Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-08-03

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 3
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▲ 250 vs last sale 432▲ 142 vs year ago 540 · +26.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 25 vs year ago 50 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 7▼ 75 vs year ago 107 · −70.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder receipts were higher with good demand throughout the sale. Feeder steers and bulls sold $5.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $15.00 to $20.00 higher on stronger demand. Slaughter cows sold steady, while slaughter bulls sold $5.00 to $10.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $395.37/cwt on 43 head, down $3.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −24.29 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$395.37
▼ 3.28 vs prior sale
43 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,207
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.85
vs AR average
−18.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568403.512,29124
Medium and Large 2546385.092,10219thin
One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $189 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 sale43 hd
395.37
—
AR average8 barns · 146 hd
397.22
−1.85
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
−18.87
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
−24.29
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—High1,775197.733,5106thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425175.042,4953thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,290173.192,2348thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,057145.161,5346thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$3,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$3,1882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$3,0115
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$2,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$2,5003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)680$1,8732thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$2,9751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)783$2,0502thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308537.32/cwt530.00–545.001,6552
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340490.29/cwt470.00–510.001,6672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1356494.95/cwt480.00–510.001,7624
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381455.92/cwt440.00–465.001,7375
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422479.39/cwt460.00–490.002,02310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433434.20/cwt430.00–435.001,8806
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460468.90/cwt455.00–490.002,1575
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484417.94/cwt405.00–435.002,0235
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525420.77/cwt405.00–430.002,2096
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536389.33/cwt360.00–400.002,08715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582397.76/cwt392.50–402.502,31518
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583369.21/cwt360.00–375.002,1524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1602390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,3483
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2607375.00/cwt370.00–380.002,2763
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2618250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5455
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,50675
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681372.69/cwt367.50–385.002,53819
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,60845
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762340.62/cwt340.00–342.502,5964
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5801
Steers800–850Small and Medium 2803230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8476
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,8441
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005312.00/cwt312.00–312.003,1361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5451
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318467.99/cwt445.00–495.001,4886
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6534
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6652
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363427.55/cwt425.00–430.001,5522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,8141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424453.56/cwt440.00–470.001,92317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428412.04/cwt395.00–435.001,7643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460423.85/cwt405.00–435.001,95011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483387.46/cwt385.00–390.001,8712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514355.28/cwt330.00–370.001,8266
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525369.71/cwt360.00–380.001,9412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528404.39/cwt390.00–415.002,13544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561340.65/cwt320.00–355.001,9116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy563432.03/cwt420.00–445.002,4324
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572382.44/cwt377.50–395.002,18813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,2841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615324.76/cwt310.00–340.001,9972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy641335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1476
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675336.30/cwt330.00–342.502,2702
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1891
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3632
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,3713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323479.36/cwt455.00–505.001,5483
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371447.61/cwt420.00–455.001,66113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378482.01/cwt465.00–490.001,8227
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427461.49/cwt450.00–472.501,9715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433431.89/cwt410.00–445.001,87010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467449.89/cwt430.00–465.002,1016
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9442
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy492402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,9803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1506407.09/cwt405.00–407.502,0606
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522380.09/cwt350.00–390.001,98417
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570334.28/cwt315.00–345.001,9054
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578365.52/cwt360.00–380.002,1137
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616342.12/cwt315.00–355.002,1075
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621357.07/cwt350.00–370.002,21715
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3271
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,0231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,36313
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy725295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1391
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3451
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,9481
Bulls——1,705213.00/cwt213.00–213.003,6321
Bulls——1,840196.85/cwt192.00–202.003,6224
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%880114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092168.99/cwt161.00–176.001,8453
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,093125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237169.64/cwt165.00–173.002,0986
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,2551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,448183.84/cwt182.00–186.002,6622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508173.06/cwt169.00–177.002,6102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26801,873.16/head1,500.00–2,200.001,8732
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26902,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27682,465.15/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0453,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,700.45/head2,650.00–2,750.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1903,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,6881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,374.72/head2,950.00–3,600.003,3753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28002,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-27301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27653,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.