Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-03-16

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Mar 16
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▲ 468 vs last sale 0▲ 468 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
94 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 0▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With a moderate supply of feeder cattle this week, overall quality was limited. Demand was moderate as buyers showed caution ahead of significant temperature swings expected over the next few days. No price trends were established due to the market not being reported 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 $383.66/cwt on 66 head, down $11.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +5.94 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$383.66
▼ 11.45 vs prior sale
66 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,091
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$597
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$97.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.79
vs AR average
−32.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536402.442,15821
Medium and Large 1-2558386.462,15826
Medium and Large 2548384.022,10513thin
Small and Medium 2512305.001,5626thin
One grade step is worth $97.44/cwt here — about $597 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale66 hd
383.66
—
AR average9 barns · 186 hd
398.45
−14.79
National average164 barns · 8,069 hd
416.12
−32.46
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
+5.94
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—Average1,659187.273,1063thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,281161.852,0737thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,466157.622,3118thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,069135.481,4484thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,090$3,1001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)968$2,9102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$2,9053thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,050$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,165$2,5613thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$2,4703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)852$3,4002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)958$3,3002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)835$3,2502thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)985$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,114$3,67411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,042$3,1716
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$3,4001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$2,2288
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)958$2,1525
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)975$1,8001thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322598.68/cwt555.00–625.001,9286
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325535.62/cwt525.00–545.001,7412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364562.17/cwt545.00–585.002,0465
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385499.90/cwt480.00–520.001,9255
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415485.73/cwt447.50–507.502,0167
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422525.27/cwt500.00–540.002,21710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3891
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed458545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,4962
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469458.97/cwt435.00–480.002,1535
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479491.69/cwt455.00–515.002,3558
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed507452.70/cwt448.00–455.002,2956
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530447.02/cwt435.00–460.002,3694
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed545520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,8341
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5482
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2582335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9503
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1588436.67/cwt435.00–437.502,56815
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2612301.03/cwt300.00–302.501,8425
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618412.35/cwt400.00–425.002,5482
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2659251.16/cwt235.00–267.501,6554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680361.66/cwt360.00–365.002,4593
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722355.35/cwt352.50–369.002,56612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5381
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,7321
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2798330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6333
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3361
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1897322.99/cwt320.00–335.002,8975
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2899317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,8549
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,4122
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930303.05/cwt300.00–306.002,8182
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,1341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325537.97/cwt530.00–550.001,7485
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330512.59/cwt500.00–525.001,6924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1353523.40/cwt520.00–530.001,8483
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372457.10/cwt430.00–472.501,7007
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2410435.72/cwt422.50–450.001,7866
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428477.89/cwt470.00–487.502,0457
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed435492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,1424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2541
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470445.26/cwt430.00–460.002,09310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478411.07/cwt400.00–435.001,9655
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed512412.90/cwt402.50–417.502,1144
Heifers500–550Small and Medium 2512305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5626
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9242
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516412.05/cwt380.00–425.002,12614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,08810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed573379.92/cwt376.00–382.002,1773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577383.23/cwt372.50–386.002,2117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,19616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583362.71/cwt355.00–372.002,1154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608356.77/cwt335.00–365.002,1694
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635376.19/cwt367.50–386.002,38916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3681
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,40312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658366.63/cwt362.50–372.502,4123
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1551
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed713344.51/cwt344.00–345.002,4562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728344.91/cwt337.50–352.502,5113
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785312.47/cwt310.00–315.002,4532
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6601
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7461
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1878322.93/cwt305.00–332.002,8353
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6551
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5441
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317558.39/cwt540.00–585.001,7703
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332508.37/cwt490.00–525.001,6883
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,1751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390503.75/cwt487.50–520.001,9652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,1841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3771
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485461.48/cwt450.00–472.502,2382
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527434.96/cwt427.50–440.002,2923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,4012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582398.17/cwt375.00–410.002,3173
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3871
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628357.52/cwt347.50–367.002,2452
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665359.65/cwt354.00–365.002,3927
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723327.11/cwt315.00–340.002,3652
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5461
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2808292.51/cwt290.00–295.002,3632
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815323.73/cwt322.50–325.002,6382
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,6031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,638191.41/cwt191.00–192.003,1352
Bulls——1,700179.00/cwt179.00–179.003,0431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045113.80/cwt111.00–116.001,1892
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093157.16/cwt155.00–159.001,7182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233157.85/cwt155.00–159.001,9464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345167.19/cwt164.00–170.002,2493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425154.47/cwt152.00–156.002,2013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453163.39/cwt161.00–165.002,3744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,3621
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28503,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,055.24/head2,700.00–3,300.003,0555
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,350.00/head4,000.00–4,700.004,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,410.00/head3,200.00–3,550.003,4105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1383,664.84/head3,300.00–4,000.003,6654
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28353,250.00/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28523,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29583,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29682,909.56/head2,400.00–3,250.002,9102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29732,904.62/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,469.65/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,560.52/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5613
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29582,151.98/head1,900.00–2,600.002,1525
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0242,227.64/head2,000.00–2,650.002,2288
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27003,400.00/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.