Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-04-28

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 28
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 464▲ 514 vs year ago 169 · +304.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 100▲ 40 vs year ago 30 · +133.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 115▲ 16 vs year ago 14 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply on feeders was up this week, with a stronger offering of feeder heifers than steers. 2 stand-out drafts of heifers were 108 head that weighed 492lb that brought 342.25cwt and another draft of 76 head that weighed 663lb that sold for 302.50cwt. Heifers sold $5.00-$15.00, while steers sold steady to $8.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $7.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good, with a strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.94/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −55.77 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$321.94
46 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.91
vs AR average
−7.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532331.101,76020
Medium and Large 1-2514319.981,64522
Medium and Large 2559286.961,6044thin
One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale46 hd
321.94
—
AR average9 barns · 303 hd
310.04
+11.91
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−7.40
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−55.77
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—Average1,506163.062,4557thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,343148.851,9995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,168144.641,69019
CowsLean 85-90%Average933114.871,07211

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)1,388$2,5462thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$2,3874thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,2363thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,2001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)859$1,7703thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,850$4,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,9501thin

Every lot

110 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 1315440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed345485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382429.29/cwt422.50–435.001,6403
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,6718
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420415.75/cwt405.00–432.501,7465
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440374.83/cwt360.00–390.001,6492
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8171
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470381.64/cwt371.00–392.501,7942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,7381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2497355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518354.10/cwt350.00–367.501,8346
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608311.64/cwt310.00–315.001,8953
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,08612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,13211
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,1301
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0932
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,22511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320397.49/cwt390.00–402.501,2725
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332357.03/cwt350.00–370.001,1853
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365381.73/cwt370.00–392.501,3934
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371375.85/cwt372.50–377.501,3946
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418347.49/cwt345.00–350.001,4532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418320.07/cwt317.50–322.501,3382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421358.47/cwt350.00–365.001,5095
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,5306
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440328.67/cwt327.50–331.001,4463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed451377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,70093
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed484375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8157
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1491342.27/cwt330.00–355.001,681111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed512322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,65110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516317.88/cwt310.00–320.001,64012
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526336.18/cwt320.00–342.001,76817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,7731
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573267.66/cwt255.00–280.001,5342
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,7171
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620303.53/cwt288.00–308.001,88214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665300.12/cwt276.00–302.501,99684
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8592
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726264.59/cwt264.00–267.501,9216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9252
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6891
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7321
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9462
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy986201.46/cwt200.00–207.501,9865
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325389.44/cwt377.50–412.501,2664
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345428.75/cwt425.00–432.501,4792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358375.07/cwt360.00–385.001,3433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370418.27/cwt412.50–425.001,5486
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2374394.02/cwt380.00–402.501,4745
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421366.88/cwt357.50–375.001,5454
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465368.72/cwt367.50–370.001,7152
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482344.84/cwt327.50–355.001,6623
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523322.00/cwt300.00–337.501,6849
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525334.33/cwt331.00–341.001,7553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533346.39/cwt340.00–351.001,8469
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed553323.73/cwt320.00–327.501,7902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2566322.08/cwt322.00–322.501,8236
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578297.41/cwt280.00–314.001,7194
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8141
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618311.05/cwt305.00–317.501,9223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620307.46/cwt305.00–310.001,9062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640269.01/cwt265.00–271.001,7229
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677282.00/cwt280.00–286.001,9093
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,6951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2732270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,0051
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170146.56/cwt140.00–153.001,7152
Bulls——1,640169.66/cwt165.00–175.002,7825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%895104.32/cwt100.00–108.009345
Cows—Lean 85-90%911122.24/cwt120.00–128.001,1144
Cows—Lean 85-90%980113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,053137.56/cwt136.00–139.001,4494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195144.65/cwt140.00–149.001,72911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210151.69/cwt150.00–155.001,8354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355148.08/cwt146.00–149.002,0063
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8504,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28591,769.57/head1,500.00–1,900.001,7703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,235.78/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,386.62/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3882,546.49/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001

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.