Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-05-12

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 12
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
559 head
▲ 275 vs last sale 284▲ 237 vs year ago 322 · +73.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 29▲ 21 vs year ago 32 · +65.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 15▲ 30 vs year ago 30 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, this week's offerings were mostly unweaned calves, which sold unevenly. Steers and heifers sold $8.00 lower to $10.00 higher, with stronger demand for weaned calves. One standout group was a draft of 38 weaned steers weighing 715lb that sold for 321.00cwt.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $364.13/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −55.53 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$364.13
103 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$290
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$53.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs AR average
−20.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532377.412,00919thin
Medium and Large 1-2513362.501,86081
Medium and Large 2530324.191,7193thin
One grade step is worth $53.22/cwt here — about $290 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 sale103 hd
364.13
—
AR average8 barns · 494 hd
363.76
+0.38
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−20.47
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
−55.53
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
506451397343median 419.6603/0205/1807/1309/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,718176.723,03610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,422150.272,1378thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,241149.741,8589thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,010125.361,26614

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)1,075$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,5004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,105$2,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,3652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,201$2,1674thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,183$2,0882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$2,0102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$3,3123thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,038$3,1493thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,385$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,8501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)907$1,7116

Every lot

108 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Full315405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,5441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367474.97/cwt460.00–495.001,7435
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy438399.97/cwt395.00–405.001,7522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473402.88/cwt395.00–420.001,9064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7225
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490367.42/cwt360.00–375.001,8002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added499398.00/cwt398.00–398.001,98625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2499380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8968
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,86081
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518385.28/cwt377.50–410.001,99615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518326.28/cwt325.00–327.501,6902
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585356.34/cwt352.50–359.002,0853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9031
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1581
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,8221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0782
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,29538
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed725302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1901
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9971
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,2981
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,3831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322380.73/cwt372.50–390.001,2263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323417.42/cwt407.50–427.501,3482
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added334420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,40326
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy335392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,3151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369372.49/cwt362.50–380.001,3745
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382404.06/cwt380.00–422.501,5448
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423360.70/cwt357.50–365.001,5268
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423330.03/cwt325.00–335.001,3962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437390.38/cwt385.00–400.001,70622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484344.97/cwt342.50–352.501,67022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484331.58/cwt330.00–340.001,6056
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522319.98/cwt315.00–322.501,6703
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7462
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530332.85/cwt320.00–337.501,76419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566316.53/cwt302.50–320.001,79211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575265.93/cwt262.00–270.001,5292
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1604309.59/cwt305.00–312.501,8706
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626273.75/cwt267.50–280.001,7146
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666289.37/cwt284.00–292.501,9276
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,7961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8982
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,0112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732271.72/cwt260.00–278.001,9893
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777254.29/cwt250.00–275.001,9768
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810266.95/cwt247.50–272.002,1625
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,1861
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,2071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322464.16/cwt455.00–477.501,4953
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323408.00/cwt385.00–440.001,3186
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed325520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360456.55/cwt432.50–472.501,6443
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378415.37/cwt380.00–432.501,5705
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,6291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426433.08/cwt422.50–450.001,8454
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433393.21/cwt355.00–417.501,70313
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471389.92/cwt385.00–400.001,8378
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6792
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512361.85/cwt350.00–367.501,8539
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525335.55/cwt330.00–337.501,7624
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2536335.59/cwt322.50–342.501,7994
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560339.40/cwt325.00–352.501,9014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7331
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631317.46/cwt315.00–325.002,0034
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655283.60/cwt280.00–292.501,8584
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655273.75/cwt262.50–285.001,7932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy678275.26/cwt268.00–278.001,8664
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,8441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758264.50/cwt264.00–265.002,0054
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,3131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,627176.83/cwt174.00–181.002,8776
Bulls——1,663163.11/cwt159.00–167.002,7132
Bulls——2,045190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,8862
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81599.30/cwt92.00–108.008093
Cows—Lean 85-90%966131.29/cwt127.00–135.001,2684
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047122.22/cwt118.00–125.001,2803
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171141.34/cwt136.00–145.001,6554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228145.09/cwt142.00–147.001,7823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247152.07/cwt150.00–159.001,8966
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320146.56/cwt146.00–147.001,9352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456151.50/cwt151.00–153.002,2066
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,273.81/head3,250.00–3,300.003,2742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,318.03/head3,200.00–3,400.003,3182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1032,364.97/head2,100.00–2,575.002,3652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,088.11/head2,075.00–2,100.002,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2012,167.27/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,010.07/head1,975.00–2,050.002,0102
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29071,711.28/head1,400.00–1,875.001,7116
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,054212.59/cwt202.00–245.002,2415

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.