Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 6
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
810 head
▲ 225 vs last sale 585▲ 368 vs year ago 442 · +83.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 13 vs year ago 48 · −27.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 25▲ 32 vs year ago 21 · +152.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, a strong offering of weaned calves was met with solid demand, including several large drafts that helped support the market. Demand for unweaned calves was noticeably lighter. Feeder steers traded $5.00-$10.00 higher, driven by a good supply of quality weaned calves. Feeder bulls saw $5.00-$10.00 lower prices, with limited numbers of weaned calves available. Feeder heifers were $10.00-$12.00 higher, supported by a strong showing of weaned offerings. Slaughter cattle sold on a light test, with limited comparable sales reported.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.22/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −11.50 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$366.22
76 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,020
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$38.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.74
vs AR average
−18.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547372.492,03748
Medium and Large 1560361.402,02222
Medium and Large 2559333.691,8666thin
One grade step is worth $38.80/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale76 hd
366.22
—
AR average5 barns · 182 hd
350.47
+15.74
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−18.17
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−11.50
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—Low1,743171.942,9969thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,265154.001,9481thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,191151.921,8099thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,033121.781,2587thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$2,9001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$2,1001thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385400.00/cwt395.00–405.001,5402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477420.47/cwt408.00–425.002,00610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480375.21/cwt365.00–385.001,8013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,1768
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2543384.62/cwt380.00–386.002,0885
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9891
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574392.87/cwt382.50–408.002,25521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584392.60/cwt390.00–396.002,29318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585366.38/cwt340.00–375.002,14310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608342.43/cwt325.00–360.002,0822
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,3832
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,50342
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674367.21/cwt350.00–382.502,4754
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680327.03/cwt320.00–330.002,2245
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706383.47/cwt350.00–385.002,70762
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7561
Steers750–800Small and Medium 1-2Value Added780259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,02074
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8182
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5951
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Full875305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6691
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7751
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2990252.50/cwt240.00–265.002,5002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367379.18/cwt365.00–395.001,3927
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5981
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411399.11/cwt380.00–412.501,6404
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434363.93/cwt352.50–372.501,5795
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full469358.44/cwt350.00–367.501,6812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470369.05/cwt365.00–375.001,7356
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472390.77/cwt365.00–405.001,8446
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486416.12/cwt395.00–421.002,022118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524365.96/cwt350.00–390.001,91811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528344.98/cwt340.00–350.001,8212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543353.33/cwt352.50–360.001,91917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added549383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,10331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575328.05/cwt320.00–337.501,8864
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595356.83/cwt350.00–357.502,12311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,11813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620319.97/cwt310.00–337.501,9846
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667314.80/cwt300.00–325.002,1006
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,35051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686335.72/cwt332.50–337.002,3037
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2729289.87/cwt275.00–305.002,1134
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763273.19/cwt265.00–290.002,0843
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,0451
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2862224.18/cwt220.00–232.501,9323
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,3231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321401.02/cwt385.00–412.501,2874
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330469.89/cwt465.00–475.001,5514
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376391.43/cwt380.00–405.001,4724
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423377.43/cwt365.00–390.001,5972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430418.76/cwt417.50–420.001,8012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Full430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468365.02/cwt350.00–375.001,7085
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482380.73/cwt377.50–387.501,8357
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518383.77/cwt380.00–395.001,9884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,0342
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568359.89/cwt355.00–365.002,0442
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570367.06/cwt355.00–380.002,0922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy628331.27/cwt330.00–332.502,0802
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677314.38/cwt275.00–325.002,1285
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685331.34/cwt325.00–337.502,2702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3503
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780287.61/cwt270.00–305.002,2432
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2251
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1895255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,482158.83/cwt154.00–170.002,3543
Bulls——1,873178.49/cwt173.00–185.003,3436
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002121.61/cwt118.00–128.001,2194
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03080.00/cwt80.00–80.008241
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,5081
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138145.92/cwt142.00–149.001,6612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206153.63/cwt150.00–158.001,8537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,025166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,180150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,8281
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885253.12/cwt225.00–310.002,24012
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001

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.