Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was lighter with less offerings on weaned calves this week. On a light test feeder steers and heifers sold $20.00-$30.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $8.00 higher. Demand was strong.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.04/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −50.13 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$338.04

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$45.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.06

vs AR average

+5.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	348.18	1,876	29
Medium and Large 1-2	547	328.22	1,794	12thin
Medium and Large 2	538	302.78	1,629	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.41/cwt here — about $247 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale46 hd

338.04

—

AR average8 barns · 243 hd

321.98

+16.06

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+5.22

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−50.13

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	1,412	177.74	2,510	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,273	154.96	1,973	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	149.03	1,838	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	130.75	1,309	4thin

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)	1,185	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	762	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$1,766	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	405.54/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	361.46/cwt	342.50–372.50	1,898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	334.76/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,226	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	331.65/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	348.74/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	433.34/cwt	425.00–442.50	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	412.74/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	302.96/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	306.53/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	366.86/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	397.26/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	291.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	340.25/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	379.14/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	275.12/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	388.18/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	341.86/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,765.85/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	389.50/cwt	367.50–400.00	2,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	141.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,625	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	154.96/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,973	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,309	4
Bulls	—	—	1,412	177.74/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,510	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,644	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	152.55/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	762	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	380.42/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,746	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	313.75/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	462.72/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	353.96/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	418.53/cwt	390.00–437.50	1,553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	433.61/cwt	422.50–450.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	331.56/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	309.74/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	354.97/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,878	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	344.27/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	296.28/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	410.23/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	610	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	324.79/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	333.70/cwt	332.50–334.00	1,899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	282.67/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	460.48/cwt	447.50–477.50	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	298.73/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	378.44/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	427.02/cwt	412.50–432.50	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	429.80/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,054	5

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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