Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-11-02

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Nov 2
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
← Oct 26Nov 2latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
865 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 927▲ 55 vs year ago 810 · +6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 38▼ 47 vs year ago 79 · −59.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 58▲ 2 vs year ago 63 · +3.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were in good supply with mixed offerings. Following losses in the cattle futures market last Friday, with limited recovery today, lighter demand was noted. Feeder steers and heifers sold $5.00-$10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady 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 $389.56/cwt on 78 head, up $32.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 28 comparable sales and sits −30.11 against this barn's trailing median of $419.66.
Average price
$389.56
▲ 32.77 vs prior sale
78 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,112
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$154
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$40.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.17
vs AR average
−18.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531405.002,15131
Medium and Large 1550384.452,11635
Medium and Large 2548364.551,99612thin
One grade step is worth $40.45/cwt here — about $154 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 sale78 hd
389.56
—
AR average8 barns · 342 hd
380.38
+9.17
National average43 barns · 4,657 hd
408.07
−18.51
This barn, trailing median28 sales
419.66
−30.11
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—Average1,693164.322,7823thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,602120.901,9364thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,262113.351,4318thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,104101.801,1245thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,231$1,89311
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,129$1,6924thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,021$1,3667
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)885$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,8001thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)890$2,37013
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)990$2,68311

Every lot

112 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333417.44/cwt410.00–425.001,3902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376474.17/cwt450.00–500.001,7834
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383416.72/cwt405.00–425.001,5965
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410433.35/cwt430.00–435.001,7773
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2436397.15/cwt390.00–425.001,73210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483411.00/cwt400.00–425.001,98514
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483390.91/cwt385.00–395.001,8883
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy485345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,6732
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486368.73/cwt360.00–392.501,79215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy508330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6762
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,15131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534390.60/cwt370.00–395.002,08620
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9351
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed547387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1205
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574377.77/cwt365.00–395.002,16814
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577352.35/cwt342.50–360.002,0333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full615325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2753
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638320.74/cwt305.00–330.002,0463
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,11219
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,15210
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,31579
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675317.37/cwt300.00–335.002,1422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1687345.99/cwt335.00–352.502,37734
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2689242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,67121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728330.02/cwt325.00–335.002,4032
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763337.37/cwt317.50–339.002,57425
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2777299.21/cwt290.00–317.502,3253
Steers800–850Small and Medium 2810260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,10611
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5991
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6821
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316406.17/cwt385.00–420.001,2834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369417.05/cwt400.00–425.001,5397
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371375.98/cwt360.00–395.001,3957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413379.87/cwt370.00–390.001,5695
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435404.35/cwt400.00–410.001,7599
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469388.70/cwt370.00–405.001,82333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472361.04/cwt350.00–370.001,7049
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511350.54/cwt340.00–360.001,79114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6741
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2536333.75/cwt330.00–335.001,7894
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568340.45/cwt330.00–355.001,93414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585319.28/cwt305.00–326.001,8687
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9975
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630304.92/cwt300.00–310.001,9212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1637327.20/cwt315.00–336.002,08418
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9141
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672312.86/cwt295.00–328.002,1027
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728300.79/cwt295.00–305.002,1903
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,3441
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5201
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2963
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1902257.49/cwt252.50–270.002,3234
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2938200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8762
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970225.98/cwt220.00–237.502,1923
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,008232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,3442
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3431
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,118200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328477.37/cwt460.00–495.001,5662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330430.90/cwt430.00–435.001,4228
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,7851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415432.71/cwt415.00–450.001,7962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479389.39/cwt375.00–425.001,8658
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483364.99/cwt360.00–375.001,7635
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508373.20/cwt365.00–380.001,8963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518339.90/cwt325.00–355.001,7615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568303.36/cwt300.00–305.001,7233
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570347.54/cwt345.00–350.001,9812
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582326.58/cwt317.50–342.501,90113
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619329.15/cwt310.00–334.002,0379
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2634304.22/cwt300.00–305.001,92916
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665276.70/cwt260.00–285.001,8404
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1698287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0078
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2736280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0614
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1754290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1874
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,693164.32/cwt158.00–168.002,7823
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83575.00/cwt75.00–75.006261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,171108.50/cwt104.00–112.001,2714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248113.49/cwt110.00–118.001,4165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,323106.69/cwt105.00–108.001,4122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,638131.30/cwt128.00–134.002,1512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,685116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8631,074.06/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0742
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0801,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0841,482.73/head1,150.00–1,875.001,4835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,691.50/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2311,893.04/head1,500.00–2,250.001,89311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-28751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,683.17/head2,550.00–2,800.002,68311
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29942,500.00/cwt2,500.00–2,500.0024,8505
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,370.00/head2,350.00–2,400.002,37013

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.