Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-06-15

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 15
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
606 head
▼ 457 vs last sale 1,063▲ 49 vs year ago 557 · +8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 26▲ 7 vs year ago 7 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends were established due to the absence of a reported sale last week. This week supply of feeder cattle was moderate. Demand was uneven, with condition and quality influencing buyer interest. Calves carrying excess flesh and heavy hair coats sold at a discount as buyers showed preference for cattle better suited for summer grazing and feeding conditions.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $445.40/cwt on 77 head, up $11.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 28 comparable sales and sits +25.74 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$445.40
▲ 11.76 vs prior sale
77 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,482
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$68.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.34
vs AR average
−13.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548455.222,49634
Medium and Large 1567441.462,50140
Medium and Large 2537386.622,0753thin
One grade step is worth $68.60/cwt here — about $421 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 sale77 hd
445.40
—
AR average9 barns · 540 hd
435.06
+10.34
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−13.65
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
+25.74
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—Average1,650211.003,4823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,213165.312,00611
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,022136.051,39015

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)1,105$2,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,320$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)776$1,6094thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,5751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)735$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)850$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)925$2,1001thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385508.11/cwt500.00–525.001,9568
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415430.18/cwt415.00–440.001,7854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416509.34/cwt470.00–525.002,1194
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459479.67/cwt465.00–502.502,20215
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1562
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,2883
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520472.18/cwt455.00–485.002,45510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520397.43/cwt390.00–405.002,0672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,51631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582431.22/cwt430.00–445.002,51030
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619374.68/cwt362.50–398.002,3196
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630419.92/cwt415.00–430.002,6453
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640402.35/cwt402.00–402.502,57510
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,7287
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5263
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718375.20/cwt372.50–378.002,6942
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762359.82/cwt352.00–362.002,74213
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780312.50/cwt300.00–325.002,4382
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,88420
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1842352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,9644
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865338.50/cwt338.00–340.002,9284
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,9163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2299490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4654
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333461.48/cwt455.00–475.001,5374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7362
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376433.85/cwt425.00–455.001,63113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy379450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7064
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426435.17/cwt420.00–450.001,85417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428394.47/cwt360.00–417.501,6889
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463403.67/cwt390.00–415.001,8695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484417.96/cwt405.00–422.502,02312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0153
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539400.97/cwt380.00–407.502,1615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575394.06/cwt372.50–402.002,26628
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2597361.61/cwt350.00–366.002,1595
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,2307
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623351.99/cwt344.00–356.002,1933
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685343.15/cwt330.00–349.002,3518
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2716319.60/cwt300.00–330.002,2883
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757326.81/cwt306.00–337.502,4743
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823310.28/cwt300.00–321.002,5542
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2961
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3591
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1959270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5897
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328500.52/cwt495.00–505.001,64216
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1358508.74/cwt505.00–510.001,8214
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372422.02/cwt395.00–437.501,5707
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2411436.28/cwt405.00–450.001,79317
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475447.53/cwt445.00–450.002,1262
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479434.88/cwt430.00–440.002,0834
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514421.15/cwt410.00–435.002,1654
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,2691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563411.36/cwt392.50–440.002,3163
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578373.76/cwt365.00–392.502,16010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619363.32/cwt356.00–372.502,2496
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,3368
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,2202
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,4383
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,5545
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020268.00/cwt268.00–268.002,7341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,535206.50/cwt200.00–213.003,1702
Bulls——1,880220.00/cwt220.00–220.004,1361
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910122.22/cwt120.00–127.501,1124
Cows—Lean 85-90%930156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,010157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,5861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076144.36/cwt140.00–149.001,5536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076132.42/cwt130.00–134.001,4254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165173.25/cwt172.00–175.002,0183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246165.77/cwt160.00–170.002,0656
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,0071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29052,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26931,512.26/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601

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.