Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Feb 9
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,237 head
▲ 1,030 vs last sale 207▲ 944 vs year ago 293 · +322.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 25▲ 22 vs year ago 32 · +68.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 42▲ 10 vs year ago 20 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts increased substantially as improved weather conditions allowed producers to market cattle. Supply consisted primarily of weaned calves. Demand was strong throughout the offering, with the light-weight grazing calves seeing the greatest interest. Due to last week's limited receipts caused by adverse weather, comparisons were limited and lightly tested. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $25.00 to $40.00 higher on an uneven comparison. Feeder heifers were not tested sufficiently to establish a market trend. Slaughter cattle experienced improved demand and sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher compared to last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $453.34/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +33.68 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$453.34
104 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,411
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.25
vs AR average
−25.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528461.492,43587
Medium and Large 1-2535420.002,2471thin
Medium and Large 2555411.162,28016thin
One grade step is worth $50.33/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale104 hd
453.34
—
AR average7 barns · 198 hd
449.10
+4.25
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−25.05
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
+33.68
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
506451397343median 419.6603/0205/1807/1309/1411/02
Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $356.79, median $419.66 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—Low1,744191.503,34010
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,510161.552,4392thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,200151.431,8189thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,042133.351,3906thin

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)1,720$3,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$3,2303thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$3,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$2,3501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)963$1,9002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)828$2,3752thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)900$3,4002thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325613.28/cwt605.00–620.001,9933
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333520.04/cwt435.00–580.001,73211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366586.10/cwt560.00–635.002,14521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375532.60/cwt530.00–535.001,9972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2396473.35/cwt445.00–525.001,8749
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434544.50/cwt521.00–572.502,36311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2439487.43/cwt452.50–500.002,14010
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2644
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467514.93/cwt480.00–570.002,40525
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,2094
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485416.30/cwt407.50–425.002,0194
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515416.56/cwt410.00–431.002,1454
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520467.25/cwt454.00–487.502,43072
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2471
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,4441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567435.52/cwt432.50–440.002,46914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568407.25/cwt400.00–416.002,31311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1602435.43/cwt422.50–437.002,62121
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613412.48/cwt410.00–415.002,5296
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629393.93/cwt360.00–404.002,4789
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed632428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,70529
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,5381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672395.47/cwt382.00–417.002,65844
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2709346.81/cwt340.00–362.502,4594
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724378.99/cwt370.00–398.002,74450
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1754372.61/cwt352.50–373.002,80967
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1809351.32/cwt342.00–357.502,84218
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2873327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,8553
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1907335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,0383
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1973316.80/cwt316.00–317.503,08215
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,002302.50/cwt302.50–302.503,0318
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322540.16/cwt515.00–565.001,73918
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,62410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379394.89/cwt370.00–425.001,4975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1389471.22/cwt445.00–480.001,8334
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421399.38/cwt382.20–410.001,6819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432449.44/cwt427.50–485.001,94237
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed464472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,1909
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468430.61/cwt420.00–450.002,01534
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,00711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2489393.80/cwt355.00–405.001,92611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524421.31/cwt400.00–432.502,20846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,9821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526383.37/cwt370.00–392.502,0176
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed567427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,42410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574393.03/cwt382.50–413.002,25660
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575360.09/cwt345.00–372.502,0715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580376.64/cwt374.00–377.502,18524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617376.50/cwt364.00–396.002,32323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620360.08/cwt355.00–365.002,2322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,31812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661372.55/cwt340.00–384.002,46366
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed668377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,5189
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670333.79/cwt327.50–335.002,2366
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1739345.16/cwt332.50–358.002,55112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2571
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765291.25/cwt287.50–295.002,2282
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5663
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1804324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,60510
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7881
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967278.00/cwt262.50–280.002,6889
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,095255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329611.12/cwt585.00–645.002,0114
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1356609.39/cwt580.00–625.002,1694
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360523.06/cwt455.00–595.001,8832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428535.52/cwt510.00–565.002,29212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy429483.54/cwt475.00–495.002,0744
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450557.50/cwt557.50–557.502,5091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1861
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479473.72/cwt460.00–490.002,2694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2492403.62/cwt380.00–415.001,9863
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519427.63/cwt402.50–455.002,2195
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535386.48/cwt375.00–392.502,0684
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568408.57/cwt402.50–422.502,32113
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623359.99/cwt357.50–362.502,2432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670359.89/cwt355.00–365.002,4112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688326.28/cwt317.50–335.002,2452
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1788320.04/cwt310.00–330.002,5223
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408162.18/cwt157.00–168.002,2832
Bulls——1,825191.99/cwt190.00–194.003,5042
Bulls——1,829201.11/cwt196.00–206.003,6786
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005120.90/cwt120.00–122.001,2152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061139.57/cwt138.00–141.001,4814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188156.14/cwt151.00–163.001,8556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225142.02/cwt140.00–143.001,7403
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510161.55/cwt160.00–163.002,4392
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed6301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,230.37/head2,800.00–3,600.003,2303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7203,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501

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.