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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 17

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

757 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 576▲ 202 vs year ago 555 · +36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 27▼ 31 vs year ago 42 · −73.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 20▼ 8 vs year ago 25 · −32.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts increased, with offerings consisting primarily of plainer-quality cattle. Feeder steers sold $15.00 to $20.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher. Demand was lighter this week, influenced by continued dry conditions and short pastures, which limited grazing opportunities and contributed to more cautious buying. Uncertainty in feeder cattle futures also weighed on demand. Slaughter cattle were not well tested, and no definite market trend was 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 $390.12/cwt on 67 head, down $12.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits −29.55 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.

Average price

$390.12

▼ 12.14 vs prior sale

67 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$34.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs AR average

−6.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	413.78	2,286	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	391.61	2,172	36
Medium and Large 2	540	379.55	2,049	23

One grade step is worth $34.24/cwt here — about $238 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 sale67 hd

390.12

—

AR average9 barns · 274 hd

400.53

−10.42

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−6.66

This barn, trailing median28 sales

419.66

−29.55

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	1,579	187.24	2,956	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	898	143.89	1,292	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,593	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,838	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	415.46/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,757	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	421.48/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,960	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	433.30/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,037	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	410.00/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,960	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	385.37/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,973	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	403.37/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,146	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	385.73/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,183	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	369.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,129	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	404.05/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,348	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	600–650	Small and Medium 2	626	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,377	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	356.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,242	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,323	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	325.83/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,229	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	371.01/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,545	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	336.49/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,376	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	312.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,257	2
Steers	700–750	Small and Medium 1-2	727	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,014	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,383	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,697	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	874	263.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,304	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,579	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	297.42/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,721	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	294	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,485	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	427.33/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,406	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	434.78/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,591	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,747	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	399.33/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,545	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	396.29/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,660	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	393.41/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,810	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	353.24/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,685	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	357.77/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,835	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	373.93/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,989	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	339.75/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,824	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	338.82/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,887	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,925	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,146	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	325.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,042	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,285	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,223	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,294	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,142	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,040	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,184	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	293	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,480	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	303	504.96/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,530	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	444.98/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,455	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,651	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,545	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	451.53/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,756	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	407.64/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,684	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,858	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,995	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	377.56/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,782	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,937	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	367.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,916	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,036	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	351.42/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,042	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	330.44/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,102	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	348.89/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,226	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	311.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,275	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,346	11
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,708	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,468	182.61/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,960	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	148.81/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,321	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,067	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	760	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,593.32/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,593	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 576Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 27Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	389	445.00–455.00	451.53
2	400–450	432	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	488	397.00	397.00
3	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	462.50	462.50
4	450–500	464	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	522	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
5	600–650	638	345.00–365.00	348.89
3	700–750	730	310.00–315.00	311.68
11	750–800	782	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	950	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	505.00	505.00
2	300–350	303	500.00–510.00	504.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	430.00–455.00	444.98
1	350–400	370	417.50	417.50
2	400–450	413	385.00–430.00	407.64
6	450–500	472	350.00–400.00	377.56
7	500–550	521	365.00–375.00	367.82
3	550–600	581	345.00–365.00	351.42
12	600–650	636	325.00–335.00	330.44
2	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	825	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	865	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	404	455.00	455.00
9	450–500	465	415.00–430.00	421.48
12	500–550	532	400.00–405.00	403.37
24	550–600	566	380.00–390.00	385.73
30	600–650	629	350.00–370.00	356.39
5	700–750	706	335.00–337.50	336.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	430.00–440.00	433.30
3	500–550	505	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	581	400.00–407.50	404.05
4	600–650	632	367.50	367.50
5	650–700	686	365.00–372.50	371.01
1	850–900	870	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	915	290.00–305.00	297.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	435.00	435.00
1	700–750	720	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	626	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	727	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
9	400–450	423	405.00–440.00	415.46
5	450–500	478	400.00–415.00	410.00
12	500–550	512	365.00–395.00	385.37
10	550–600	577	365.00–370.00	369.01
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
5	650–700	684	322.50–340.00	325.83
2	700–750	723	300.00–325.00	312.20
2	750–800	775	305.00–310.00	307.47
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
4	850–900	874	260.00–275.00	263.65
1	900–950	905	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	500	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	294	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	384	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	532	372.50–375.00	373.93
1	550–600	560	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	622	345.00	345.00
19	650–700	672	340.00	340.00
7	700–750	733	313.00	313.00
2	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	366	430.00–440.00	434.78
13	450–500	460	385.00–405.00	393.41
18	500–550	513	355.00–365.00	357.77
10	550–600	558	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	415.00–455.00	427.33
8	350–400	387	390.00–405.00	399.33
18	400–450	419	390.00–405.00	396.29
22	450–500	477	345.00–375.00	353.24
20	500–550	537	335.00–340.00	339.75
9	550–600	557	330.00–340.00	338.82
3	600–650	628	315.00–330.00	325.11
4	650–700	684	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	870	250.00	250.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,593.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	192.00	192.00
4	—	1,468	178.00–188.00	182.61
1	—	1,970	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	116.00	116.00
1	—	905	157.00	157.00
3	—	888	144.00–151.00	148.81

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.