Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-06-30

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 30
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▼ 194 vs last sale 557▲ 189 vs year ago 174 · +108.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 30▲ 66 vs year ago 30 · +220.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 7▲ 87 vs year ago 3 · +2,900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers 300lb-500lb sold $15.00 higher, while feeder heifers 400lb-600lb sold $15.00 higher. Offerings on feeders this week were mostly 300lb-500lb, while feeders over 600lb were not tested well. Slaughter cattle sold $6.00-$12.00 higher, selling on a strong offering this week. 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 $346.18/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −31.54 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$346.18
40 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$62.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.34
vs AR average
+3.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510352.001,79530
Medium and Large 1553333.001,8419thin
Medium and Large 2550290.001,5951thin
One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd
346.18
—
AR average4 barns · 94 hd
324.83
+21.34
National average21 barns · 2,053 hd
342.96
+3.22
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−31.54
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—Average1,300197.002,5611thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,348162.932,1958thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,207158.901,91733
CowsLean 85-90%Low986149.281,47224

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,7272thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,6427
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$2,3528
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$2,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,052$1,8625
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$3,1958
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,8727
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$1,7797

Every lot

105 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,1721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323369.71/cwt352.50–405.001,1944
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333488.60/cwt475.00–495.001,6273
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy333328.63/cwt320.00–335.001,0943
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4843
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added365422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,5423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380437.40/cwt430.00–445.001,6622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy405321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,3001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415424.38/cwt417.50–425.001,76113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy438385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6862
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455391.25/cwt390.00–392.501,7802
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7161
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518379.45/cwt360.00–395.001,9663
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562362.99/cwt360.00–364.002,0404
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,2633
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1731
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055264.00/cwt264.00–264.002,7851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy330335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333374.25/cwt350.00–380.001,2466
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy355320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1361
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366355.95/cwt340.00–370.001,3037
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1406375.51/cwt370.00–376.001,52512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418308.36/cwt305.00–312.501,2893
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6749
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full465265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,4222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,79530
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1531335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7793
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,8726
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5691
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740260.06/cwt240.00–270.001,9243
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0941
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed795270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1471
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0371
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,1951
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,195192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,2941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy313339.60/cwt330.00–350.001,0632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2329428.82/cwt420.00–445.001,4118
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy338430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4532
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2394417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,6456
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added415412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,7121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417412.28/cwt405.00–420.001,7199
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463373.88/cwt370.00–390.001,7318
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465332.50/cwt327.50–345.001,5464
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8154
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy498355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7682
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510367.79/cwt355.00–372.001,8764
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8703
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9212
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2604330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9937
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0415
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785247.45/cwt245.00–252.501,9423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,300197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,5611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%905136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2311
Cows—Lean 85-90%981144.92/cwt141.00–149.001,42210
Cows—Lean 85-90%996153.65/cwt150.00–159.001,53013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147151.95/cwt148.00–154.001,7436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208158.87/cwt155.00–165.001,91922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272167.40/cwt167.00–168.002,1295
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,298168.53/cwt168.00–169.002,1882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,364161.06/cwt158.00–163.002,1976
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8951,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,862.43/head1,725.00–2,025.001,8625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,727.13/head2,650.00–2,800.002,7272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,642.20/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6427
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,469.62/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4707
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,850.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,397.56/head3,300.00–3,500.003,3982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,250.00/head3,200.00–3,300.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,753.33/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2333,497.30/head3,000.00–3,800.003,4973
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,888.24/head2,700.00–3,100.002,8882
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5492
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0511,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7506
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,1161

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.