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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 5

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

284 head

▼ 399 vs last sale 683▼ 214 vs year ago 498 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 70▲ 8 vs year ago 21 · +38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 30▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was lighter with less offerings on weaned calves this week. On a light test feeder steers and heifers sold $20.00-$30.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $8.00 higher. Demand was strong.

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 $338.04/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −39.68 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$338.04

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$45.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.06

vs AR average

+5.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	348.18	1,876	29
Medium and Large 1-2	547	328.22	1,794	12thin
Medium and Large 2	538	302.78	1,629	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.41/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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

338.04

—

AR average8 barns · 243 hd

321.98

+16.06

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+5.22

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−39.68

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	—	Average	1,412	177.74	2,510	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,273	154.96	1,973	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	149.03	1,838	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	130.75	1,309	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	762	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$1,766	2thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,479	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	462.72/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,694	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,682	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	427.02/cwt	412.50–432.50	1,798	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,621	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,773	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	429.80/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,054	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	366.86/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,761	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	389.50/cwt	367.50–400.00	2,045	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,921	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	348.74/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,068	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	344.27/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,128	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	334.76/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,226	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,135	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,231	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	397.26/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,251	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	433.61/cwt	422.50–450.00	1,379	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	355	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,340	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	418.53/cwt	390.00–437.50	1,553	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	378.44/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,612	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	428	379.14/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,623	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	340.25/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,460	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	353.96/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,664	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	341.86/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,607	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	302.96/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,575	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	354.97/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,878	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	331.65/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,761	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	324.79/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,825	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	565	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,709	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	333.70/cwt	332.50–334.00	1,899	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	309.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	610	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	298.73/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,822	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	275.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,733	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	282.67/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,888	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,081	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,030	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,047	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	412.74/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,279	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	460.48/cwt	447.50–477.50	1,672	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	433.34/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,616	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,684	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	405.54/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,699	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	410.23/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,731	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	388.18/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,642	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,631	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	380.42/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,746	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	361.46/cwt	342.50–372.50	1,898	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	331.56/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,887	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,846	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	306.53/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,772	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	313.75/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,867	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	296.28/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,807	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	291.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,803	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	620	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,969	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,893	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,856	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,412	177.74/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,510	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,309	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,644	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,625	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	154.96/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,973	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	152.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,997	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	762	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	810	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,590	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	1,765.85/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 683Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 70Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	422.50–450.00	433.61
6	350–400	371	390.00–437.50	418.53
7	400–450	426	367.50–387.50	378.44
3	450–500	470	345.00–370.00	353.96
22	500–550	529	330.00–367.50	354.97
5	550–600	569	332.50–334.00	333.70
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	668	275.00–287.50	282.67
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	925	225.00	225.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	200.00	200.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	355.00	355.00
6	500–550	531	327.50–332.50	331.65
6	550–600	562	300.00–330.00	324.79
2	600–650	610	297.50–300.00	298.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	390.00–405.00	397.26
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	429	325.00–355.00	340.25
4	450–500	470	340.00–345.00	341.86
3	500–550	520	280.00–317.50	302.96
2	600–650	630	270.00–280.00	275.12
1	850–900	880	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	428	367.50–385.00	379.14
2	550–600	565	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	655	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	375.00–380.00	377.50
1	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	309.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	437.50	437.50
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	620	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	425.00–442.50	433.34
5	400–450	419	402.50–407.50	405.54
2	550–600	575	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	447.50–477.50	460.48
5	400–450	422	390.00–427.50	410.23
14	450–500	459	375.00–400.00	380.42
6	500–550	525	342.50–372.50	361.46
7	550–600	569	322.50–345.00	331.56
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	405.00–420.00	412.74
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	423	370.00–407.50	388.18
3	550–600	578	297.50–317.50	306.53
4	600–650	619	280.00–300.00	291.23
1	700–750	735	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	970	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	450	362.50	362.50
2	550–600	595	310.00–317.50	313.75
2	600–650	610	292.50–300.00	296.28
1	650–700	670	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	366	445.00–470.00	462.72
5	400–450	421	412.50–432.50	427.02
5	450–500	478	420.00–440.00	429.80
8	500–550	525	367.50–400.00	389.50
2	550–600	593	347.50–350.00	348.74
4	600–650	618	337.50–350.00	344.27
17	650–700	665	330.00–336.00	334.76
1	700–750	730	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	780	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	350	422.50	422.50
7	400–450	421	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	480	360.00–372.50	366.86
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	407.50	407.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,590	152.50	152.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	762	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,765.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	140.00–143.00	141.64
3	—	1,118	145.00–149.00	147.01
8	—	1,309	150.00–160.00	152.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	151.00–159.00	154.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	130.00–131.00	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	172.00–181.00	177.74

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.