Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was heavier this week, with brutal cold temperatures this morning the ground was good and froze allowing some to get into their pastures, while some were probably too busy busting ice to get their calves to the market today. It was a mix of offerings today on feeders with some quality offerings to some plainer offerings mostly unweaned, demand was good. Supply of slaughter cattle was light, no trends were determined this week due to the light supply last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $281.97/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −106.20 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$281.97

55 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$18.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs AR average

−22.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	286.93	1,535	39
Medium and Large 1-2	558	277.50	1,548	2thin
Medium and Large 2	560	268.79	1,506	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $28 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale55 hd

281.97

—

AR average11 barns · 805 hd

280.81

+1.16

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−22.45

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−106.20

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	1,807	162.13	2,930	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	119.50	1,410	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	802	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	289.00/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,786	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	245.03/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	458	260.05/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	287.64/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	255.07/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	338.96/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	322.34/cwt	297.50–334.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	295.94/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,258	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	203.64/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	285.03/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	255.34/cwt	242.00–272.50	1,440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	324.34/cwt	322.50–331.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	268.78/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	324.63/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	302.02/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,157	5
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	802	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	490	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	272.33/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	274.93/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	203.28/cwt	192.50–214.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium 2	550–600	552	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	462	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,005	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,289	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	162.13/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	376.74/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	267.37/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,543	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	297.68/cwt	285.00–307.50	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	371.72/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	346.24/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,631	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	733	261.39/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	305.86/cwt	292.00–318.00	1,909	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	336.97/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,739	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	290.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,526	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	333.96/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	241.60/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	330.68/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	355.45/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	317.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,360	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	306.73/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,451	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	291.57/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,685	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	315.27/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	274.67/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	277.63/cwt	277.00–284.00	1,555	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,205.18/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,205	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	344.32/cwt	344.00–345.00	1,112	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	266.37/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,392	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	281.40/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,766	1

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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