Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-01-19

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jan 19
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
523 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 622▲ 137 vs year ago 386 · +35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 199▲ 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 150▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders saw uneven demand. Feeder steers weighing 300-500 lb traded $3.00 higher, while steers weighing 500-700 lb were $3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold on stronger demand, with 300-500 lb heifers $7.00 higher and 500-700 lb heifers $14.00 higher. Lightweight feeder bulls weighing 300-500 lb sold $3.00 lower, while feeder bulls in the 500-700 lb range were $14.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were not well tested this week due to a light supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.57/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +17.85 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$395.57
73 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$35.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.01
vs AR average
−15.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517403.332,08620
Medium and Large 1551394.702,17749
Medium and Large 2539367.461,9814thin
One grade step is worth $35.86/cwt here — about $106 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 sale73 hd
395.57
—
AR average8 barns · 342 hd
384.56
+11.01
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−15.30
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
+17.85
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—Average1,765172.993,0534thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,238143.021,7704thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,095121.941,3352thin

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)1,105$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,305$2,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,482$3,0002thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed262650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327595.79/cwt582.50–615.001,9485
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,0461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364564.55/cwt522.50–585.002,05512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed367545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387493.30/cwt470.00–517.501,9096
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425512.88/cwt502.50–525.002,18014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458500.66/cwt487.50–517.502,2938
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483408.95/cwt390.00–440.001,9755
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507422.57/cwt415.00–432.502,1426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520372.50/cwt350.00–395.001,9372
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1559413.81/cwt405.00–420.002,3137
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565382.04/cwt360.00–405.002,1594
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635380.04/cwt375.00–385.002,4132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1642390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5044
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683397.36/cwt390.00–405.002,7142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717388.21/cwt375.00–395.002,7833
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770352.20/cwt352.20–352.202,7121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8561
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8551
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed231975.00/cwt975.00–975.002,2526
Heifers250–300Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed2621,118.68/head1,100.00–1,125.001,11912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed283525.33/cwt515.00–527.501,4876
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,7401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319511.00/cwt495.00–525.001,6304
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338472.56/cwt465.00–480.001,5972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed374446.25/cwt440.00–450.001,6694
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed375510.41/cwt500.00–517.501,91428
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375413.99/cwt385.00–435.001,5525
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381465.18/cwt450.00–485.001,7726
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1446436.78/cwt425.00–440.001,94823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471409.41/cwt402.50–420.001,9286
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed478407.55/cwt405.00–410.001,9484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478378.90/cwt360.00–391.001,8114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed511407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,08017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519404.32/cwt390.00–416.002,09819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528377.42/cwt375.00–380.001,9932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1153
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572388.61/cwt365.00–405.002,22330
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610377.08/cwt367.50–400.002,3006
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660360.85/cwt357.50–365.002,3823
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677346.11/cwt340.00–352.502,3434
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682338.35/cwt337.50–340.002,3083
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778331.24/cwt327.50–335.002,5772
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 2Thin Fleshed2841,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.003,5504
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317585.58/cwt560.00–606.001,8566
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4791
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375540.61/cwt525.00–565.002,0278
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418501.06/cwt475.00–530.002,0946
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420465.95/cwt460.00–470.001,9575
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed442505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed462490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2645
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469449.15/cwt435.00–460.002,1076
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2493406.48/cwt400.00–407.502,0047
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523415.76/cwt410.00–425.002,1743
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568401.73/cwt380.00–420.002,2824
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578382.40/cwt375.00–390.002,2104
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1603382.99/cwt381.00–385.002,3092
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660372.48/cwt370.00–375.002,4582
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5031
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,765172.99/cwt168.00–179.003,0534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095121.94/cwt120.00–124.001,3352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207144.69/cwt140.00–147.001,7463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,8351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,4823,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,7671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,7571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251

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.