Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week's supply was up from last week, with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Feeder steers 300 lb- 500 lb sold steady to $2.00 lower, while 500 lb- 700 lb steers sold steady to $5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300 lb- 500 lb sold $10.00-$15.00 lower, while 500 lb- 700 lb heifers sold steady to $5.00 higher. Attendance was good with good demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.69/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −84.57 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$303.69

42 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$27.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs AR average

−26.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	310.75	1,705	21
Medium and Large 1-2	538	306.43	1,647	12thin
Medium and Large 2	551	283.55	1,562	9thin

One grade step is worth $27.21/cwt here — about $143 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 sale42 hd

303.69

—

AR average9 barns · 359 hd

300.69

+2.99

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−26.26

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−84.57

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	1,789	167.30	2,993	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	145.90	1,969	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	143.99	1,691	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	917	117.23	1,075	10

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)	1,144	$2,863	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,523	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,367	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,057	$2,318	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,251	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,947	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,017	$2,852	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	937	$2,486	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$1,900	7

Every lot, as filed

120 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 1Fleshy	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	316.06/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,089	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	602	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	344	426.62/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	303.84/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,735	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	375.01/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	390.75/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,246	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	283.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,887	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	311.72/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	328.13/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	351.54/cwt	337.50–367.50	1,508	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	321.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	331.26/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	236.67/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	311.15/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	281.22/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	278.18/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	312.94/cwt	287.50–325.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	650	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	423.49/cwt	423.00–425.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	331.12/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	373.68/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	375.13/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,737	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	321.29/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	357.47/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	348.27/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	450.14/cwt	431.00–456.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	419.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	319.77/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	276.15/cwt	270.00–282.50	2,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	331.29/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	353.71/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,871	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	422.43/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,631	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,155	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	101.98/cwt	90.00–109.00	931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	115.04/cwt	114.00–116.00	961	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	134.85/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,272	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	122.21/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,171	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	147.88/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,953	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	142.61/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,992	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	141.57/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,615	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	148.70/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,793	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	131.34/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	163.20/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,747	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	172.77/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,334	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,005	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,928.57/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,929	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,725.00/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	2,863.39/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,863	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,534.84/head	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,535	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	2,317.51/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,318	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	2,251.40/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,251	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	2,367.34/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,367	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,947.49/head	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,947	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,050	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	943	2,290.19/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	303.80/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	333.74/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	359.13/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	325.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	626	278.26/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	304.17/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	311.24/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	338.42/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	331.65/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	292.90/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	236.68/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	265.34/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	406	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,259	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	573	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	271.88/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	257.72/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,734	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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