Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-07-06

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Jul 6
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 320▲ 279 vs year ago 254 · +109.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 45▲ 11 vs year ago 59 · +18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 16▲ 56 vs year ago 15 · +373.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, offerings on feeders were plainer, with limited quality offerings. On a light test, feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$7.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$10.00 higher 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 $434.65/cwt on 40 head, down $21.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +14.99 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$434.65
▼ 21.31 vs prior sale
40 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$190.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.10
vs AR average
−24.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557465.622,59411thin
Medium and Large 2531434.952,30918thin
Medium and Large 1-2578431.672,4959thin
Small and Medium 2528275.001,4522thin
One grade step is worth $190.62/cwt here — about $1,142 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 sale40 hd
434.65
—
AR average3 barns · 76 hd
441.75
−7.10
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−24.83
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
+14.99
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—High1,607200.763,2265thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,255177.252,2249thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,038169.701,7626thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,574164.952,5963thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,393$3,4503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,9813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,286$2,88210
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$2,7745
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,176$2,6608
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,411$2,6504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,083$2,3002thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,165$4,3001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,050$4,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,6001thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315519.76/cwt505.00–535.001,6372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374506.67/cwt500.00–525.001,8955
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418514.88/cwt500.00–535.002,1523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422481.56/cwt455.00–500.002,0325
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2903
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469465.04/cwt440.00–485.002,18112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513470.12/cwt465.00–475.002,4122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528433.49/cwt410.00–455.002,28914
Steers500–550Small and Medium 2528275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557465.62/cwt442.00–470.002,59411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568410.02/cwt405.00–415.002,3292
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578431.67/cwt431.00–432.502,4959
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610427.00/cwt415.00–430.002,6055
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616406.97/cwt392.50–417.502,5077
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,6931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667384.14/cwt382.50–385.002,5623
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674400.50/cwt400.50–400.502,69980
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2675276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,86312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740359.97/cwt355.00–365.002,6642
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1873342.01/cwt340.00–342.502,9865
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fancy320625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335486.98/cwt455.00–505.001,6318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379461.74/cwt455.00–475.001,75011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8565
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421431.18/cwt417.50–435.001,8156
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472408.52/cwt390.00–432.001,9288
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fancy490503.80/cwt492.50–515.002,4694
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1495420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0791
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520395.81/cwt367.50–405.002,05812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fancy562430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4172
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2763
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571368.27/cwt350.00–380.002,10312
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616373.11/cwt370.00–374.002,29811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619355.27/cwt342.50–365.002,1996
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1695362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5191
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2341
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4901
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1841
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,5591
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5542
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2975232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,2671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2308505.73/cwt475.00–535.001,5582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323538.14/cwt537.50–540.001,7384
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1353543.83/cwt532.50–555.001,9202
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382483.14/cwt460.00–505.001,8463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405512.50/cwt512.50–512.502,0761
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428459.84/cwt425.00–475.001,9686
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1151
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469434.99/cwt412.50–450.002,0405
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471464.09/cwt450.00–487.502,1864
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532401.49/cwt376.00–417.502,13613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,3101
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567390.37/cwt370.00–405.002,2138
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed578427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,4683
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614369.42/cwt362.50–375.002,2684
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628387.54/cwt384.00–391.002,4342
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668354.01/cwt335.00–367.502,3653
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2726347.45/cwt335.00–352.502,5225
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380191.27/cwt186.00–197.002,6403
Bulls——1,775220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,9051
Bulls——2,120210.00/cwt210.00–210.004,4521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%625150.00/cwt150.00–150.009381
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058166.65/cwt164.00–170.001,7632
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163178.29/cwt173.00–184.002,0743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256178.53/cwt173.00–186.002,2428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,693162.42/cwt160.00–165.002,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0504,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1654,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29792,774.34/head2,675.00–2,800.002,7745
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,980.87/head2,300.00–3,300.002,9813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1762,660.15/head2,300.00–3,000.002,6608
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2862,882.10/head2,650.00–3,400.002,88210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3933,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4112,649.65/head2,200.00–2,900.002,6504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001

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.