Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

PRE-VAC SALE NEXT WEEK ON 3/3/25 STARTING @1:00pm

Compared to last week, while there is much better weather in the forecast there are still very muddy conditions in the pastures. Feeder supply was light selling unevenly, feeder steers selling $2.00 lower to $12.00 higher, while feeder heifers selling steady to $30.00 higher. Slaughter cattle selling steady to $2.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.31/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −111.94 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$276.31

25 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$25.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−30.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	288.41	1,500	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	265.00	1,458	2thin
Medium and Large 2	552	262.86	1,451	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.55/cwt here — about $48 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $350.41, median $388.26 across 27 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 sale25 hd

276.31

—

AR average1 barns · 25 hd

276.31

+0.00

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−30.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−111.94

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	—	Average	1,857	156.04	2,898	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	141.00	2,229	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	139.60	1,624	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	111.41	1,114	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$1,482	7
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	700–750	700	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	327.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	388.31/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,071.71/head	1,500.00–2,750.00	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	291.72/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,409	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,029	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	363.99/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	280.17/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,586	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	315.03/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	297.56/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	295.23/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	613	887.14/head	875.00–900.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	265.08/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	328.40/cwt	310.00–341.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	319.67/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	955	1,190.71/head	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,191	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	143.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,746	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	135.20/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,474	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	108.32/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,082	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	117.59/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,179	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	161.39/cwt	159.00–163.00	3,015	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	260.33/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,473	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	301.65/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	268.75/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,398	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,110	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,715	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	317.74/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	295.43/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,492	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	325.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	333.28/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	423.16/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	388.79/cwt	386.00–392.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	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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