Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-04-21

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 21
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 439▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 88▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 28▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week's supply was up from last week, with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Feeder steers 300 lb- 500 lb sold steady to $2.00 lower, while 500 lb- 700 lb steers sold steady to $5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300 lb- 500 lb sold $10.00-$15.00 lower, while 500 lb- 700 lb heifers sold steady to $5.00 higher. Attendance was good with good demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.69/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −74.03 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$303.69
42 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$27.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.99
vs AR average
−26.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549310.751,70521
Medium and Large 1-2538306.431,64712thin
Medium and Large 2551283.551,5629thin
One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale42 hd
303.69
—
AR average9 barns · 359 hd
300.69
+2.99
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−26.26
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−74.03
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—Low1,789167.302,9937thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,350145.901,96916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,175143.991,69121
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low917117.231,07510

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,144$2,8634thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$2,52311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,3676
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,057$2,3183thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)992$2,3002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,2516
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,9473thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,017$2,8523thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$2,7503thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)937$2,4865
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)999$1,9007

Every lot

120 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322450.14/cwt431.00–456.001,4499
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325423.49/cwt423.00–425.001,3764
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy344426.62/cwt425.00–430.001,4683
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5894
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386422.43/cwt420.00–430.001,63114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408419.11/cwt415.00–425.001,7103
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430373.68/cwt367.50–380.001,6072
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6941
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463375.13/cwt365.00–405.001,73732
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed471390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8371
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484331.12/cwt322.50–350.001,6033
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495357.47/cwt355.00–362.501,7693
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528321.29/cwt305.00–335.001,6964
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529353.71/cwt340.00–362.501,87122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7921
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567348.27/cwt330.00–367.501,9759
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy602307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618331.29/cwt330.00–332.502,0472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626319.77/cwt317.50–327.502,00211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy650271.00/cwt270.00–272.001,7622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661316.06/cwt290.00–320.002,08914
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773276.15/cwt270.00–282.502,1352
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0731
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,0581
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319390.75/cwt380.00–402.501,2469
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,33219
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371375.01/cwt370.00–385.001,3916
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378331.65/cwt325.00–340.001,2543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full406310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,25912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429351.54/cwt337.50–367.501,50817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430312.94/cwt287.50–325.001,3463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453331.26/cwt330.00–332.501,5012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474328.13/cwt320.00–332.501,55515
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483311.15/cwt307.50–315.001,5032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490311.24/cwt310.00–312.501,5252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523321.86/cwt320.00–330.001,6838
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527292.90/cwt275.00–310.001,5445
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529311.72/cwt300.00–315.001,64910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy542304.17/cwt300.00–310.001,6493
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571303.84/cwt292.50–315.001,73510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy573262.49/cwt260.00–265.001,5042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6242
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588281.22/cwt275.00–287.501,6542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7855
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615284.96/cwt280.00–290.001,7532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy626278.26/cwt275.00–282.501,7425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631278.18/cwt276.00–285.001,7554
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635271.88/cwt265.00–277.501,7264
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666283.30/cwt280.00–285.001,8879
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673257.72/cwt245.00–265.001,7343
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1711265.34/cwt260.00–271.001,8876
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723236.67/cwt220.00–253.001,7112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,9002
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8171
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9805
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1882236.68/cwt235.00–240.002,0883
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918240.10/cwt235.00–245.002,2042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,4321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6061
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512325.11/cwt315.00–330.001,6653
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523359.13/cwt355.00–365.001,8783
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2534338.42/cwt332.50–345.001,8078
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555333.74/cwt332.50–335.001,8522
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,7781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,8572
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623303.80/cwt300.00–307.501,8932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,9441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1561
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,155205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,683163.20/cwt162.00–165.002,7474
Bulls——1,930172.77/cwt170.00–176.003,3343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%835115.04/cwt114.00–116.009612
Cows—Lean 85-90%913101.98/cwt90.00–109.009313
Cows—Lean 85-90%943134.85/cwt132.00–138.001,2722
Cows—Lean 85-90%958122.21/cwt117.00–126.001,1713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,141141.57/cwt137.00–145.001,6159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170131.34/cwt130.00–133.001,5372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206148.70/cwt146.00–153.001,79310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,321147.88/cwt146.00–153.001,95310
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397142.61/cwt138.00–145.001,9926
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29922,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0052,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0572,317.51/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,863.39/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,947.49/head1,900.00–2,025.001,9473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1512,367.34/head1,900.00–2,600.002,3676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1512,251.40/head1,800.00–2,500.002,2516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1892,534.84/head1,900.00–2,950.002,53510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9432,290.19/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,928.57/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,725.00/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29991,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9007

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.