Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2025-11-03

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 3
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
810 head
▲ 446 vs last sale 364▲ 592 vs year ago 218 · +271.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 59▲ 21 vs year ago 58 · +36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 15▲ 26 vs year ago 37 · +70.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts on feeders were up considerably this week, with several consignments of weaned calves available. Demand was stronger, supported by higher-quality offerings and some firmness in cattle futures late last week. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher; however, due to the light test of feeders last week, an accurate market trend could not be established. Slaughter cows sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher on higher-yielding Boners and Breakers, while lower-dressing kinds traded $5.00 to $10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $373.28/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 6 of 28 comparable sales and sits −46.38 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$373.28
54 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.82
vs AR average
−45.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563377.262,12246
Medium and Large 2540350.411,8928thin
One grade step is worth $26.85/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale54 hd
373.28
—
AR average8 barns · 253 hd
374.10
−0.82
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−45.82
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
−46.38
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
506451397343median 419.6603/0205/1807/1309/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $356.79, median $419.66 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—Low1,648165.112,7217thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,561159.852,49611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,265149.981,89712
CowsLean 85-90%High1,009117.621,18717

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,396$2,8084thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,274$2,4964thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,6674thin

Every lot

107 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 2375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1397437.94/cwt415.00–442.501,7396
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428384.90/cwt360.00–395.001,6474
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470372.53/cwt365.00–375.001,7514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485398.52/cwt387.50–400.001,9338
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519352.64/cwt335.00–370.001,8305
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534382.33/cwt360.00–388.002,04210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570377.37/cwt360.00–380.002,15134
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575346.70/cwt340.00–350.001,9943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625371.59/cwt365.00–375.002,32230
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9371
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663333.82/cwt330.00–337.502,2132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687361.25/cwt354.00–368.002,48278
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy705322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,2741
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718322.72/cwt310.00–335.002,3172
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719355.49/cwt343.00–360.002,55647
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1753342.66/cwt340.00–344.002,5803
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,8251
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8853
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2955240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277416.36/cwt400.00–425.001,1536
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314409.75/cwt400.00–430.001,2876
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325359.02/cwt340.00–382.501,1677
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340386.19/cwt382.50–390.001,3132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380356.59/cwt330.00–365.001,3556
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382381.90/cwt370.00–392.501,4599
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411369.87/cwt350.00–382.501,52016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435274.89/cwt270.00–280.001,1962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443327.57/cwt315.00–340.001,4512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461356.62/cwt335.00–365.001,64411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466317.04/cwt285.00–332.501,4776
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,82923
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478321.28/cwt320.00–322.501,5362
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518349.81/cwt340.00–362.501,81215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy533327.99/cwt324.00–330.001,7483
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562315.82/cwt305.00–326.001,7755
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,16115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581343.17/cwt340.00–350.001,99419
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585323.39/cwt320.00–325.001,8923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement608374.50/cwt374.50–374.502,27713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,9311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624337.74/cwt327.50–346.002,1076
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1653327.35/cwt320.00–332.502,13817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement671397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,6677
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717319.33/cwt307.50–325.002,29013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775293.46/cwt280.00–300.002,2743
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1872
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2Fleshy850205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310446.97/cwt440.00–460.001,3865
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332388.92/cwt370.00–400.001,2913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375396.45/cwt390.00–405.001,4875
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375365.55/cwt357.50–375.001,3714
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4727
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424393.75/cwt385.00–395.001,67012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428354.08/cwt340.00–370.001,5155
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1484375.53/cwt355.00–385.001,81838
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484331.32/cwt315.00–345.001,6045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510361.26/cwt350.00–372.501,84219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7979
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581342.31/cwt330.00–347.501,98940
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611348.23/cwt330.00–353.002,12829
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612301.58/cwt295.00–310.001,8463
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468154.10/cwt142.00–163.002,2623
Bulls——1,783173.37/cwt166.00–177.003,0914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%878123.19/cwt122.00–124.001,0822
Cows—Lean 85-90%89465.65/cwt60.00–72.505874
Cows—Boner 80-85%985139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3691
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059133.14/cwt128.00–136.001,4108
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115141.84/cwt140.00–144.001,5823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286147.49/cwt143.00–151.001,8979
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310166.70/cwt164.00–169.002,1842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,459169.33/cwt167.00–171.002,4716
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,668149.84/cwt147.00–152.002,4994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,750143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,5031
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,958.00/head2,850.00–3,075.002,9582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,375.00/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068124.01/cwt122.00–126.001,3242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078148.65/cwt131.00–170.001,6022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3962,808.15/head2,500.00–3,200.002,8084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3982,694.76/head2,400.00–2,950.002,6953
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0791
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed875140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073144.38/cwt140.00–149.001,5492

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.