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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 31

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 436▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 40▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 25▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

HEARD SELL-OUT NEXT MONDAY ON APRIL 7TH

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sold $10.00-$15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to $5.00 higher with a slightly stronger demand than steers compared to last week. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 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 $309.54/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −68.18 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$309.54

28 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$34.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

vs AR average

−11.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	314.74	1,704	21
Medium and Large 1-2	533	304.40	1,621	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	280.02	1,555	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.72/cwt here — about $149 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 sale28 hd

309.54

—

AR average10 barns · 323 hd

305.89

+3.65

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−11.84

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−68.18

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	1,534	159.17	2,442	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	140.80	1,754	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	139.68	2,025	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	118.34	1,243	11

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)	1,134	$2,438	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,989	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,908	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	655	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,345	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,023	$2,316	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$1,126	2thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	467.48/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,440	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,411	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	413.10/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,677	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	414.55/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,704	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,623	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	340.33/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,566	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	369.95/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,735	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	354.66/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,851	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	292.48/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,655	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,770	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	332.79/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,143	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,078	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,265	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	340.85/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,132	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	370.15/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,259	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,342	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	342.76/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,244	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	278.67/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,134	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	359.92/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,508	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	341.36/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,454	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	291.90/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,366	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	345.08/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,643	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	308.79/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,590	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	321.51/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,685	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,591	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	303.74/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,731	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	273.73/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,692	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	289.53/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,818	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,873	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,899	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	765	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,767	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,001	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,427	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,478	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	370.15/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,247	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	400.38/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,497	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	333.44/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,267	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	404.15/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,697	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	340.15/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,439	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	364.79/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,725	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	324.94/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,579	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	324.27/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,638	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	333.62/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,765	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	302.26/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,602	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	323.16/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,848	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	295.98/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,785	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	149.52/cwt	140.00–158.00	2,075	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	173.98/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,024	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	107.46/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,068	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	138.79/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,485	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,305	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	129.65/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,469	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	149.76/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,700	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,160	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,554	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	141.17/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,811	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	139.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,069	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,161	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	785	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	970	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,908.19/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,908	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	2,437.71/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,438	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	2,078.93/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,079	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,102	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,638	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,345.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,345	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	2,315.95/head	2,050.00–2,525.00	2,316	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	1,125.64/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,126	2

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 25Year ago 0

HEARD SELL-OUT NEXT MONDAY ON APRIL 7TH

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	325.00–355.00	340.85
2	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	407	275.00–281.00	278.67
2	450–500	468	270.00–315.00	291.90
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	563	280.00–285.00	282.53
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	353	375.00–385.00	380.04
17	400–450	419	350.00–385.00	359.92
15	450–500	476	330.00–360.00	345.08
13	500–550	524	320.00–322.50	321.51
8	550–600	570	295.00–310.00	303.74
12	600–650	628	275.00–298.00	289.53
1	650–700	675	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	710	267.50	267.50
14	800–850	807	248.00	248.00
1	850–900	865	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	360.00–375.00	370.15
2	350–400	363	335.00–350.00	342.76
7	400–450	426	315.00–347.50	341.36
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	515	307.50–310.00	308.79
2	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	618	270.00–277.50	273.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	355.00–385.00	370.15
3	350–400	380	325.00–345.00	333.44
3	400–450	423	327.50–352.50	340.15
5	450–500	486	310.00–332.50	324.94
2	500–550	530	290.00–315.00	302.26
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	435.00	435.00
5	350–400	374	395.00–407.50	400.38
2	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	505	307.50–330.00	324.27
2	650–700	660	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	378	425.00	425.00
6	400–450	420	392.50–417.50	404.15
6	450–500	473	355.00–372.50	364.79
7	500–550	529	322.50–342.50	333.62
3	550–600	572	315.00–327.50	323.16
2	600–650	603	292.00–300.00	295.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	364	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	430	377.50	377.50
3	450–500	460	340.00–341.00	340.33
4	550–600	566	280.00–315.00	292.48
2	600–650	630	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	790	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
11	400–450	406	400.00–415.00	413.10
2	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
2	950–1000	968	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	465.00–470.00	467.48
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
6	400–450	411	400.00–420.00	414.55
5	450–500	469	367.50–380.00	369.95
7	500–550	522	349.00–360.00	354.66
30	600–650	644	325.00–335.00	332.79
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	137.00–142.00	138.79
3	—	1,125	115.00–117.00	116.03
5	—	994	102.00–112.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,490	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,481	137.00–142.00	139.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	145.00–154.00	149.76
2	—	1,133	127.00–132.00	129.65
12	—	1,283	137.50–144.00	141.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	171.00–177.00	173.98
2	—	1,695	168.00–169.00	168.49
5	—	1,388	140.00–158.00	149.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	970	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	168.00	168.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,908.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,269	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,078.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,134	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,437.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,925.00	2,925.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	655	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	2	—	1,000	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,345.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	2,050.00–2,525.00	2,315.95

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	2	—	883	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.64

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.