Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-06-22

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jun 22
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 606▲ 420 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 35▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was light as excessive rainfall across the area left pasture conditions muddy. On a light test, feeder cattle sold unevenly. Feeder steers sold $15.00 lower to $8.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 300-550 lbs sold $15.00 higher, while feeder heifers over 550 lbs sold $15.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold $8.00 lower to $8.00 higher. Slaughter cattle supply was too light to establish a market trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $431.88/cwt on 31 head, down $13.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 28 comparable sales and sits +12.22 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$431.88
▼ 13.52 vs prior sale
31 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.63
vs AR average
−36.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569440.232,50422
Medium and Large 2554411.482,2819thin
One grade step is worth $28.76/cwt here — about $223 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd
431.88
—
AR average7 barns · 200 hd
442.51
−10.63
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−36.58
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—Average1,705214.703,6615thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,235177.002,1861thin
CowsLean 85-90%High935170.001,5901thin

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)1,370$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,208$2,7842thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)849$2,4323thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$2,2793thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,6001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$3,3001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,5001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)625$1,2001thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324493.73/cwt455.00–510.001,6004
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420439.52/cwt430.00–450.001,8462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,1031
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476426.71/cwt420.00–435.002,0314
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1493461.37/cwt457.50–465.002,27511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517451.71/cwt445.00–460.002,3353
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530429.17/cwt417.50–435.002,2755
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577438.42/cwt424.00–445.002,53019
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585389.36/cwt387.50–390.002,2784
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638420.98/cwt418.00–430.002,68621
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657411.42/cwt394.00–420.002,7033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670365.18/cwt355.00–371.002,4473
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,8391
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,7811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2887307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,7283
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2925270.07/cwt262.50–272.502,4984
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,052250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,6305
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316523.01/cwt500.00–535.001,6533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323464.28/cwt450.00–477.501,5002
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366450.02/cwt430.00–455.001,6475
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372496.37/cwt470.00–510.001,8463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419424.98/cwt422.50–427.501,7816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439448.69/cwt442.50–450.001,9709
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472428.89/cwt420.00–440.002,0245
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514421.64/cwt410.00–430.002,1678
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535364.43/cwt352.50–392.501,9504
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564382.20/cwt370.00–410.002,1569
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569353.59/cwt322.50–375.002,0125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662339.12/cwt338.00–342.502,2454
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0091
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,5011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1757323.53/cwt320.00–332.002,4494
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8451
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2141
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2854252.23/cwt242.00–262.502,1544
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1983242.53/cwt232.50–252.502,3842
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,3661
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,116236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,6348
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2311503.23/cwt500.00–505.001,5653
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331527.02/cwt515.00–530.001,74410
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365501.05/cwt490.00–510.001,8295
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383430.32/cwt425.00–436.001,6482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425450.30/cwt440.00–455.001,9143
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425420.88/cwt395.00–440.001,7898
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481444.42/cwt440.00–470.002,13813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,0211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2503425.39/cwt407.50–430.002,1405
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515434.69/cwt415.00–450.002,2393
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558373.20/cwt335.00–396.002,0825
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616387.14/cwt371.00–408.002,3857
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619363.48/cwt340.00–370.002,2507
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2690335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3121
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718334.88/cwt330.00–340.002,4042
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0661
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2742
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,5432
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0681
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2922211.58/cwt200.00–235.001,9513
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2964226.98/cwt215.00–242.502,1885
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,4881
Bulls——1,795211.26/cwt204.00–217.003,7922
Bulls——1,843226.00/cwt226.00–226.004,1652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1861
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-25901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-25901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29782,872.89/head2,300.00–3,300.002,8732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,630.49/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,783.54/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3702,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-26251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.