Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 6
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
▲ 272 vs last sale 303▲ 394 vs year ago 181 · +217.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 11 vs year ago 36 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 42▼ 45 vs year ago 70 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, feeder cattle receipts were moderate, consisting primarily of weaned calves. Demand was good. Feeder steers sold $10.00/cwt higher, while feeder heifers sold $5.00/cwt higher. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand, with prices $5.00 to $10.00/cwt higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $458.93/cwt on 18 head, up $24.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +39.27 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$458.93
▲ 24.89 vs prior sale
18 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,500
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.29
vs AR average
−31.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544474.742,58312thin
Medium and Large 2546427.312,3336thin
One grade step is worth $47.43/cwt here — about $249 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 sale18 hd
458.93
—
AR average9 barns · 217 hd
461.22
−2.29
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−31.90
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
+39.27
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—High1,781201.233,5838thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,520176.762,6874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272174.142,2168thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low842136.831,1523thin

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)1,110$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$3,1521thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$2,9501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)740$2,4302thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)875$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)650$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)650$2,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,6001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,030$1,6501thin

Every lot

99 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310560.73/cwt515.00–605.001,7382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332618.97/cwt615.00–620.002,05510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366526.41/cwt500.00–535.001,9277
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378582.23/cwt555.00–587.502,20113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415538.21/cwt530.00–545.002,2343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425500.06/cwt475.00–515.002,1253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434548.70/cwt535.00–570.002,3819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465530.31/cwt520.00–560.002,4666
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470440.53/cwt415.00–465.002,0702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy484490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,3723
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522426.52/cwt420.00–440.002,2263
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524493.11/cwt475.00–517.502,5847
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570428.10/cwt415.00–435.002,4403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572449.03/cwt445.00–450.002,5685
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy616398.72/cwt390.00–415.002,4563
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2620283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,75539
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687427.20/cwt427.20–427.202,93570
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5881
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717402.87/cwt367.50–405.002,88964
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed725372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,7011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed775364.49/cwt364.00–365.002,8252
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,7111
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7771
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,8991
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935322.00/cwt322.00–322.003,0111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1977320.74/cwt308.00–330.003,1343
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,140308.00/cwt308.00–308.003,5111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277589.86/cwt570.00–610.001,63415
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334563.57/cwt560.00–570.001,88214
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338502.67/cwt495.00–510.001,6992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355574.79/cwt560.00–590.002,0412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381520.19/cwt490.00–540.001,9829
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385502.06/cwt500.00–510.001,9337
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422426.68/cwt400.00–450.001,8013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424487.92/cwt465.00–515.002,06914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed430522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,2471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed458493.87/cwt486.00–502.002,2622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475444.53/cwt430.00–460.002,1122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477451.50/cwt425.00–477.502,15415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484413.67/cwt400.00–425.002,0024
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520397.21/cwt390.00–405.002,0652
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526424.95/cwt400.00–432.002,23515
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed533408.54/cwt400.00–417.502,1782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573371.66/cwt355.00–380.002,1306
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1591382.38/cwt380.00–418.002,26019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,3282
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed690365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810344.94/cwt340.00–350.002,7942
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1886306.94/cwt302.50–325.002,7195
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,9992
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,187230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,7303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318612.52/cwt610.00–615.001,9482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373531.44/cwt515.00–550.001,9822
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375566.53/cwt550.00–575.002,12410
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431526.62/cwt515.00–545.002,2706
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2448475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1282
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1152
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473503.59/cwt475.00–530.002,38210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,2525
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2502442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508491.38/cwt482.50–500.002,4962
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,4181
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532430.06/cwt420.00–445.002,2883
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575396.23/cwt395.00–397.502,2782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580379.87/cwt370.00–385.002,2033
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4961
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2721352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,5426
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5531
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2852317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7052
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935318.75/cwt317.50–320.002,9802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,190168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,9991
Bulls——1,533198.59/cwt195.00–202.003,0442
Bulls——1,998208.93/cwt206.00–213.004,1745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%842136.83/cwt135.00–138.001,1523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269177.79/cwt175.00–179.002,2565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278168.07/cwt162.00–174.002,1483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,6272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530179.51/cwt179.00–180.002,7472
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1103,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3703,152.00/head3,152.00–3,152.003,1521
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27402,430.07/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4302
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28752,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-26502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.