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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 10

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

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Feeder Cattle receipts

283 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 465▲ 283 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 50▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 129▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with the rally last Friday on the feeder board. This week started strong, with feeder steers selling $15.00-$20.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$15.00 higher. This week's supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.09/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −97.57 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.

Average price

$322.09

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$56.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.07

vs AR average

−36.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	336.21	1,822	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	279.75	1,518	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.46/cwt here — about $305 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 sale8 hd

322.09

—

AR average10 barns · 240 hd

335.16

−13.07

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−36.58

This barn, trailing median28 sales

419.66

−97.57

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $356.79, median $419.66 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	2,015	161.42	3,253	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	136.99	2,000	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	136.54	1,554	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	120.35	1,215	7thin

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)	1,270	$2,022	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,493	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,375	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$2,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$842	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$135	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	435.73/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,390	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	356.43/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,308	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	407.27/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,576	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,488	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	392.19/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,620	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,501	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	368.26/cwt	353.00–377.00	1,753	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	302.54/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,492	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,502	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	340.31/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,763	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,520	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,935	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,940	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	310.07/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,025	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	699	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,363	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,087	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	787	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,109	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	215.53/cwt	210.00–221.00	2,177	2
Steers	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1	1,275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,423	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	323.35/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,028	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	336.61/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,303	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	302.85/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,175	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	345.62/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,476	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	262.93/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,270	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,429	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	293.68/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,512	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,499	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	288.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,628	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	279.55/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,728	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,673	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,118	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	255.25/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,953	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	206.00/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,597	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	207.21/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,840	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,470	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,585	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,588	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	315.37/cwt	270.00–342.50	1,466	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	284.00/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,485	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	263.39/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,825	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,874	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,972	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,126	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,015	161.42/cwt	159.00–164.00	3,253	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,250	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	131.63/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,426	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	134.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,482	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	141.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,728	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	134.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,943	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	143.69/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,174	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	885	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	970	1,413.79/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,414	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,245	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,022.19/head	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,022	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	842.04/head	190.00–1,400.00	842	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	164.80/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,681	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	135.00/head	135.00–135.00	135	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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 465Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 129Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	425.00–460.00	435.73
6	350–400	387	400.00–412.50	407.27
3	400–450	413	380.00–402.50	392.19
8	450–500	476	353.00–377.00	368.26
4	500–550	518	325.00–357.50	340.31
2	550–600	590	328.00	328.00
1	600–650	610	318.00	318.00
34	650–700	653	310.00–312.50	310.07
1	700–750	735	284.00	284.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	210.00–221.00	215.53
1	1250–1300	1,275	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	367.50	367.50
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	699	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	350.00–365.00	356.43
2	400–450	420	355.00–360.00	357.47
2	450–500	493	295.00–310.00	302.54
1	500–550	505	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	580	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	787	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
12	350–400	387	330.00–342.50	336.61
10	400–450	427	330.00–357.50	345.62
4	500–550	515	285.00–305.00	293.68
10	550–600	564	280.00–300.00	288.67
2	600–650	618	275.00–284.00	279.55
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
5	750–800	765	240.00–259.00	255.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	315.00–335.00	323.35
6	350–400	388	295.00–320.00	302.85
3	450–500	483	250.00–280.00	262.93
2	500–550	540	275.00–280.00	277.52
1	650–700	690	162.00	162.00
2	750–800	775	190.00–222.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	503	284.00	284.00
4	600–650	629	266.00	266.00
2	850–900	888	202.00–212.50	207.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	435.00	435.00
10	350–400	382	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	402	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	810	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	718	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	465	270.00–342.50	315.37
3	500–550	523	265.00–315.00	284.00
3	650–700	693	240.00–275.00	263.39
1	700–750	725	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,442	130.00–139.00	134.76
2	—	1,513	141.00–146.00	143.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	127.50–135.00	131.63
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,020	120.00–125.00	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,103	130.00–140.00	134.37
5	—	1,218	140.00–144.00	141.88
1	—	985	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	159.00–164.00	161.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	2,225.00	2,225.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,270	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,022.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,413.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	145.00–185.00	164.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	190.00–1,400.00	842.04

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.