Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-05-18

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 18
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
841 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 682▲ 318 vs year ago 523 · +60.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 74▲ 64 vs year ago 36 · +177.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 115▲ 23 vs year ago 40 · +57.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, total receipts of feeder cattle were up. Demand for feeder cattle was uneven on mixed offerings. Steers weighing 300-400 lbs sold $25.00 lower, while 500 lb steers sold $10.00 higher. Steers weighing 600-800 lbs sold steady. Heifers weighing 300-500 lbs sold $12.00 higher, while 600-900 lb heifers sold $13.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $473.96/cwt on 56 head, up $66.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 28 comparable sales and sits +54.30 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$473.96
▲ 66.52 vs prior sale
56 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$66.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.06
vs AR average
−0.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538492.152,64839
Medium and Large 1-2540485.002,6192thin
Medium and Large 2570425.192,42215thin
One grade step is worth $66.97/cwt here — about $226 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 sale56 hd
473.96
—
AR average6 barns · 390 hd
463.90
+10.06
National average171 barns · 13,387 hd
474.48
−0.52
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
+54.30
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—Low1,687213.183,5978thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433173.652,4882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,281169.342,1697thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,040152.611,58710

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,203$2,7592thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)702$2,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$4,34510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,142$3,64212

Every lot

107 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 1320605.23/cwt600.00–610.001,9372
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed325680.00/cwt680.00–680.002,2101
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,8931
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384577.48/cwt565.00–605.002,2187
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420547.53/cwt545.00–550.002,3002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430516.97/cwt480.00–535.002,2237
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474541.03/cwt515.00–570.002,5645
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480504.69/cwt495.00–515.002,4232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484507.50/cwt505.00–510.002,45612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy496485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4064
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515415.19/cwt405.00–425.002,1382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524507.12/cwt505.00–520.002,65725
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,6192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563465.43/cwt442.50–482.202,62014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580423.12/cwt400.00–440.002,45412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,5562
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611390.07/cwt360.00–405.002,3835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624422.13/cwt420.00–424.002,63424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,72110
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685417.47/cwt415.00–420.002,86021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721379.28/cwt370.00–385.002,7357
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763329.27/cwt322.50–336.002,5122
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,8006
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4551
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1822357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,9392
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,94358
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1852346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,9484
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1986318.97/cwt318.00–322.003,1454
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,059319.50/cwt319.50–319.503,3844
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,145274.00/cwt274.00–274.003,1372
Steers1400–1450Medium and Large 11,430256.00/cwt256.00–256.003,6611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313536.66/cwt525.00–555.001,6805
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316598.09/cwt585.00–605.001,8908
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363566.61/cwt560.00–575.002,0573
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,0792
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377507.14/cwt500.00–515.001,9125
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,9301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416520.71/cwt500.00–530.002,1669
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424458.02/cwt425.00–477.501,94210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464457.25/cwt410.00–472.002,12218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470458.40/cwt442.50–475.002,1542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473423.39/cwt415.00–445.002,00317
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528425.67/cwt405.00–435.002,24816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529373.75/cwt360.00–390.001,9774
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569350.73/cwt322.50–365.001,9969
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1582382.60/cwt372.50–400.002,22711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1632376.11/cwt360.00–378.002,37718
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637350.47/cwt342.50–360.002,2325
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,4071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672344.89/cwt335.00–352.002,3185
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713360.72/cwt360.00–361.002,57211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,5071
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,5001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1879306.15/cwt278.00–310.002,69117
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1986277.51/cwt272.00–300.002,7365
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,106252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,7874
Heifers1300–1350Medium and Large 11,305223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,9102
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325560.00/cwt535.00–585.001,8202
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326624.33/cwt605.00–635.002,0355
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375523.07/cwt500.00–540.001,9624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379572.04/cwt560.00–595.002,16811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422484.58/cwt470.00–515.002,0453
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425541.74/cwt535.00–550.002,3028
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1121
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466507.93/cwt480.00–525.002,36716
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475457.66/cwt440.00–480.002,1744
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,27817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514476.09/cwt460.00–507.502,44718
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532438.72/cwt435.00–440.002,3344
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy548442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,4253
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1554461.64/cwt450.00–485.002,5576
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568418.28/cwt415.00–425.002,3763
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,4422
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624405.30/cwt397.50–415.002,5296
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632372.48/cwt355.00–380.002,3547
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664381.00/cwt380.00–382.002,5304
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665355.59/cwt340.00–377.002,3653
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,3941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2729337.39/cwt325.00–342.002,4605
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783323.04/cwt320.00–330.002,5296
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2823304.98/cwt295.00–315.002,5103
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915254.56/cwt244.00–265.002,3292
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7301
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,013275.95/cwt272.00–280.002,7952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——975195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9011
Bulls——1,789215.78/cwt209.00–221.003,8607
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%840138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044147.56/cwt140.00–152.001,5414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077159.57/cwt156.00–168.001,7195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281169.34/cwt165.00–175.002,1697
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,433173.65/cwt170.00–177.002,4882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,334.82/head2,600.00–4,100.003,3355
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,925.00/head3,625.00–4,200.003,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1573,860.80/head3,100.00–4,300.003,8617
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2674,298.03/head3,400.00–4,800.004,2986
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2884,415.53/head3,900.00–5,200.004,4164
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,8341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2032,759.46/head2,500.00–3,100.002,7592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27022,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503

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.