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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Dec 15

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Dec 8Dec 15Dec 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

364 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 420▲ 14 vs year ago 350 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 85▼ 36 vs year ago 55 · −65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 50▼ 16 vs year ago 25 · −64.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE: There will be no sale next Monday, December 22. The next scheduled sale will be held on December 29.

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were light as the year draws to a close; however, demand remained strong. On a limited test, feeder steers and heifers traded $15.00 to $20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle offerings were light, and no price trend was established.

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 $366.47/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 12 of 28 comparable sales and sits −11.25 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.

Average price

$366.47

95 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$5.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs AR average

−23.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	370.21	1,999	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	366.00	2,002	82
Medium and Large 2	565	365.00	2,062	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.21/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale95 hd

366.47

—

AR average8 barns · 473 hd

358.56

+7.91

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−23.44

This barn, trailing median28 sales

377.72

−11.25

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	—	Average	1,581	177.55	2,807	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	139.00	1,734	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	868	107.50	933	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,833	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,112	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,763	2thin

Every lot

70 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,271	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,350	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,906	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	457.20/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,737	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	425.66/cwt	425.00–426.00	1,737	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	454.42/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,131	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	402.01/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,078	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	428.16/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,235	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,150	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	391.38/cwt	388.00–406.00	2,258	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	400.47/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,335	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	386.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,497	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	689	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,601	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,492	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,413	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	428.78/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,608	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,628	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,468	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	420.86/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,789	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,837	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,786	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	403.50/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,933	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	518	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,761	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	384.13/cwt	382.50–391.00	2,017	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,002	82
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	367.92/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,097	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	343.73/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,090	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	660	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,228	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,454	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	538.83/cwt	537.50–540.00	1,724	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,695	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,827	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,710	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	454.96/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,852	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,814	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,966	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	403.77/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,950	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,108	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,955	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,166	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	369.32/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,168	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,313	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,104	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,730	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,364	1
Bulls	—	—	1,614	181.19/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,924	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,717	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,736	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	805	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	169.12/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,771	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	2,111.53/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,112	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,832.84/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,833	2

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 420Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 85Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 50Year ago 25

SPECIAL NOTE: There will be no sale next Monday, December 22. The next scheduled sale will be held on December 29.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	375	420.00–435.00	428.78
3	400–450	425	420.00–422.50	420.86
8	450–500	479	390.00–407.50	403.50
5	500–550	525	382.50–391.00	384.13
4	550–600	570	360.00–375.00	367.92
2	600–650	608	340.00–347.50	343.73
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	935	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	417.50	417.50
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	660	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	417.50	417.50
14	400–450	441	405.00	405.00
82	500–550	547	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	440.00–460.00	450.00
3	400–450	408	425.00–426.00	425.66
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
6	500–550	517	387.50–405.00	402.01
2	550–600	562	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	702	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	760	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	620.00	620.00
1	300–350	325	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	390	505.00	505.00
5	450–500	469	445.00–470.00	454.42
13	500–550	522	415.00–445.00	428.16
11	550–600	583	395.00–407.50	400.47
10	600–650	646	385.00–390.00	386.49
4	650–700	689	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	605.00	605.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	450.00–465.00	457.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	550–600	577	388.00–406.00	391.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	320	537.50–540.00	538.83
1	350–400	395	462.50	462.50
9	400–450	407	450.00–467.50	454.96
3	450–500	468	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	527	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	570	375.00–385.00	380.00
1	950–1000	975	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	427.50	427.50
1	700–750	740	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	392	432.50	432.50
3	400–450	448	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	483	400.00–407.50	403.77
2	500–550	532	367.50	367.50
4	550–600	587	367.50–375.00	369.32
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	935	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,335	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	835	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,614	174.00–184.00	181.19
1	—	1,450	163.00	163.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	160.00–179.00	169.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	835	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,111.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,832.84

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.