Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-08-18

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 18
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
555 head
▼ 168 vs last sale 723▲ 385 vs year ago 170 · +226.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 51▲ 14 vs year ago 28 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 40▲ 20 vs year ago 5 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly, with prices ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher depending on quality and weight. The variability reflected the more moderate offering seen this week. Notably, a few drafts of high-quality, weaned heifers stood out in the market, commanding $15.00 higher prices due to strong buyer interest. Despite ongoing heat conditions, which may have tempered buyer activity to some degree, overall demand remained good, particularly for cattle showing condition and quality. Slaughter cattle sold steady this week, with little change in prices from the previous week. Demand continues to support a firm tone in the slaughter sector.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.10/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −17.62 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$360.10
70 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.09
vs AR average
+0.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549363.241,99456
Medium and Large 1-2520351.001,82510thin
Medium and Large 2535338.801,8134thin
One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about $181 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 sale70 hd
360.10
—
AR average7 barns · 340 hd
350.01
+10.09
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
+0.30
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−17.62
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—High1,617185.332,9977thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218157.501,9186thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,461150.972,2064thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,098133.791,46910

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,8522thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,123$2,4452thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)766$2,2006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,8862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$2,1001thin

Every lot

96 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed215540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1611
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,3381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315481.94/cwt465.00–500.001,5182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333414.62/cwt405.00–425.001,3812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382427.43/cwt425.00–430.001,6334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6978
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6804
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed432409.75/cwt405.00–430.001,7705
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438383.09/cwt365.00–397.501,6784
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1448427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,9153
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470362.47/cwt360.00–365.001,7042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480406.03/cwt390.00–415.001,94916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518359.88/cwt350.00–365.001,8643
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529397.49/cwt382.50–405.002,1036
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed544386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,1005
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,1281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,1373
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630334.13/cwt325.00–345.002,10512
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,3113
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2665228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,51610
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0441
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2714248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,77110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725321.68/cwt315.00–328.002,3322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2309416.66/cwt415.00–417.501,2873
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360416.27/cwt415.00–417.501,4992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374386.85/cwt385.00–387.501,4474
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed411417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,7144
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417373.32/cwt370.00–375.001,5573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421408.87/cwt390.00–412.001,72125
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468358.33/cwt355.00–360.001,6773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470412.50/cwt412.50–412.501,9391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474379.65/cwt370.00–392.501,8004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505335.10/cwt325.00–345.001,6922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516363.69/cwt340.00–380.001,87717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,82510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added539387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,08618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8851
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584342.52/cwt338.00–367.502,00021
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0062
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added644366.50/cwt366.50–366.502,36080
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,29369
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675330.12/cwt312.00–342.502,2287
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,9621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805273.74/cwt272.50–275.002,2042
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0631
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1858271.89/cwt260.00–275.002,3335
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2267462.81/cwt452.50–507.501,2365
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325434.13/cwt410.00–455.001,4113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367413.64/cwt392.50–430.001,5186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472371.90/cwt360.00–390.001,7555
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1493392.03/cwt390.00–402.501,9336
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528353.41/cwt350.00–355.001,8663
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540374.98/cwt372.50–380.002,0253
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1556370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0574
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580326.25/cwt325.00–327.501,8922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605308.68/cwt300.00–317.501,8682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617343.10/cwt340.00–345.002,1178
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768292.82/cwt285.00–301.002,2492
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780267.01/cwt265.00–270.002,0835
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9551
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385190.50/cwt187.50–193.002,6382
Bulls——1,655179.58/cwt175.00–183.002,9724
Bulls——1,930198.00/cwt198.00–198.003,8211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090127.02/cwt122.00–130.001,3856
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,9091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,162141.94/cwt140.00–145.001,6493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215150.00/cwt147.00–154.001,8234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,3181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360144.44/cwt144.00–145.001,9642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,4721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9652,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,444.54/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,851.95/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,886.05/head2,700.00–3,100.002,8862
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103184.06/cwt180.00–188.002,0302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27662,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2006

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.