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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, May 25

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

444 head

▼ 397 vs last sale 841▲ 444 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 100▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 63▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded sharply lower following last week's losses on the feeder board. On a light supply and limited-quality offerings, feeder steers and heifers sold $25.00-$30.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were limited, with no trend established.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.63/cwt on 45 head, down $27.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 28 comparable sales and sits +26.97 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.

Average price

$446.63

▼ 27.33 vs prior sale

45 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs AR average

−13.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	463.51	2,429	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	443.61	2,385	18thin
Medium and Large 2	546	423.37	2,312	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

446.63

—

AR average8 barns · 289 hd

458.68

−12.05

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−13.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

419.66

+26.97

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,542	189.45	2,921	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	170.13	1,895	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	156.00	1,556	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	580	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,365	$5,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	733	$2,623	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	683	$2,515	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	550	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

94 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,997	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	492.20/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,846	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	522.45/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,001	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,252	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	470	476.65/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,240	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	430.92/cwt	415.00–442.50	2,030	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	486.89/cwt	477.00–495.00	2,313	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,325	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	465.33/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,410	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	425.47/cwt	423.00–428.00	2,285	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,512	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	414.96/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,419	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,448	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,568	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	388.00/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,522	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,586	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,527	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,743	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,921	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	965	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,049	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	513.28/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,617	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,670	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,633	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	498.69/cwt	497.50–500.00	1,835	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	501.56/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,906	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	472.39/cwt	465.00–477.50	1,927	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	428.33/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,799	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	415.82/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,946	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	422.50/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,986	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	471	434.96/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,049	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	505	411.00/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,076	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	407.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,119	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	386.52/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,010	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	372.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,098	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	345.44/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,945	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	351.84/cwt	342.50–362.00	2,231	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,177	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	339.02/cwt	334.00–355.00	2,305	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	707	323.56/cwt	322.00–324.00	2,288	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,377	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,514	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	323.31/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,464	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,517	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	906	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,591	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	911	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,551	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,360	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,090	249.47/cwt	248.00–254.00	2,719	4
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,150	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,691	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,685	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	514.40/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,960	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	475.17/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,844	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	464.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,929	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	487.41/cwt	472.50–525.00	2,047	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	485.16/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,241	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	438.52/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,096	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,250	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	436.75/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,275	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	436.93/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,456	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	395.64/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,405	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	302.42/cwt	292.00–322.50	2,050	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,351	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,509	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,276	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,389	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,537	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	179.17/cwt	169.00–189.00	2,971	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,392	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	170.13/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,895	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	5,600.00/head	5,600.00–5,600.00	5,600	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	650	2,334.62/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	725	2,472.41/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,472	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	550	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	775	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleburne County Livestock Auction - Heber Springs, AR

Mon May 25, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 841Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 63Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	368	497.50–500.00	498.69
3	400–450	408	465.00–477.50	472.39
2	450–500	470	410.00–435.00	422.50
2	500–550	520	400.00–415.00	407.43
2	550–600	563	370.00–375.00	372.56
4	650–700	680	334.00–355.00	339.02
1	700–750	715	332.50	332.50
3	750–800	762	322.00–326.00	323.31
3	800–850	812	310.00	310.00
4	1050–1100	1,090	248.00–254.00	249.47
2	1150–1200	1,150	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
20	700–750	747	336.50	336.50
7	900–950	906	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	468	400.00–432.50	415.82
1	650–700	675	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	500.00–505.00	501.56
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
8	450–500	471	420.00–450.00	434.96
2	500–550	505	402.00–420.00	411.00
8	700–750	707	322.00–324.00	323.56
7	900–950	911	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	510.00–515.00	513.28
1	350–400	365	447.50	447.50
3	400–450	420	410.00–455.00	428.33
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	520	385.00–387.50	386.52
2	550–600	563	325.00–365.00	345.44
5	600–650	634	342.50–362.00	351.84
1	950–1000	975	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	605.00	605.00
4	350–400	383	520.00–530.00	522.45
5	400–450	433	520.00	520.00
8	450–500	475	477.00–495.00	486.89
14	500–550	518	450.00–470.00	465.33
3	550–600	552	455.00	455.00
2	650–700	650	385.00–391.00	388.00
1	750–800	795	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	825	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	465.00	465.00
7	550–600	597	410.00	410.00
66	600–650	607	423.00	423.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	470.00–515.00	492.20
6	450–500	471	415.00–442.50	430.92
8	500–550	537	423.00–428.00	425.47
2	550–600	583	405.00–425.00	414.96
1	650–700	670	386.00	386.00
1	750–800	775	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	470.00–485.00	476.65
2	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
1	950–1000	965	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	530.00	530.00
7	350–400	381	510.00–535.00	514.40
4	400–450	420	472.50–525.00	487.41
3	450–500	462	470.00–500.00	485.16
6	500–550	521	425.00–447.50	436.75
17	550–600	562	420.00–452.50	436.93
8	600–650	608	395.00–400.00	395.64
2	700–750	708	332.00	332.00
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	820	306.00	306.00
3	900–950	905	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	388	465.00–480.00	475.17
4	400–450	415	450.00–470.00	464.88
3	450–500	478	425.00–445.00	438.52
1	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	678	292.00–322.50	302.42
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
2	800–850	820	275.00–280.00	277.55
1	950–1000	995	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	487	462.00	462.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,365	5,600.00	5,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,334.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,472.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,108	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	580	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	166.00–176.00	170.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,015	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	210.00	210.00
2	—	1,658	169.00–189.00	179.17

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.