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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Apr 20
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
← Apr 13Apr 20May 4 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
597 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 620▲ 133 vs year ago 464 · +28.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 65▼ 46 vs year ago 100 · −46.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 128▼ 24 vs year ago 115 · −20.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly on a moderate supply consisting of a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers ranged from $15.00 higher to $15.00 lower, with demand varying by class and condition. Slaughter cattle also sold unevenly, with prices ranging from $10.00 higher to $10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.05/cwt on 25 head, down $18.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 28 comparable sales and sits +10.33 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$388.05
▼ 18.33 vs prior sale
25 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,147
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$50.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.26
vs AR average
−34.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508425.082,1596thin
Medium and Large 2559376.722,10615thin
Medium and Large 1-2599375.002,2464thin
One grade step is worth $50.08/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale25 hd
388.05
—
AR average9 barns · 282 hd
410.31
−22.26
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−34.12
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
+10.33
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—Average1,584210.253,3304thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,505175.852,6476thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,291175.222,2638thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,008162.661,63915

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)1,223$3,2254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,8343thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,117$2,7493thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,7382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,6862thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,182$2,3803thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$2,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,008$2,0752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)700$2,3002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)698$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$4,9552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$4,4738
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,167$4,1893thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)900$3,0004thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$2,1001thin

Every lot

133 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,8452
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335636.27/cwt610.00–650.002,1323
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367609.11/cwt585.00–620.002,23515
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370570.47/cwt560.00–580.002,1115
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed413585.03/cwt580.00–590.002,4162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414549.30/cwt540.00–565.002,2747
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430491.49/cwt465.00–510.002,1135
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed452555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,5092
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2332
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474507.74/cwt485.00–520.002,40726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,3761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513472.46/cwt470.00–475.002,4242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522494.56/cwt482.50–507.502,58211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5731
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526508.00/cwt508.00–508.002,67210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550480.00/cwt470.00–485.002,6403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573428.99/cwt420.00–440.002,4583
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed613411.23/cwt407.50–415.002,5212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625367.38/cwt357.50–375.002,2963
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1686377.51/cwt370.00–390.002,59010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4671
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723375.12/cwt370.00–380.002,7122
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed736368.32/cwt365.00–372.502,7116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5441
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2975307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,9981
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,1471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314577.57/cwt560.00–590.001,8144
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328494.71/cwt480.00–515.001,6235
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed348545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed364530.96/cwt525.00–535.001,9335
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374544.76/cwt535.00–565.002,03722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379476.38/cwt450.00–500.001,8059
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0488
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425516.56/cwt503.00–530.002,19521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434459.52/cwt445.00–470.001,9944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed464481.00/cwt481.00–481.002,2324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473437.71/cwt425.00–465.002,07011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473424.05/cwt405.00–445.002,0064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,11811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508425.08/cwt415.00–442.502,1596
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed512422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,1632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513407.54/cwt405.00–410.002,0912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576362.79/cwt345.00–370.002,09011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2599375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2464
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,2282
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626372.79/cwt369.00–390.002,3347
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633353.70/cwt325.00–365.002,2394
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667356.65/cwt350.00–360.002,3793
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,3121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5921
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773325.50/cwt317.50–335.002,5163
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4952
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,5522
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863328.50/cwt328.50–328.502,83557
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8561
Heifers1200–1250Medium and Large 11,202231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,7772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy315585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,8431
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323618.40/cwt605.00–640.001,9973
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338573.20/cwt570.00–580.001,9373
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365577.97/cwt567.50–605.002,1106
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,9261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy403503.29/cwt480.00–515.002,0283
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408542.55/cwt535.00–550.002,2142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,3583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415495.24/cwt485.00–510.002,0553
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,2708
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469506.59/cwt485.00–530.002,3765
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479446.40/cwt425.00–465.002,1387
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,2311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3271
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518458.79/cwt450.00–467.502,3772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy519448.73/cwt440.00–455.002,3294
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522474.95/cwt470.00–480.002,4794
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528411.88/cwt401.00–440.002,1754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,49812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563437.33/cwt425.00–450.002,4624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,1611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630371.27/cwt362.50–377.502,3394
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640385.86/cwt382.50–392.502,4703
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658353.62/cwt342.50–365.002,3272
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,5451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1742365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,7082
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed743359.98/cwt355.00–365.002,6752
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8221
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6151
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2751
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2945257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4333
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2985245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,523203.15/cwt196.00–209.003,0942
Bulls——1,645217.34/cwt214.00–221.003,5752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%780138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0761
Cows—Lean 85-90%937154.43/cwt152.00–158.001,4473
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,034165.32/cwt160.00–169.001,7099
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110175.35/cwt173.00–178.001,9462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275173.56/cwt170.00–178.002,2135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400184.48/cwt184.00–185.002,5832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480178.62/cwt175.00–182.002,6445
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,6411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28703,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,074.57/head1,850.00–2,350.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,737.69/head2,700.00–2,775.002,7382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,686.37/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1172,749.33/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,119190.00/cwt179.00–204.002,1264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1822,380.11/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,834.09/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8343
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3403,233.08/head3,200.00–3,250.003,2333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,485186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,7621
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,954.76/head4,850.00–5,050.004,9552
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,555.56/head3,600.00–5,150.004,5566
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,133.33/head3,700.00–4,500.004,1332
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26982,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002

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.
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