Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with much colder temperatures this week and some winter weather to the northwest of us, supply was held back this week. On a light test feeder steers and heifers sold $2.00-$3.00 higher, while supply on feeder bulls was to light to determine a trend. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00-$4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.69/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −109.49 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$278.69

34 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$20.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.35

vs AR average

−26.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	289.26	1,535	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	283.56	1,515	9thin
Medium and Large 2	527	268.72	1,417	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $118 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $350.41, median $388.17 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

278.69

—

AR average3 barns · 166 hd

259.34

+19.35

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−26.55

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−109.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	High	1,891	151.59	2,867	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	117.96	1,558	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,006	103.37	1,039	8thin

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)	1,395	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,670	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$1,349	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,354	3thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	278.78/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	258.95/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	325.17/cwt	318.00–332.50	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	840	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	684	233.96/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	324.24/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	107.95/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	450	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	423	257.22/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,088	2
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	320.26/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	600–650	635	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,035	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	269.26/cwt	258.00–280.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	234.75/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.52/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,694	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	350–400	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	98.78/cwt	93.00–103.00	996	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	118.96/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,563	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	115.31/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,543	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	157.26/cwt	155.00–161.00	3,032	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	148.55/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,819	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	400–450	420	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	302.62/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	250.04/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	230.76/cwt	222.50–242.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	302.24/cwt	302.00–302.50	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	284.13/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	356.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	284.14/cwt	270.00–304.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	332.10/cwt	326.00–338.00	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	272.86/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	521	290.87/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	312.35/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	257.30/cwt	242.00–272.00	1,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	334.60/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,349.26/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	602	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.38/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,702	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,353.59/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,354	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	321.67/cwt	321.00–322.00	1,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	281.18/cwt	274.00–293.00	1,636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	310.62/cwt	294.00–318.00	1,628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,669.64/head	1,300.00–1,975.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	292.51/cwt	284.00–302.00	1,536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	316.18/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,808	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	307.55/cwt	304.00–315.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	259.70/cwt	257.50–262.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	302.74/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,883	8

How this sale compares

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.

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