Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-03-03

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 3
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▲ 252 vs last sale 213▲ 465 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 35▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 23▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was up, selling on a good demand. There was a good offering of weaned calves this week with several drafts. The largest draft was 60 head of heifers weighing 717lb, which brought $252.5 cwt. Feeder steers 300lb-400lb sold $10.00-$15.00 lower, while 500lb-700lb steers sold $10.00-$15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb-400lb sold $10.00-$20.00 lower, while 500lb-700lb heifers sold steady to $5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.37/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −89.35 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$288.37
26 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,531
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$62.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.53
vs AR average
−16.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533292.391,55722
Medium and Large 1-2508280.001,4222thin
Large 2515275.001,4161thin
Medium and Large 2555230.001,2771thin
One grade step is worth $62.39/cwt here — about $281 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 sale26 hd
288.37
—
AR average10 barns · 731 hd
300.90
−12.53
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−16.65
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−89.35
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
421389357325median 377.7203/0205/1807/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,805158.212,8567thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,180135.951,6043thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,3413thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,2835
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,1329
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)922$2,0425
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,9253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)954$1,9116
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)859$1,8167
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,054$1,7216
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,1996
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$2,05610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,8384thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,5423thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$1,4184thin

Every lot

98 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322338.45/cwt310.00–350.001,0905
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324406.53/cwt395.00–415.001,3176
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355393.75/cwt385.00–402.501,3982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365355.38/cwt335.00–377.501,2972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370289.73/cwt285.00–295.001,0722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374397.34/cwt385.00–410.001,4868
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418378.58/cwt355.00–395.001,5824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434336.81/cwt325.00–355.001,4626
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5184
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475322.56/cwt317.50–328.001,5323
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487338.54/cwt326.00–340.001,64911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,6801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516293.21/cwt272.00–312.501,5136
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517324.99/cwt317.50–340.001,68010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567318.37/cwt298.00–332.501,8056
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1623
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638309.93/cwt308.00–330.001,97718
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692299.26/cwt299.00–310.002,07141
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,1212
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320354.12/cwt340.00–360.001,1334
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327320.39/cwt307.50–335.001,0487
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed367332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,2186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370314.86/cwt295.00–325.001,1653
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376330.90/cwt320.00–337.501,2447
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2642
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412329.69/cwt310.00–340.001,3587
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422291.05/cwt265.00–302.501,2285
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480295.00/cwt285.00–300.001,4163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485277.92/cwt270.00–285.001,3485
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490302.69/cwt295.00–320.001,48321
Heifers450–500Large 2495290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4222
Heifers500–550Large 2515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522297.22/cwt287.50–307.501,55117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2771
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571279.98/cwt270.00–290.001,5994
Heifers600–650Large 2635252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644265.64/cwt255.00–267.001,71116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1646267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7257
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,7421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,81060
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy760217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315369.84/cwt360.00–380.001,1652
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326407.15/cwt390.00–427.501,3275
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1362418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,5134
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375356.56/cwt355.00–360.001,3373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430328.00/cwt328.00–328.001,4101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431355.01/cwt350.00–370.001,53012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461340.33/cwt332.50–345.001,5696
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483305.83/cwt290.00–322.501,4772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525299.85/cwt295.00–302.001,57410
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528321.91/cwt320.00–322.501,7004
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,7611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613278.68/cwt272.00–285.001,7086
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,611150.12/cwt143.00–158.002,4184
Bulls——2,053167.01/cwt165.00–169.003,4292
Bulls——2,085173.00/cwt173.00–173.003,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180135.95/cwt135.00–137.001,6043
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28012,487.36/head2,375.00–2,600.002,4872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8251,877.27/head1,800.00–2,100.001,8774
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,382.26/head2,350.00–2,400.002,3823
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28221,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28591,816.42/head1,500.00–2,000.001,8167
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29541,910.97/head1,675.00–2,125.001,9116
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9731,618.70/head1,450.00–1,800.001,6194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29892,269.61/head1,975.00–2,400.002,2703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0562,136.12/head1,800.00–2,450.002,1368
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,341.49/head2,200.00–2,425.002,3413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,925.10/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,282.75/head1,950.00–2,750.002,2835
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,418.32/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4184
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,5381
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,542.05/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5423
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118157.33/cwt145.00–171.001,7592

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.