Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-08-25

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 25
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
560 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 555▲ 244 vs year ago 316 · +77.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 42▼ 3 vs year ago 48 · −6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 25▲ 58 vs year ago 35 · +165.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE: THERE WILL BE A SALE NEXT MONDAY ON 9-1-25

Compared to last week, cattle receipts were up due to cooler weather conditions and a herd sell-out. The overall tone of the market was steady to stronger, with particularly stronger demand for heifers this week. Feeder heifers 500lb-700lb saw sharply higher prices, trading $15.00 to $25.00 higher than last week. On a light test feeder steers 600lb-700lb traded $10.00-$15.00 higher, while 300lb-500lb steers sold steady. Demand for feeder bulls was lighter, with prices selling unevenly across different weight classes. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a light test, with limited volume restricting broader market trends. There were quality offerings of replacement cattle this week, which sold on strong demand. Buyers showed interest in improving or expanding herds, with competitive bidding noted for well-conditioned lots.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.41/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −9.31 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$368.41
47 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,973
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.79
vs AR average
−1.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533376.552,00536
Medium and Large 2545341.781,86311thin
One grade step is worth $34.77/cwt here — about $142 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
368.41
—
AR average8 barns · 296 hd
361.62
+6.79
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−1.40
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−9.31
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—Low1,586185.982,94912
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200159.861,9187thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,484157.822,34310
CowsLean 85-90%High1,038151.001,5674thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,255$3,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$3,5752thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$3,4672thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,197$3,4263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$3,2504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$3,1554thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$3,6754thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$3,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)874$2,8474thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$4,5323thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,133$4,0563thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$3,9595
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$3,3482thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,1001thin

Every lot

114 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 1225565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,2711
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313512.44/cwt510.00–515.001,6042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2339452.29/cwt440.00–470.001,5334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420391.67/cwt382.50–400.001,6452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428426.86/cwt425.00–435.001,8278
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,8231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9333
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503359.11/cwt350.00–375.001,8063
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510391.29/cwt385.00–400.001,99622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571356.02/cwt343.00–367.502,0337
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579383.62/cwt370.00–400.002,2217
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2231
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2609223.41/cwt222.50–225.001,36114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634372.93/cwt370.00–382.002,36415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4891
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,4043
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6081
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773339.94/cwt337.50–342.502,6282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,0501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285435.00/cwt425.00–445.001,2402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329464.17/cwt457.50–475.001,5275
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331402.87/cwt385.00–430.001,3338
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367387.03/cwt380.00–405.001,4205
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375436.89/cwt435.00–445.001,6385
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5961
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424366.26/cwt360.00–380.001,5534
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432409.89/cwt390.00–425.001,77111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476364.82/cwt360.00–375.001,7374
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477388.77/cwt367.50–405.001,85420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491361.23/cwt360.00–367.501,7746
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516379.70/cwt360.00–390.001,95924
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523347.61/cwt340.00–355.001,8182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528339.99/cwt325.00–345.001,7957
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574374.77/cwt360.00–400.002,15110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575344.90/cwt335.00–350.001,9834
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613377.65/cwt365.00–390.002,3152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy624343.09/cwt337.50–350.002,14110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669342.42/cwt330.00–355.002,29114
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708349.18/cwt325.00–350.002,47244
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Replacement7922,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4008
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Replacement9372,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5505
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed225575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,2941
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337484.65/cwt460.00–511.001,6337
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2358447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,6023
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2359414.94/cwt400.00–432.501,4905
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363463.33/cwt440.00–475.001,6826
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,7624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425419.86/cwt415.00–425.001,7843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429387.97/cwt380.00–395.001,6645
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465410.59/cwt385.00–435.001,90913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471374.79/cwt360.00–385.001,7657
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479376.66/cwt375.00–380.001,8046
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520380.27/cwt370.00–395.001,9776
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523354.39/cwt340.00–370.001,8534
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy540335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8091
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0452
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576365.50/cwt355.00–372.502,10515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576335.59/cwt332.50–345.001,9334
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0522
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613337.67/cwt337.50–338.002,0703
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676317.20/cwt302.50–320.002,1449
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy690282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9491
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,2923
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728285.49/cwt285.00–286.002,0782
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,1611
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,1801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1Full800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,414177.32/cwt171.00–182.002,5074
Bulls——1,620200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,2401
Bulls——1,679188.93/cwt186.00–195.003,1727
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4132
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108156.00/cwt155.00–157.001,7282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142158.05/cwt156.00–159.001,8053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243161.21/cwt160.00–163.002,0044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446161.95/cwt160.00–166.002,3424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510155.07/cwt150.00–158.002,3426
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0753,947.67/head3,600.00–4,250.003,9482
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1504,033.70/head3,950.00–4,125.004,0342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,773.91/head3,750.00–3,800.003,7742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,347.83/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3482
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1674,532.14/head4,400.00–4,625.004,5323
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1413,154.71/head3,100.00–3,175.003,1554
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,575.00/head3,575.00–3,575.003,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1973,425.91/head3,100.00–3,550.003,4263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2233,466.66/head3,385.00–3,550.003,4672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28742,846.80/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8474
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29553,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29753,675.00/head3,675.00–3,675.003,6754

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.