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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 20
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 559▼ 181 vs year ago 716 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 50▼ 3 vs year ago 48 · −6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 21▲ 42 vs year ago 10 · +420.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder bulls and steers traded on an uneven trend, with prices ranging from $5.00 lower to $5.00 higher depending on weight and quality, reflecting mixed buyer interest. Feeder heifers trading $5.00 to $10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle remained mostly steady but showed signs of pressure, with prices trending steady to $5.00 lower, indicating a potential softening in packer demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.22/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −32.50 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$345.22
29 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,916
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$10
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.14
vs AR average
−45.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548349.011,91322
Medium and Large 2577333.291,9237thin
One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about −$10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale29 hd
345.22
—
AR average8 barns · 434 hd
369.36
−24.14
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−45.60
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−32.50
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—Average1,692166.852,8236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212149.131,80710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,560149.002,3244thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,129129.361,4619thin

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)1,025$3,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$3,0873thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,139$2,9144thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,241$2,8764thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$1,6502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$2,7001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,255$3,6774thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$3,1772thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,8262thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed275540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4851
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6003
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362456.59/cwt450.00–460.001,6533
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,5691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434446.72/cwt445.00–447.501,9393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490423.59/cwt417.50–432.502,0767
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493372.61/cwt350.00–395.001,8372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506417.48/cwt410.00–430.002,1124
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528397.51/cwt395.00–400.002,0992
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed543415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2762
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558349.87/cwt340.00–360.001,9522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574402.70/cwt390.00–410.002,31126
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618391.70/cwt385.00–395.002,42119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629379.43/cwt370.00–382.502,3878
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663344.92/cwt325.00–365.002,2872
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670373.68/cwt367.50–380.002,5044
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716367.61/cwt357.50–370.002,63224
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759343.11/cwt340.00–345.002,6044
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2821
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828331.75/cwt331.00–332.502,7472
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1852322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,7483
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329414.35/cwt405.00–422.501,3634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332390.59/cwt377.50–415.001,2973
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376382.86/cwt370.00–395.001,4404
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389406.13/cwt395.00–415.001,5809
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430405.77/cwt385.00–420.001,74514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442345.63/cwt340.00–360.001,5288
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473341.76/cwt330.00–355.001,6174
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482369.09/cwt360.00–395.001,77916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485329.90/cwt320.00–340.001,6002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528349.16/cwt345.00–365.001,84410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565348.89/cwt342.50–375.001,97112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577333.29/cwt325.00–340.001,9237
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630331.75/cwt322.50–337.502,0907
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630322.56/cwt320.00–325.002,0322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2646325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1004
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672326.42/cwt320.00–327.502,1947
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,1431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1709315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2334
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy740340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full770275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1182
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1831268.11/cwt267.50–270.002,2284
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2876215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8834
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325440.00/cwt430.00–450.001,4302
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331487.37/cwt460.00–500.001,6136
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369470.01/cwt442.50–485.001,7343
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375421.17/cwt405.00–435.001,5794
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415406.66/cwt385.00–420.001,6884
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1432440.99/cwt435.00–445.001,90510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470389.73/cwt370.00–397.501,8327
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471390.40/cwt365.00–405.001,8397
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479416.28/cwt400.00–435.001,9945
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy493385.03/cwt380.00–390.001,8982
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524385.57/cwt375.00–415.002,0206
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530358.11/cwt335.00–370.001,8983
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579369.84/cwt357.50–380.002,1415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580348.81/cwt345.00–352.502,0232
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608362.85/cwt355.00–370.002,2067
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632331.67/cwt312.50–345.002,09610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665328.00/cwt328.00–328.002,1816
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Full682320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1823
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715305.00/cwt290.00–320.002,1812
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725352.59/cwt340.00–365.002,5562
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2131
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3941
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805314.35/cwt310.00–322.502,5314
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910255.00/cwt245.00–260.002,3213
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1988252.63/cwt235.00–270.002,4962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,662164.42/cwt151.00–172.002,7335
Bulls——1,840179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,2941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050102.19/cwt100.00–104.001,0732
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138141.28/cwt140.00–143.001,6083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208148.03/cwt145.00–150.001,7888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,227139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7063
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228153.54/cwt153.00–154.001,8852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445147.00/cwt144.00–150.002,1242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,5491
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,676.69/head3,400.00–4,200.003,6774
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,176.92/head2,800.00–3,500.003,1772
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,649.53/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1392,913.61/head2,700.00–3,300.002,9144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2412,876.19/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,087.27/head2,700.00–3,350.003,0873
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,826.49/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28252,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.