Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, selling on a light test feeder steers sold $3.00-$4.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 lower. 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 $275.65/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −112.52 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$275.65

31 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$26.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.43

vs AR average

−23.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	285.51	1,596	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	267.75	1,466	4thin
Medium and Large 2	541	259.43	1,404	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.08/cwt here — about $191 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.

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 sale31 hd

275.65

—

AR average9 barns · 464 hd

292.08

−16.43

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−23.21

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−112.52

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	—	Low	1,874	148.67	2,786	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	135.13	1,726	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	133.99	2,008	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	98.58	1,000	5thin

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)	1,265	$1,781	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	247.83/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,781.40/head	1,575.00–1,890.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	327.10/cwt	317.00–338.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	324.88/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	317.24/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	265.63/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	342.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	319.77/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	230.20/cwt	217.50–243.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	246.54/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	241.50/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	291.70/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	336.49/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	339.25/cwt	336.00–342.50	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	308.27/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	328.46/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,225	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	137.65/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,127	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	123.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	133.41/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,706	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	153.59/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	104.46/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,144	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,794	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	400.15/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	338.74/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	294.49/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	309.59/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,467	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	338.26/cwt	314.00–342.50	1,935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	284.51/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	273.06/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,797	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	361.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	359.92/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,235	174.50/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	342.34/cwt	342.00–343.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	241.95/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1450–1500	1,455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,320	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,255	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	327.90/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	291.82/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,078	173.01/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,173	171.66/cwt	171.00–173.00	2,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1350–1400	1,365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,548	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	171.53/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,921	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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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