Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-08-11

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 11
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 540▲ 15 vs year ago 708 · +2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 50▼ 113 vs year ago 164 · −68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 107▲ 5 vs year ago 35 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers traded unevenly on a mixed offering of both weaned and unweaned calves. Prices ranged from $10.00 lower to $13.00 higher, reflecting variable demand and quality across the offering. Feeder heifers saw a slightly stronger demand, trading $10.00 to $20.00 higher. Buyers showed increased interest in heavier and well-conditioned lots. Slaughter cattle continued to strengthen, selling $5.00 to $10.00 higher, supported by solid packer interest and tightening supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.12/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −24.60 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$353.12
39 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,914
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.42
vs AR average
+2.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544356.941,94128
Medium and Large 1-2538352.191,8958thin
Medium and Large 2535320.001,7123thin
One grade step is worth $36.94/cwt here — about $229 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 sale39 hd
353.12
—
AR average7 barns · 273 hd
348.71
+4.42
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
+2.31
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−24.60
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—Average1,643188.093,0919thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,328167.452,2243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228161.651,9859thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,016134.641,3687thin

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)1,000$3,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,185$3,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$3,0003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,256$2,7974thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,6654thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$3,3163thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,6252thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,9252thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1151
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325512.00/cwt512.00–512.001,6644
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330449.85/cwt445.00–455.001,4852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1349500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,74513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6795
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed364451.38/cwt425.00–455.001,6439
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373404.69/cwt385.00–415.001,5093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9551
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428373.70/cwt365.00–380.001,5998
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436417.18/cwt410.00–422.501,8197
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474404.85/cwt385.00–430.001,91915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed476420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9994
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522388.47/cwt375.00–402.502,0286
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0294
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565386.21/cwt370.00–390.002,18214
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1381
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575348.75/cwt347.50–350.002,0052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605369.77/cwt367.50–372.002,2372
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed613389.00/cwt389.00–389.002,38576
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628349.00/cwt335.00–357.502,1923
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633363.74/cwt360.00–370.002,3028
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680338.61/cwt332.50–345.002,3032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715343.88/cwt337.50–345.002,4599
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,6781
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5982
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,8331
Steers1350–1400Medium and Large 11,385220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,0472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2239
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,1871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322397.17/cwt392.50–402.501,2796
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326438.54/cwt430.00–440.001,43016
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375412.34/cwt400.00–430.001,54612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378383.40/cwt355.00–395.001,44934
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415394.30/cwt387.50–420.001,6365
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418398.24/cwt382.50–400.001,66510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426351.98/cwt345.00–360.001,4995
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462346.30/cwt331.00–350.001,6008
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470348.07/cwt340.00–360.001,6363
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479368.00/cwt368.00–368.001,76316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525372.99/cwt345.00–384.001,95815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530329.96/cwt327.50–332.501,7494
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed537355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9065
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581342.17/cwt342.00–342.501,9889
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8731
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638349.07/cwt349.00–350.002,22714
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669331.10/cwt320.00–335.002,21514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,9401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7421
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Replacement8822,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,85014
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,2101
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2238475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,1312
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1287525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5073
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Fleshy295455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3421
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337420.89/cwt420.00–425.001,4185
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,5919
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383424.23/cwt422.50–430.001,6258
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384385.14/cwt377.50–395.001,4798
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468388.62/cwt370.00–400.001,81914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470402.58/cwt395.00–420.001,8924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481368.65/cwt365.00–375.001,7734
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482370.10/cwt365.00–375.001,7843
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527341.90/cwt335.00–345.001,8028
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1538382.01/cwt375.00–391.002,0553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9434
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy567346.17/cwt342.50–348.001,9633
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577366.17/cwt355.00–372.502,11310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy602327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627341.28/cwt335.00–350.002,14011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0883
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1652347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,2665
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy698307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1463
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1031
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy772255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9692
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,2014
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440178.32/cwt174.00–182.002,5682
Bulls——1,590202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,2121
Bulls——1,720189.03/cwt185.00–194.003,2516
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%840109.23/cwt106.00–112.509182
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090150.33/cwt149.00–152.001,6393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,9041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150152.94/cwt152.00–155.001,7594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300173.68/cwt170.00–177.002,2582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323177.69/cwt175.00–180.002,3513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,9231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,1471
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0242,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,925.00/head1,900.00–1,950.001,9252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,7711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,664.82/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2562,796.72/head2,700.00–2,950.002,7974
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,524.42/head3,500.00–3,550.003,5242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.