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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was up, selling on a good demand. There was a good offering of weaned calves this week with several drafts. The largest draft was 60 head of heifers weighing 717lb, which brought $252.5 cwt. Feeder steers 300lb-400lb sold $10.00-$15.00 lower, while 500lb-700lb steers sold $10.00-$15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb-400lb sold $10.00-$20.00 lower, while 500lb-700lb heifers sold steady to $5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.37/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −99.80 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$288.37

26 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$62.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.53

vs AR average

−16.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	292.39	1,557	22
Medium and Large 1-2	508	280.00	1,422	2thin
Large 2	515	275.00	1,416	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	230.00	1,277	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.39/cwt here — about $281 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd

288.37

—

AR average10 barns · 731 hd

300.90

−12.53

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−16.65

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−99.80

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	1,805	158.21	2,856	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	135.95	1,604	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,341	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,283	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,132	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	922	$2,042	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	954	$1,911	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$1,816	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,054	$1,721	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,199	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,056	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,838	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,542	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,418	4thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,810	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	265.64/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	279.98/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,599	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	1,816.42/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,816	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	973	1,618.70/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	367	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,218	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	330.90/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,244	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,382.26/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,382	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,910.97/head	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,911	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	1,877.27/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,877	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	2,269.61/head	1,975.00–2,400.00	2,270	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	2,136.12/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,136	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	157.33/cwt	145.00–171.00	1,759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,282.75/head	1,950.00–2,750.00	2,283	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,140	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	299.85/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,574	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,341.49/head	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,341	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,925.10/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	320.39/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	393.75/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	293.21/cwt	272.00–312.50	1,513	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,410	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,418.32/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	356.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	305.83/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.38/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	291.05/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	322.56/cwt	317.50–328.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	314.86/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	277.92/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	336.81/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	338.45/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	135.95/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,611	150.12/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,418	4
Bulls	—	—	2,085	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,607	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	167.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	3,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	289.73/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	822	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	369.84/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	299.26/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,071	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	309.93/cwt	308.00–330.00	1,977	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	354.12/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	338.54/cwt	326.00–340.00	1,649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	406.53/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	397.34/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	378.58/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	297.22/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,551	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	324.99/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,680	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	407.15/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	340.33/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	318.37/cwt	298.00–332.50	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	321.91/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	329.69/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,358	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	355.01/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,530	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	278.68/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	302.69/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,483	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,542.05/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,542	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,538	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	2,487.36/head	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,487	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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