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Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Sep 21

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

504 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 589▲ 504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 7▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with mixed offerings of weaned and unweaned calves, feeder cattle carrying additional condition saw stronger demand. Feeder cattle futures closed on a strong note, lending additional support to overall demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold $15.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were lightly tested, with slaughter bulls selling $10.00 higher and slaughter cows selling steady to $5.00 lower.

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 $378.15/cwt on 47 head, up $8.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −41.52 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.

Average price

$378.15

▲ 8.57 vs prior sale

47 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$878

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

$157.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs AR average

−27.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	404.71	2,314	17thin
Medium and Large 1	544	399.68	2,175	13thin
Medium and Large 2	538	362.08	1,947	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	580	247.50	1,436	4thin

One grade step is worth $157.21/cwt here — about $878 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 sale47 hd

378.15

—

AR average9 barns · 284 hd

380.55

−2.40

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−27.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

419.66

−41.52

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	1,856	181.69	3,373	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	140.03	2,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	129.50	1,531	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	120.50	1,319	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,529	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,162	$2,272	10

Every lot

100 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	416.55/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,387	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	413	487.52/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,013	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	464.64/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,928	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	450.14/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,927	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	378.11/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,626	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	486	447.41/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,174	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	362.70/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,893	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	405.80/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,122	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,079	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	577	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,366	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	389.89/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,254	5
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	580	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,436	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	368.87/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,291	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	360.23/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,241	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	346.91/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,224	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,211	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,333	22
Steers	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	684	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,693	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,087	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	323.77/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,380	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	333.91/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,464	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	324.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,485	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,635	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,750	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,053	278.74/cwt	275.00–282.50	2,935	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	325	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,503	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	447.59/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,468	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,571	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	369.16/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,547	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	421.30/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,828	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	400.43/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,894	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,698	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	349.14/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,693	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	346.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,807	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	379.98/cwt	357.50–400.00	1,987	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,881	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	351.31/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,066	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	325.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,024	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	295.10/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,868	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	294.89/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,976	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	324.09/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,178	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	313.59/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,242	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	284.09/cwt	272.50–288.00	2,097	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,231	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,461	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,665	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	432.50/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,384	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,611	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	473.71/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,843	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	450.92/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,939	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	416.08/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,972	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	375.84/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,797	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	483	379.31/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,832	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	366.14/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,904	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	347.67/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,839	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	538	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,991	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	363.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,069	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	328.93/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,921	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	605	343.34/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,077	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	318.31/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,932	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,014	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	283.69/cwt	275.00–292.50	2,031	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	257.60/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,009	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	448	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	463	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	626	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,744	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	183.88/cwt	183.00–185.00	3,779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,558	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,505	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,695	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	146.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,299	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,115	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	2,272.05/head	2,100.00–2,675.00	2,272	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,529.35/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,529	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,310	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 589Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	415	450.00–480.00	464.64
12	450–500	486	445.00–460.00	447.41
14	550–600	577	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	380.00	380.00
15	600–650	622	355.00–365.00	360.23
22	650–700	681	340.00–345.00	342.53
4	700–750	735	322.50–325.00	323.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	428	445.00–460.00	450.14
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
8	500–550	523	392.50–415.00	405.80
5	550–600	578	385.00–400.00	389.89
7	600–650	621	365.00–375.00	368.87
1	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
5	700–750	738	332.00–335.00	333.91
5	750–800	766	315.00–330.00	324.41
2	800–850	830	317.50	317.50
1	950–1000	965	285.00	285.00
2	1050–1100	1,053	275.00–282.50	278.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	485.00–490.00	487.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	247.50	247.50
7	650–700	684	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
1	650–700	655	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	405.00–440.00	416.55
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	430	360.00–395.00	378.11
1	450–500	495	362.50	362.50
10	500–550	522	350.00–377.50	362.70
3	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
8	600–650	641	342.50–347.50	346.91
1	650–700	690	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	415.00–450.00	432.50
4	350–400	362	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	478	360.00–387.50	375.84
10	500–550	529	330.00–357.50	347.67
5	550–600	584	307.50–345.00	328.93
3	600–650	607	312.50–330.00	318.31
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
6	700–750	716	275.00–292.50	283.69
2	750–800	780	250.00–265.00	257.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	615	325.00–330.00	327.54
13	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	740	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	455.00–495.00	473.71
6	400–450	430	440.00–465.00	450.92
4	450–500	474	405.00–425.00	416.08
2	500–550	520	362.50–370.00	366.14
10	550–600	570	360.00–370.00	363.06
1	600–650	600	342.50	342.50
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	965	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	375.00–387.50	379.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	605	342.50–345.00	343.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	435.00–475.00	447.59
3	350–400	353	445.00	445.00
18	400–450	434	405.00–455.00	421.30
18	450–500	473	380.00–425.00	400.43
8	500–550	523	357.50–400.00	379.98
16	550–600	588	340.00–365.00	351.31
5	600–650	621	320.00–330.00	325.98
3	650–700	672	312.50–330.00	324.09
4	700–750	715	302.50–330.00	313.59
1	850–900	850	262.50	262.50
1	950–1000	965	255.00	255.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	419	355.00–380.00	369.16
9	450–500	485	330.00–355.00	349.14
16	500–550	521	345.00–355.00	346.90
3	550–600	570	325.00–335.00	330.06
3	600–650	633	282.50–317.50	295.10
2	650–700	670	287.50–302.50	294.89
4	700–750	738	272.50–288.00	284.09
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	462.50	462.50
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
2	400–450	448	1,675.00	1,675.00
1	450–500	463	1,700.00	1,700.00
4	600–650	626	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,335	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	145.00–148.00	146.44
2	—	1,583	130.00–137.00	133.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,185	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,055	183.00–185.00	183.88
1	—	1,395	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,920	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,162	2,100.00–2,675.00	2,272.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,529.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.