Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The 10-plus inches of rain that fell in this part of the state over the weekend caused lots of flooding and very muddy conditions. Supply on feeders this week was too light to determine a trend, while there were some undertones on feeder cattle reflecting the downturn in the market last week and today. Supply of replacement cattle was good, selling on a strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.85/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −86.41 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$301.85

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs AR average

−14.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	315.00	1,701	1thin
Medium and Large 1	549	300.58	1,650	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	515	300.00	1,545	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale10 hd

301.85

—

AR average8 barns · 131 hd

298.24

+3.61

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−14.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−86.41

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	1,533	162.90	2,497	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	149.97	2,055	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	143.84	1,692	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	135.00	1,316	1thin

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)	1,240	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,775	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,037	$2,775	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,047	$2,563	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,021	$2,889	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,303	$3,341	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$3,166	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$2,390	5

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	—	1,303	3,340.88/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,235.29/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,235	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,778.45/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	368.38/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	331.98/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,720	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,775.48/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	2,889.05/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,044.10/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.07/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	307.26/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,874	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	319.96/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,421	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	158.45/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,345	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,316	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	149.97/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,055	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	129.50/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,528	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	147.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,798	8
Bulls	—	—	1,568	165.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	340.13/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,424	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	143.54/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	356.34/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	313.73/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	394.90/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1000–1050	1,006	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	743	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,013	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	877	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	359.10/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	308.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	833	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	293.80/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,995	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	2,774.84/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,775	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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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