Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-05-11

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 11
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▼ 379 vs last sale 1,061▲ 123 vs year ago 559 · +22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 71▲ 21 vs year ago 53 · +39.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 71▲ 55 vs year ago 60 · +91.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were lower with fewer offerings of weaned calves. Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady to $2.00 lower, while feeder steers over 700 lbs sold $10.00 higher. The largest draft of the day consisted of 66 head of steers averaging 825 lbs, which sold for $360.75/cwt. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold $10.00 lower, while heifers over 700 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand at steady to $5.00 higher prices. Several offerings of replacement cattle were available and sold on good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $407.44/cwt on 68 head, down $49.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −12.22 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$407.44
▼ 49.54 vs prior sale
68 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,189
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1-2
$216.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−63.27
vs AR average
−66.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529493.102,60921
Medium and Large 1-2535476.702,54920
Medium and Large 2555445.002,4702thin
Small and Medium 1-2545277.081,50925
One grade step is worth $216.02/cwt here — about $1,100 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 sale68 hd
407.44
—
AR average8 barns · 493 hd
470.71
−63.27
National average167 barns · 12,191 hd
473.70
−66.26
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
−12.22
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—Average1,661211.263,5096thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,478181.862,6874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,218178.792,1786thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,061162.461,7237thin

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)981$3,6175
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$3,4699
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$2,9019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$2,8443thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$2,8154thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$2,3513thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,033$2,3063thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)985$3,2001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,085$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$4,4752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,1843thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$4,1186
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,008$3,6306

Every lot

110 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 1Thin Fleshed325740.00/cwt740.00–740.002,4051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325621.74/cwt620.00–625.002,0213
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330588.23/cwt587.50–589.001,9412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,3041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377535.98/cwt530.00–540.002,0213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380585.41/cwt580.00–610.002,22513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2402550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420502.74/cwt482.50–525.002,1122
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421565.69/cwt545.00–575.002,38215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479532.26/cwt517.50–535.002,5506
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,4252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,3031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,51514
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521503.87/cwt485.00–505.002,62517
Steers500–550Small and Medium 1-2523261.85/cwt260.50–265.001,3697
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,5111
Steers550–600Small and Medium 1-2553283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,56518
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563447.33/cwt440.00–455.002,5184
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,5916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,5523
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614425.32/cwt425.00–427.502,6118
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624402.09/cwt394.00–415.002,5096
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1-2633277.49/cwt254.00–284.751,75713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663419.19/cwt417.00–430.002,7796
Steers650–700Small and Medium 1-2675265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7892
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2679382.08/cwt360.00–390.002,5948
Steers700–750Small and Medium 1-2741257.37/cwt248.75–275.001,9079
Steers750–800Small and Medium 1-2765267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824360.79/cwt360.75–362.002,97368
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1922332.00/cwt332.00–332.003,0612
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,031325.63/cwt325.00–325.803,35733
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1299585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,7495
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,01535
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338572.37/cwt570.00–610.001,93515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361554.81/cwt530.00–570.002,00314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367523.02/cwt500.00–545.001,9196
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411512.70/cwt490.00–520.002,1079
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added416528.00/cwt528.00–528.002,19618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423466.27/cwt455.00–487.501,9725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed453455.00/cwt450.00–460.002,0613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475424.96/cwt405.00–440.002,0197
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,0792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1493446.09/cwt435.00–460.002,1999
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512419.19/cwt415.00–422.502,1463
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521395.72/cwt381.00–410.002,0625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1555405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2481
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578363.75/cwt350.00–377.502,1025
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627355.60/cwt352.50–357.502,2306
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629388.88/cwt388.00–390.002,4468
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,3511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,4662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5813
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement7643,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,00011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,7541
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1994289.50/cwt289.50–289.502,8788
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,029285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,9338
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331629.95/cwt622.50–635.002,0855
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339547.77/cwt480.00–570.001,8574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362559.49/cwt540.00–570.002,0253
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367584.71/cwt560.00–595.002,1465
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428524.38/cwt520.00–530.002,2448
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430528.36/cwt522.00–542.502,2724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470509.41/cwt485.00–530.002,3943
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473479.81/cwt475.00–485.002,2702
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521487.08/cwt470.00–497.002,53816
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564441.97/cwt422.50–455.002,4935
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570410.18/cwt405.00–415.002,3382
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4071
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,6233
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,5581
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3611
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2726331.94/cwt310.00–342.002,4105
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2191
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2892255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,470206.04/cwt203.00–209.003,0292
Bulls——1,747223.49/cwt216.00–228.003,9043
Bulls——1,785185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,3021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%760134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0181
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071163.65/cwt159.00–169.001,7535
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218178.79/cwt173.00–184.002,1786
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,310185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,7211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485180.15/cwt174.00–184.002,6753
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0854,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,750.00/head4,750.00–4,750.004,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,030.00/head3,700.00–4,300.004,0302
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0333,640.32/head3,350.00–3,950.003,6403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,376.19/head4,350.00–4,400.004,3762
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1604,141.81/head3,800.00–4,600.004,1425
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29732,814.52/head2,500.00–3,100.002,8154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29813,616.77/head2,500.00–4,700.003,6175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,844.49/head2,650.00–3,100.002,8443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,306.45/head2,000.00–2,500.002,3063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,350.68/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1542,901.01/head2,500.00–3,400.002,9019
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1673,469.32/head2,700.00–4,150.003,4699
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940224.26/cwt205.00–245.002,1082
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29853,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.