Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-08-04

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 4
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
540 head
▲ 143 vs last sale 397▲ 362 vs year ago 178 · +203.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 20▲ 23 vs year ago 27 · +85.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 30▲ 104 vs year ago 3 · +3,466.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with a break in the hot weather, receipts were up this week, supported in part by a couple of herd sell-outs. Feeder steers 300lb-500lb sold $5.00-$10.00 higher, while 600lb-700lb steers saw even stronger gains, selling $10.00-$15.00 higher. Feeder heifers experienced slightly lighter demand compared to the previous week, with prices $5.00-$10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a good, consistent demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $380.17/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −39.49 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$380.17
47 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs AR average
−9.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545383.972,09142
Medium and Large 2529348.231,8425thin
One grade step is worth $35.75/cwt here — about $249 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale47 hd
380.17
—
AR average8 barns · 244 hd
381.38
−1.21
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−9.85
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
−39.49
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—High1,586181.042,8718thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,440164.242,3654thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203160.121,9266thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,023125.471,2838thin

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)1,080$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$3,0148
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,95713
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$2,7034thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,192$2,6994thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,355$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$3,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,2469
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,9035

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205425.00/cwt425.00–425.008711
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,2921
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270532.50/cwt505.00–560.001,4382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326392.34/cwt365.00–422.501,2794
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340489.85/cwt480.00–500.001,6652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1353481.00/cwt481.00–481.001,6985
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6751
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418395.96/cwt375.00–400.001,6556
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420435.03/cwt415.00–441.001,82713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462351.21/cwt345.00–352.501,6236
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464417.63/cwt400.00–422.501,93815
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490387.47/cwt385.00–390.001,8992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520339.71/cwt330.00–360.001,7663
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525387.06/cwt380.00–402.502,03223
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567382.19/cwt365.00–389.002,16718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,9551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0361
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1620262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6284
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621366.34/cwt360.00–372.502,27521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658356.94/cwt332.50–361.002,3499
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688307.47/cwt305.00–310.002,1152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5212
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5533
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818288.07/cwt280.00–296.002,3562
Steers800–850Small and Medium 1838240.81/cwt240.00–265.002,01830
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885286.32/cwt280.00–292.502,5342
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215554.30/cwt535.00–580.001,1923
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3248
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320386.91/cwt375.00–400.001,2384
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2353370.33/cwt366.00–375.001,3073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1392385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,50912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412345.69/cwt325.00–365.001,4247
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430382.85/cwt370.00–400.001,64620
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed431385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6594
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466337.50/cwt320.00–345.001,57311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481361.42/cwt355.00–375.001,7385
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483340.78/cwt332.50–345.001,6463
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529341.01/cwt330.00–345.001,8049
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538335.53/cwt335.00–337.501,8059
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,8182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580337.60/cwt325.00–362.001,95839
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615325.08/cwt320.00–330.001,9993
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660311.65/cwt310.00–315.002,0573
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Full712274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,9512
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1872
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1818266.31/cwt260.00–272.502,1782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313505.20/cwt500.00–510.001,5812
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,4922
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379394.12/cwt375.00–405.001,4944
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6391
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408371.21/cwt365.00–377.501,5152
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434398.95/cwt385.00–412.501,7316
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7636
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471385.22/cwt375.00–392.501,81414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477347.50/cwt330.00–365.001,6585
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523367.62/cwt355.00–375.001,92313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529333.06/cwt320.00–345.001,7624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573339.79/cwt330.00–352.501,9473
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589314.47/cwt290.00–325.001,8525
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605325.16/cwt322.50–328.001,9673
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9913
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663318.71/cwt315.00–322.502,1132
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712293.35/cwt287.50–297.502,0893
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2878239.99/cwt235.00–245.002,1072
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,6571
Bulls——1,495169.49/cwt168.00–172.002,5343
Bulls——1,728183.46/cwt180.00–186.003,1704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900104.58/cwt97.50–112.509412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043132.94/cwt132.00–134.001,3872
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065141.05/cwt140.00–142.001,5022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083123.29/cwt120.00–127.501,3352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193156.69/cwt152.00–159.001,8694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223166.99/cwt165.00–169.002,0422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,0931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,487165.32/cwt164.00–167.002,4583
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0502,854.76/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8553
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1252,797.78/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7982
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1303,359.29/head3,100.00–3,600.003,3595
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28422,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0522,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0803,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,956.91/head2,700.00–3,400.002,95713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1733,056.72/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1922,698.87/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6994
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2073,051.39/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1803,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2053,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251

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.