Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 2
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,041 head
▲ 495 vs last sale 546▲ 576 vs year ago 465 · +123.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 12▼ 66 vs year ago 129 · −51.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts of feeder cattle increased considerably, with several drafts of weaned calves offered. Stocker steers weighing 300-500 lbs. traded $8.00-$10.00 higher, with several offerings carrying good condition. Feeder steers weighing 600-800 lbs. traded $15.00 lower. Heifers were generally plainer in quality this week and met lighter demand, trading $12.00-$15.00 lower. On a light test, slaughter cows traded $5.00-$10.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $442.75/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +23.09 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$442.75
40 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,371
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.50
vs AR average
−32.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536461.272,47424
Medium and Large 2534414.972,21716thin
One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd
442.75
—
AR average9 barns · 198 hd
466.26
−23.50
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−32.81
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
+23.09
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—Average1,578182.242,8756thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,290162.772,1002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,161153.811,7859thin
CowsLean 85-90%High940106.391,00010

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)892$2,4883thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$2,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$2,2834thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$2,1822thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)825$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$3,4001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)873$3,2324thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)713$2,5612thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,025$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)873$3,3392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,5985
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)840$3,3001thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290637.50/cwt637.50–637.501,8491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319604.03/cwt577.50–640.001,9276
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327526.97/cwt500.00–560.001,7235
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365624.00/cwt624.00–624.002,2784
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373499.70/cwt495.00–505.001,8642
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418485.70/cwt450.00–512.502,0306
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423542.41/cwt520.00–575.002,29414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466520.32/cwt510.00–545.002,42514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475456.08/cwt422.50–475.002,16611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511415.80/cwt405.00–430.002,1259
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513481.54/cwt455.00–500.002,47015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,4251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568408.05/cwt380.00–427.502,3186
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569437.09/cwt420.00–450.002,4876
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy588408.30/cwt402.50–420.002,4013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616403.82/cwt395.00–415.002,48871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626377.27/cwt374.00–380.002,3624
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2629268.50/cwt268.50–268.501,6895
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4381
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2655267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,75240
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681393.17/cwt382.00–400.002,67745
Steers700–750Small and Medium 1-2728263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,9186
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730340.07/cwt330.00–350.002,4832
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732374.64/cwt370.00–380.002,74256
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759367.78/cwt352.50–379.002,79121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838339.99/cwt337.50–345.002,8493
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881323.21/cwt322.00–332.002,8478
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,7501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235583.50/cwt583.50–583.501,37111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287553.85/cwt535.00–555.001,59035
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322450.88/cwt420.00–480.001,4523
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324528.68/cwt495.00–540.001,7136
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added366562.00/cwt562.00–562.002,05724
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381447.67/cwt420.00–470.001,70614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387487.90/cwt475.00–525.001,8884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435471.33/cwt450.00–490.002,05026
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435438.53/cwt427.50–445.001,9085
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453481.00/cwt481.00–481.002,17912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474442.00/cwt422.00–465.002,0957
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added474430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476390.80/cwt375.00–405.001,8608
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,0881
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521378.53/cwt340.00–397.501,9724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532406.33/cwt390.00–433.002,16218
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566396.21/cwt375.00–410.002,24316
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1207
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613337.09/cwt335.00–337.502,0666
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630376.01/cwt365.00–390.002,36927
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681344.28/cwt330.00–360.002,34510
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2719320.85/cwt315.00–330.002,3073
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724342.61/cwt330.00–360.002,4808
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5291
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772337.35/cwt330.00–345.002,6043
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875328.90/cwt320.00–337.502,8782
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8671
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1192727.00/cwt727.00–727.001,39611
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1243631.00/cwt631.00–631.001,53315
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1291626.15/cwt621.00–637.501,82223
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320542.51/cwt530.00–557.501,7363
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340626.00/cwt626.00–626.002,1288
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,1781
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370563.46/cwt520.00–590.002,0857
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Full390465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8141
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433491.73/cwt480.00–520.002,12917
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433458.28/cwt442.50–475.001,9842
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479468.52/cwt460.00–480.002,2444
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481439.85/cwt425.00–455.002,1165
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513439.42/cwt425.00–445.002,2549
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528413.87/cwt410.00–417.502,1852
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537405.97/cwt385.00–417.502,1803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568372.89/cwt360.00–385.002,1182
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1585425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615386.69/cwt380.00–390.002,3783
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3221
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed695357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,4851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723343.36/cwt327.50–360.002,4822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,368172.46/cwt169.00–176.002,3593
Bulls——1,638187.52/cwt186.00–189.003,0722
Bulls——2,085201.00/cwt201.00–201.004,1911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90383.80/cwt70.00–98.007575
Cows—Lean 85-90%965146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4091
Cows—Lean 85-90%973138.45/cwt138.00–139.001,3472
Cows—Lean 85-90%985111.00/cwt110.00–112.001,0932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,089147.04/cwt142.00–150.001,6014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218159.23/cwt156.00–164.001,9395
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290162.77/cwt161.00–165.002,1002
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0254,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28733,338.54/head2,650.00–4,000.003,3392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29752,619.23/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28282,432.33/head1,800.00–2,950.002,4322
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29452,182.41/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1822
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1282,283.31/head2,000.00–2,800.002,2834
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27132,561.05/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5612
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28733,232.38/head3,000.00–3,350.003,2324
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29203,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001

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.