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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 8

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 439▼ 42 vs year ago 462 · −9.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 11▲ 52 vs year ago 33 · +157.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 5▲ 10 vs year ago 40 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, offerings were slightly plainer with fewer weaned calves available. Feeder steers sold unevenly on a light test, ranging $5.00 lower to $5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly $10.00 higher on improved demand. Feeder bulls and slaughter cattle were not well tested due to last week's light receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.75/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −29.97 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$347.75

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.64

vs AR average

−30.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	349.53	1,925	29
Medium and Large 1-2	514	349.42	1,796	5thin
Medium and Large 2	521	341.73	1,780	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale44 hd

347.75

—

AR average8 barns · 415 hd

363.39

−15.64

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−30.21

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−29.97

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,396	149.14	2,081	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	144.00	1,958	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	133.74	1,639	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,097	118.47	1,299	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,527	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$2,566	6

Every lot

91 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	523.84/cwt	520.00–527.50	1,613	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	440.90/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,631	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,669	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	414.41/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,749	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	371.94/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,759	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	421.83/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,016	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,920	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	406.72/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,119	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	382.53/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,993	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	557	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,061	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	380.86/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,129	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	372.31/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,349	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	371.06/cwt	362.50–372.00	2,468	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	335.17/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,236	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	329.96/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,551	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	416.67/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,317	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	351.78/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,168	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	371.86/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,357	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	406.10/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,523	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,509	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	399.93/cwt	382.50–422.50	1,692	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	360.74/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,551	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	366.91/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,750	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	356.58/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,704	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	378.80/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,814	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	366.89/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,864	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	349.42/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,796	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	341.37/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,765	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	340.42/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,957	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	325.74/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,046	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	326.65/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,146	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	308.00/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,082	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,281	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	417.42/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,348	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	419.83/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,553	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	438.76/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,707	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	421.25/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,643	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	421.57/cwt	417.50–432.50	1,830	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,721	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	386.05/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,880	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	372.50/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,825	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	359.76/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,878	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	378.02/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,977	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	369.51/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,110	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	337.44/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,075	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,983	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,398	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	134.45/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	163.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,356	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	101.21/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,041	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,427	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	126.22/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,424	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	133.34/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,615	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,372	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,476	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,733	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,958	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,526.69/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,527	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	132.10/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,568	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	139.60/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,763	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	145.07/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,951	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	2,619.24/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,619	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon Dec 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 439Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 11Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 5Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	400.00–432.50	416.67
14	350–400	375	382.50–420.00	406.10
20	400–450	423	382.50–422.50	399.93
13	450–500	479	377.50–385.00	378.80
10	500–550	508	355.00–375.00	366.89
18	550–600	575	330.00–360.00	340.42
7	600–650	628	315.00–329.00	325.74
9	650–700	657	322.50–330.00	326.65
2	700–750	748	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	340.00–375.00	351.78
7	350–400	365	355.00–387.50	371.86
3	400–450	430	355.00–365.00	360.74
7	450–500	478	351.00–365.00	356.58
9	500–550	517	335.00–355.00	341.37
2	600–650	620	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	676	302.50–315.00	308.00
2	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	395.00	395.00
16	450–500	477	362.50–370.00	366.91
5	500–550	514	345.00–352.50	349.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	395	422.50	422.50
5	400–450	422	385.00–425.00	414.41
3	450–500	473	355.00–385.00	371.94
4	500–550	521	380.00–385.00	382.53
4	650–700	667	315.00–345.00	335.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	520.00–527.50	523.84
2	350–400	370	432.50–450.00	440.90
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	478	415.00–430.00	421.83
8	500–550	521	385.00–420.00	406.72
23	550–600	559	372.50–387.50	380.86
12	600–650	631	365.00–387.50	372.31
10	650–700	665	362.50–372.00	371.06
3	750–800	773	320.00–335.00	329.96
1	800–850	805	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	486	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	389	430.00–450.00	438.76
7	400–450	434	417.50–432.50	421.57
11	450–500	487	380.00–395.00	386.05
5	500–550	523	370.00–382.50	378.02
6	550–600	571	350.00–375.00	369.51
2	600–650	615	330.00–345.00	337.44
1	650–700	690	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	905	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	420.00–422.50	421.25
1	450–500	450	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	615	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	405.00–440.00	417.42
3	350–400	370	412.50–427.50	419.83
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	490	360.00–385.00	372.50
3	500–550	522	345.00–370.00	359.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	100.00–106.00	101.21
1	—	1,225	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,073	133.00	133.00
6	—	1,128	122.00–132.00	126.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	139.00	139.00
5	—	1,211	128.00–137.00	133.34
1	—	1,230	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	134.00–135.00	134.45
2	—	1,438	160.00–168.00	163.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	142.00–149.00	145.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,526.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,263	136.00–146.00	139.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,187	126.00–137.00	132.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,189	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,619.24

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.