Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder supply was down but demand was strong. Feeder steers and heifers selling on a light test sold steady to $3.00 higher. There was a good supply of replacement cattle, drawing a crowd with good demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.81/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −130.64 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$302.81

6 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$32.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.35

vs AR average

−38.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	319.15	1,767	3thin
Medium and Large 2	537	286.46	1,537	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.69/cwt here — about $230 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.45 across 26 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 sale6 hd

302.81

—

AR average9 barns · 148 hd

309.16

−6.35

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−38.40

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

−130.64

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	1,665	166.56	2,773	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	144.77	2,115	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,213	134.13	1,627	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	107.45	1,154	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,119	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,301	$2,026	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$1,895	5
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,175	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$3,279	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,286	$2,809	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$2,008	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	297.82/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	277.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,902	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	329.77/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,402	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	332.92/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	380.02/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	425.97/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,559	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,188.21/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,188	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,008.15/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,008	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,682.32/head	1,900.00–3,500.00	2,682	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,118.50/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,119	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	2,026.13/head	1,400.00–2,350.00	2,026	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379	3,398.96/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,399	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,106.73/head	2,300.00–3,350.00	3,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	197.97/cwt	170.00–256.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	258.25/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,024.76/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	284.03/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	285.94/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	169.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,859	7
Bulls	—	—	1,630	161.10/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,626	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	124.70/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,397	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	113.30/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,251	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	125.55/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,470	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	145.36/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,127	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,081	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	142.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,709	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	134.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,645	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	83.23/cwt	78.00–88.00	856	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	238.65/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,324	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,699.20/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	292.18/cwt	284.00–295.00	1,920	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	318.60/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	244.23/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	392.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	373.20/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	272.97/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	248.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	286.57/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	392.47/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,428	2

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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