Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-08-31

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Aug 31
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 392▲ 137 vs year ago 308 · +44.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 12 vs year ago 21 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 65▲ 5 vs year ago 35 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was moderate. Feeder offerings consisted mostly of unweaned calves. Feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 lower, while feeder bulls sold $12.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs. sold $10.00-$15.00 higher on good demand. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs. sold $10.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cattle sold $10.00-$15.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.05/cwt on 31 head, up $4.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −33.67 against this barn's trailing median of $377.72.
Average price
$344.05
▲ 4.54 vs prior sale
31 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$160
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.31
vs AR average
+12.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545347.481,89527
Medium and Large 2541320.871,7344thin
One grade step is worth $26.61/cwt here — about $160 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
344.05
—
AR average8 barns · 211 hd
331.74
+12.31
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
+12.53
This barn, trailing median28 sales
377.72
−33.67
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—Average1,389183.512,5483thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,134141.381,6038thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465132.001,9341thin
CowsLean 85-90%High946118.571,1229thin

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)1,015$3,3001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$3,0996
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,7002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,5605
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$2,3502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,2102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,4502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)840$2,0001thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2312423.05/cwt410.00–430.001,3203
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373452.25/cwt440.00–465.001,6872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427428.02/cwt420.00–435.001,82813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428397.37/cwt390.00–405.001,7012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468404.97/cwt400.00–410.001,8952
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483359.11/cwt335.00–377.501,7355
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514371.65/cwt350.00–375.001,91014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570334.91/cwt325.00–345.001,9092
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574353.99/cwt350.00–375.002,0326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,0283
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1453
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656337.43/cwt330.00–340.002,2144
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,2108
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1701327.50/cwt320.00–330.002,2964
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,29911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4774
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323450.82/cwt435.00–455.001,45610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325383.53/cwt360.00–400.001,2465
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3851
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4061
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386339.92/cwt335.00–345.001,3124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390414.33/cwt400.00–425.001,61615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410428.86/cwt415.00–440.001,75820
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy418381.30/cwt372.50–390.001,5942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424363.65/cwt345.00–375.001,5427
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458383.34/cwt365.00–395.001,75623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471339.64/cwt335.00–345.001,6007
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy491349.51/cwt347.50–350.001,7165
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520363.78/cwt355.00–372.501,89210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523331.09/cwt327.50–335.001,7322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529321.16/cwt302.50–330.001,6993
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy553378.25/cwt365.00–385.002,0923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566330.66/cwt320.00–340.001,87211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8291
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610303.44/cwt300.00–307.001,8512
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725303.34/cwt300.00–305.002,1993
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868265.04/cwt260.00–270.002,3012
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,3222
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2965230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330453.46/cwt450.00–455.001,4963
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4031
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372410.08/cwt380.00–425.001,5258
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2388425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6493
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409425.02/cwt420.00–435.001,7388
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2442360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy466359.26/cwt355.00–360.001,6747
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480348.13/cwt320.00–365.001,6717
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517355.38/cwt352.50–365.001,8376
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521317.54/cwt300.00–330.001,6547
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523335.12/cwt330.00–340.001,7532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2556325.33/cwt325.00–327.501,8098
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7644
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568331.58/cwt325.00–335.001,8836
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9842
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637315.19/cwt300.00–317.502,00815
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1659322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1255
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1098
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780285.10/cwt270.00–300.002,2242
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,368177.76/cwt177.50–178.002,4322
Bulls——1,430195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,7891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72088.00/cwt88.00–88.006341
Cows—Lean 85-90%964124.87/cwt121.00–131.001,2044
Cows—Lean 85-90%968110.23/cwt106.00–113.001,0673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,033128.89/cwt124.00–134.001,3312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148143.09/cwt140.00–146.001,6434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205150.45/cwt150.00–151.001,8132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,9341
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed895165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0323,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2333,098.51/head2,500.00–3,600.003,0996
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,210.47/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,559.82/head2,100.00–2,900.002,5605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,420182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,5841
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.