Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with the rally last Friday on the feeder board. This week started strong, with feeder steers selling $15.00-$20.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00-$15.00 higher. This week's supply was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $322.09/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −111.55 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$322.09

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$56.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.07

vs AR average

−36.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	336.21	1,822	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	279.75	1,518	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.46/cwt here — about $305 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.64 across 25 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 sale8 hd

322.09

—

AR average10 barns · 240 hd

335.16

−13.07

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−36.58

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−111.55

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	2,015	161.42	3,253	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	136.99	2,000	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	136.54	1,554	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	120.35	1,215	7thin

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)	1,270	$2,022	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,563	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,493	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,375	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$2,225	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$842	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$135	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	288.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	392.19/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	310.07/cwt	310.00–312.50	2,025	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	279.55/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	435.73/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	368.26/cwt	353.00–377.00	1,753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	293.68/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	340.31/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	699	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,363	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,588	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	134.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,943	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	131.63/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,426	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.37/cwt	270.00–342.50	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	206.00/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,597	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	161.42/cwt	159.00–164.00	3,253	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	134.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,482	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	141.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,728	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	143.69/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,174	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,250	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	302.85/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	263.39/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	262.93/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	302.54/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	323.35/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	284.00/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	207.21/cwt	202.00–212.50	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	356.43/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,109	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,245	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	336.61/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,303	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	135.00/head	135.00–135.00	135	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	164.80/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,681	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	842.04/head	190.00–1,400.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	407.27/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	1,413.79/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,414	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,022.19/head	1,775.00–2,300.00	2,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	345.62/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	255.25/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	215.53/cwt	210.00–221.00	2,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	885	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	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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