
2	550–600	568	235.00–236.00	235.50
1	600–650	620	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	668	217.50–243.00	230.20
3	700–750	725	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	337.50–342.50	338.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	355.00–365.00	359.92
3	350–400	385	342.00–343.00	342.34
7	400–450	426	321.00–340.00	327.90
4	450–500	474	285.00–325.00	309.59
7	500–550	521	282.50–305.00	291.82
11	550–600	583	281.50	281.50
17	650–700	658	260.00–275.00	273.06
1	700–750	715	252.00	252.00
2	750–800	775	240.00–244.00	241.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	322.50–327.50	324.88
2	400–450	423	340.00–345.00	342.37
1	450–500	490	334.00	334.00
2	550–600	573	290.00–295.00	292.53
1	600–650	625	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	690	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	745	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	395.00–405.00	400.15
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	428	350.00–375.00	361.99
7	550–600	572	314.00–342.50	338.26
1	600–650	645	296.00	296.00
2	650–700	673	282.00–287.00	284.51
1	1150–1200	1,150	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	525	317.00–338.00	327.10

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,265	1,575.00–1,890.00	1,781.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,580	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	137.00–138.00	137.65
1	—	1,360	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	120.00–127.00	123.66
6	—	1,279	129.00–138.00	133.41
6	—	1,275	140.00–142.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,095	104.00–105.00	104.46
2	—	1,010	99.00–100.00	99.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,940	148.00–163.00	153.59

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.