Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-01-05

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jan 5
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
878 head
▲ 614 vs last sale 264▲ 642 vs year ago 236 · +272.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 30▲ 96 vs year ago 32 · +300.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 45 vs year ago 15 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The market opened the new year on a strong note. Feeder cattle receipts were moderate, consisting primarily of weaned calves, including several large drafts. Buyer participation increased as buyers returned following the holiday break, resulting in a strong demand, particularly for lightweight calves. Due to limited feeder cattle offerings last week, there were insufficient comparable sales to establish a clear market trend; however, demand was noticeably stronger compared to the previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.09/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +10.37 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$388.09
72 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$478
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.77
vs AR average
−22.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558393.302,19660
Medium and Large 1-2548367.502,01410thin
Medium and Large 2513334.851,7182thin
One grade step is worth $58.45/cwt here — about $478 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale72 hd
388.09
—
AR average3 barns · 97 hd
381.32
+6.77
National average199 barns · 28,725 hd
410.10
−22.01
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
+10.37
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—Low1,358185.522,52012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,644157.322,5866thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,288153.851,9827thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,070127.961,3699thin

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)1,220$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$2,7425
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)974$2,6544thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,5472thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,1493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$2,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)978$2,7092thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$2,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)867$2,3173thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,8001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,085$2,1043thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,9501thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5811
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329602.41/cwt560.00–620.001,9824
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329502.41/cwt480.00–525.001,6539
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368460.48/cwt435.00–505.001,6953
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380557.64/cwt535.00–585.002,1198
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420445.24/cwt435.00–455.001,8703
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421519.57/cwt510.00–555.002,1879
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473403.12/cwt385.00–437.501,9074
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476467.26/cwt450.00–505.002,22415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1107
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520440.91/cwt420.00–485.002,29328
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539395.32/cwt360.00–405.002,1317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy542397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583396.58/cwt380.00–412.502,31210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624358.58/cwt355.00–360.002,2387
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3735
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670379.52/cwt375.00–403.002,54363
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,6134
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,5179
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6741
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,7313
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2958290.12/cwt275.00–305.002,7792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273424.68/cwt420.00–430.001,1592
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3806
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305477.79/cwt460.00–495.001,4572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy335430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378486.06/cwt465.00–510.001,8376
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383447.55/cwt440.00–455.001,7142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389414.84/cwt405.00–440.001,61414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400432.50/cwt432.50–432.501,7301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,8491
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435379.46/cwt370.00–385.001,6514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439443.68/cwt435.00–490.001,94814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467416.90/cwt400.00–440.001,94721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471377.79/cwt375.00–380.001,7799
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8729
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513334.85/cwt325.00–345.001,7182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518402.11/cwt372.50–409.002,08323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,01410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582375.97/cwt350.00–380.002,18825
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy586412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,41712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613373.31/cwt350.00–376.002,288102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,27481
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615330.04/cwt325.00–335.002,0302
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1689338.17/cwt332.50–342.502,33015
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728332.94/cwt327.50–334.002,4246
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740332.08/cwt320.00–334.502,45712
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1792324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,5667
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3031
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329588.69/cwt565.00–615.001,9374
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363566.42/cwt560.00–570.002,0563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372428.41/cwt410.00–455.001,5943
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed373479.64/cwt470.00–500.001,7893
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421499.56/cwt485.00–520.002,10311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479398.53/cwt365.00–415.001,9094
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482430.85/cwt420.00–455.002,0775
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526414.46/cwt401.00–427.502,1808
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528374.88/cwt370.00–380.001,9792
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575388.62/cwt385.00–392.502,2352
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620354.89/cwt335.00–365.002,2005
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632378.11/cwt375.00–380.002,3904
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665355.16/cwt345.00–362.502,3628
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728321.00/cwt320.00–322.002,3372
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,4791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,240202.58/cwt200.00–210.002,5125
Bulls——1,285158.93/cwt153.00–165.002,0422
Bulls——Return to Feed1,485180.97/cwt177.00–185.002,6872
Bulls——1,520177.86/cwt175.00–180.002,7033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79074.00/cwt74.00–74.005851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001126.56/cwt121.00–135.001,2674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208142.84/cwt137.00–149.001,7264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282154.99/cwt151.00–163.001,9876
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,9481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,644157.32/cwt154.00–160.002,5866
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29742,654.17/head2,200.00–2,950.002,6544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29802,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,148.93/head1,800.00–2,400.002,1493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,8471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2532,742.28/head2,550.00–3,000.002,7425
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,546.82/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,353177.39/cwt148.00–201.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,475166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,4491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,565158.43/cwt158.00–159.002,4792
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7501,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,104.30/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1043
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29782,708.70/head2,500.00–2,900.002,7092
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.