Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-01-12

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jan 12
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
▼ 256 vs last sale 878▲ 513 vs year ago 109 · +470.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 128▲ 185 vs year ago 14 · +1,321.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 60▲ 143 vs year ago 7 · +2,042.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, total receipts were slightly lower. Feeder cattle offerings were reduced, while offerings of replacement cattle increased. There was a lighter run of lightweight, weaned calves in the feeder supply this week. Feeder steers traded $10.00-$15.00 higher. Lightweight heifers weighing 300-600 lbs traded $7.00-$8.00 lower, while heifers weighing 600-800 lbs traded $12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded $5.00-$10.00 higher on the week. Replacement cattle saw several high-quality offerings, with the highlight being a group of F1 crossbred cow-calf pairs that generated strong buyer interest and topped at $5,300 per pair.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.81/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 13 of 28 comparable sales and sits −4.90 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$372.81
35 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,053
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.25
vs AR average
−40.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550378.752,08224
Medium and Large 1-2512375.001,9202thin
Medium and Large 2562356.492,0049thin
One grade step is worth $22.26/cwt here — about $78 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 sale35 hd
372.81
—
AR average7 barns · 364 hd
383.06
−10.25
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−40.67
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−4.90
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—Average1,764183.203,2329thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,300158.002,0541thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,337149.451,9988thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,077135.891,46315

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)1,032$3,4002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$3,26016
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$2,93711
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,3246
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,139$2,2773thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,333$2,1934thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,173$1,9403thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,2842thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,182$4,62122
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,188$4,42534
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,100$3,4002thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$2,4164thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed308615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,8942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333608.82/cwt585.00–617.502,0276
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333535.08/cwt525.00–545.001,7824
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375554.44/cwt525.00–585.002,07914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375472.27/cwt440.00–495.001,7713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408466.27/cwt465.00–470.001,9024
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422442.46/cwt410.00–462.501,8673
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435508.30/cwt485.00–535.002,21119
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,0921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463489.30/cwt480.00–510.002,2656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480399.99/cwt365.00–410.001,9205
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530403.75/cwt392.50–415.002,1402
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2891
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571416.33/cwt400.00–437.502,3779
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573387.60/cwt380.00–395.002,2212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615411.04/cwt400.00–412.002,52817
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620357.85/cwt330.00–372.502,2193
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665402.94/cwt382.50–408.002,6805
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4841
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5031
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708374.64/cwt366.00–376.002,65226
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5273
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,7611
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8229
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1859338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,9034
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,9551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327427.65/cwt420.00–445.001,3983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329478.70/cwt460.00–515.001,5759
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,5232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371451.21/cwt445.00–460.001,6744
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373423.43/cwt412.50–437.501,57910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408446.15/cwt415.00–462.501,82018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,7321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418400.80/cwt385.00–410.001,6755
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8784
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477373.48/cwt365.00–385.001,78112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1494419.23/cwt405.00–430.002,0717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9202
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521390.51/cwt380.00–405.002,0359
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535395.28/cwt380.00–410.002,1152
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567371.70/cwt360.00–392.502,10815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580337.57/cwt317.50–350.001,9585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616362.54/cwt347.50–370.002,2335
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1354
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,2261
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1703346.84/cwt341.00–351.002,43812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714330.15/cwt322.00–335.002,3576
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement7452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8008
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement7762,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,80010
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1789325.45/cwt317.50–328.002,5684
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819317.09/cwt300.00–320.002,5977
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement8332,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,85010
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Replacement8602,832.30/head2,800.00–2,850.002,83231
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5651
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317591.72/cwt560.00–615.001,8767
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8021
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7821
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367557.73/cwt540.00–585.002,0473
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378426.32/cwt420.00–440.001,6114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419431.57/cwt410.00–455.001,8089
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1434492.04/cwt470.00–525.002,13513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy434454.88/cwt450.00–465.001,9745
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471445.08/cwt415.00–475.002,0967
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525423.15/cwt400.00–437.002,22210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527391.26/cwt382.50–400.002,0626
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,1924
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571386.10/cwt370.00–425.002,2055
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580353.43/cwt330.00–365.002,0503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626370.96/cwt370.00–375.002,3225
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630338.73/cwt337.50–340.002,1342
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed658356.71/cwt350.00–360.002,3473
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4091
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672329.15/cwt327.50–330.002,2123
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4602
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,684180.82/cwt174.00–187.003,0456
Bulls——1,798202.46/cwt201.00–204.003,6402
Bulls——2,175159.00/cwt159.00–159.003,4581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028122.19/cwt121.00–123.001,2562
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076135.95/cwt131.00–138.001,4635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104143.89/cwt140.00–150.001,5897
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,0541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325141.03/cwt140.00–142.001,8692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370149.71/cwt146.00–153.002,0515
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,720209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,5951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29952,085.93/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0323,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,324.12/head1,800.00–2,800.002,3246
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,216.20/head1,900.00–2,500.002,2162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,939.99/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1973,260.41/head2,400.00–4,300.003,26016
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2393,167.30/head2,200.00–3,850.003,1678
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3332,193.43/head1,800.00–2,600.002,1934
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,284.29/head2,350.00–4,000.003,2842
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,475.00/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,400.00/head3,050.00–3,900.003,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1954,813.22/head3,000.00–5,300.004,81319
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,546.88/head3,500.00–5,050.004,54732
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1542,416.41/head2,100.00–2,650.002,4164

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.