Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply on feeders was up this week, with a stronger offering of feeder heifers than steers. 2 stand-out drafts of heifers were 108 head that weighed 492lb that brought 342.25cwt and another draft of 76 head that weighed 663lb that sold for 302.50cwt. Heifers sold $5.00-$15.00, while steers sold steady to $8.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $7.00 higher. Buyer attendance was good, with a strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.94/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −66.31 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$321.94

46 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$44.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.91

vs AR average

−7.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	331.10	1,760	20
Medium and Large 1-2	514	319.98	1,645	22
Medium and Large 2	559	286.96	1,604	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.15/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale46 hd

321.94

—

AR average9 barns · 303 hd

310.04

+11.91

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−7.40

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−66.31

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	1,506	163.06	2,455	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	148.85	1,999	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	144.64	1,690	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	114.87	1,072	11

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)	1,388	$2,546	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,387	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,236	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	859	$1,770	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,850	$4,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	148.08/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,006	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,132	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	344.84/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,225	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	366.88/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	451	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,700	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	297.41/cwt	280.00–314.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	320.07/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,651	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	322.00/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	267.66/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	389.44/cwt	377.50–412.50	1,266	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	375.07/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	357.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	374.83/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	269.01/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	311.64/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	553	323.73/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	2,546.49/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,235.78/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,236	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,386.62/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,387	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	169.66/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,782	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	122.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,114	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	144.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,729	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	151.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,835	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	859	1,769.57/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,770	3
Bulls	—	—	1,170	146.56/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,715	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	137.56/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,449	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	104.32/cwt	100.00–108.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	282.00/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	397.49/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,272	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	342.27/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,681	111
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	418.27/cwt	412.50–425.00	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	346.39/cwt	340.00–351.00	1,846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	328.67/cwt	327.50–331.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	311.05/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	381.73/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	986	201.46/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	368.72/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	484	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.12/cwt	276.00–302.50	1,996	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	415.75/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,086	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	322.08/cwt	322.00–322.50	1,823	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	375.85/cwt	372.50–377.50	1,394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	303.53/cwt	288.00–308.00	1,882	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	317.88/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,640	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	429.29/cwt	422.50–435.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	381.64/cwt	371.00–392.50	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	394.02/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	354.10/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	336.18/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,768	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	334.33/cwt	331.00–341.00	1,755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	264.59/cwt	264.00–267.50	1,921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	358.47/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	428.75/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,479	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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