Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-08-24

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 24
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 365 vs last sale 757▼ 168 vs year ago 560 · −30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 11▼ 20 vs year ago 45 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 17▼ 28 vs year ago 93 · −30.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supplies were lighter, with demand also somewhat lighter amid uncertainty in the cattle futures market and potential changes affecting imported beef. Most of the region remains very dry, although some areas received much-needed rainfall. On a light test, with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00 to $20.00 lower. A good offering of replacement cattle attracted a large crowd and sold with good demand. Slaughter cattle were not well tested, but softer demand was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.51/cwt on 31 head, down $10.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −38.21 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$339.51
▼ 10.90 vs prior sale
31 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.64
vs AR average
+1.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560341.691,91524
Medium and Large 2546332.011,8127thin
One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
339.51
—
AR average8 barns · 124 hd
347.14
−7.64
National average160 barns · 6,296 hd
338.02
+1.49
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−38.21
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
421389357325median 377.7203/0205/1807/1309/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $339.22, median $377.72 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—Average1,532184.702,8308thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,150151.201,7392thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,054141.791,4948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,240136.001,6861thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,450227.503,2992thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,099$3,1017
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,7726
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,70512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)934$2,2464thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$3,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)744$2,4254thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,405$3,6923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,222$3,5829
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)895$2,0001thin

Every lot

96 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 1345510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380413.31/cwt410.00–415.001,5713
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9352
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465388.34/cwt370.00–405.001,8065
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8331
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478412.92/cwt405.00–445.001,9746
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512385.35/cwt375.00–390.001,97311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8461
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540402.50/cwt400.00–405.002,1742
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540374.95/cwt370.00–380.002,0252
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575389.70/cwt372.50–407.502,2412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580343.01/cwt330.00–352.501,9894
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2591365.98/cwt365.00–377.502,16312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610343.69/cwt340.00–347.502,0972
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615335.04/cwt330.00–340.002,0602
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627352.65/cwt347.50–370.002,2119
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2661341.20/cwt330.00–345.002,2554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4605
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed720337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4301
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,4791
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368430.17/cwt425.00–435.001,5832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386375.13/cwt360.00–405.001,4487
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3261
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414408.71/cwt405.00–410.001,6928
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433349.75/cwt325.00–360.001,51412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,6391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,76310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474362.37/cwt360.00–370.001,7184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482340.40/cwt335.00–352.501,6416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515337.57/cwt330.00–345.001,7382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1543349.46/cwt347.50–367.501,89811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558329.79/cwt315.00–337.001,8405
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580335.55/cwt330.00–345.001,94612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0133
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615345.00/cwt340.00–350.002,1222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661280.01/cwt270.00–285.001,8513
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,1751
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719308.61/cwt302.50–315.002,2192
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8621
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755254.93/cwt245.00–265.001,9252
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8481
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338442.22/cwt430.00–455.001,4952
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7421
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6103
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1433433.29/cwt425.00–445.001,8763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436398.83/cwt385.00–405.001,7398
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465387.10/cwt375.00–400.001,8002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468414.86/cwt405.00–425.001,9423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480372.03/cwt355.00–400.001,7866
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530346.71/cwt345.00–350.001,8383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1539360.92/cwt355.00–380.001,94516
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570334.91/cwt325.00–345.001,9092
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1584352.26/cwt340.00–355.002,05713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613349.57/cwt347.50–352.502,1436
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8421
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665307.40/cwt300.00–325.002,0444
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705310.52/cwt307.50–315.002,1895
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718257.79/cwt230.00–285.001,8512
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1752300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2562
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8631
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2872
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,450227.50/cwt227.50–227.503,2992
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,183161.91/cwt150.00–172.001,9152
Bulls——1,647190.76/cwt186.00–194.003,1425
Bulls——1,655200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%938127.43/cwt121.00–133.001,1952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,092146.58/cwt143.00–152.001,6016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150151.20/cwt149.00–153.001,7392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,240136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,6861
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,691.64/head2,850.00–4,600.003,6923
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27442,425.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4254
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27442,400.00/cwt2,400.00–2,400.0017,8563
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29342,245.90/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2464
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0993,100.88/head3,050.00–3,250.003,1017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,704.88/head2,550.00–3,050.002,70512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,772.33/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7726
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2333,697.30/head3,350.00–4,000.003,6976
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.