Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, this week's offerings were mostly unweaned calves, which sold unevenly. Steers and heifers sold $8.00 lower to $10.00 higher, with stronger demand for weaned calves. One standout group was a draft of 38 weaned steers weighing 715lb that sold for 321.00cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.13/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −69.51 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$364.13

103 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$53.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs AR average

−20.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	377.41	2,009	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	362.50	1,860	81
Medium and Large 2	530	324.19	1,719	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.22/cwt here — about $290 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

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 sale103 hd

364.13

—

AR average8 barns · 494 hd

363.76

+0.38

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−20.47

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−69.51

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	—	High	1,718	176.72	3,036	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	150.27	2,137	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	149.74	1,858	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	125.36	1,266	14

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)	1,075	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$2,365	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,201	$2,167	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$2,088	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,010	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$3,312	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$3,149	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,711	6

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,015	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	122.22/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,280	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	151.50/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,206	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	146.56/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,935	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	385.28/cwt	377.50–410.00	1,996	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	289.37/cwt	284.00–292.50	1,927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	264.50/cwt	264.00–265.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	254.29/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,295	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	332.85/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,764	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	316.53/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,792	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	356.34/cwt	352.50–359.00	2,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	344.97/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,670	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	361.85/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	404.06/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	266.95/cwt	247.50–272.00	2,162	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	309.59/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	390.38/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,706	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	464.16/cwt	455.00–477.50	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	275.26/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	433.08/cwt	422.50–450.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	456.55/cwt	432.50–472.50	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	417.42/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	317.46/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	339.40/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	389.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	335.55/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,273.81/head	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,274	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	399.97/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,752	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	212.59/cwt	202.00–245.00	2,241	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,711.28/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,711	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	3,318.03/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,318	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	141.34/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,655	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	131.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,268	4
Bulls	—	—	1,627	176.83/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,877	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,088.11/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,088	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,167.27/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,167	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	2,364.97/head	2,100.00–2,575.00	2,365	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,010.07/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	380.73/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	372.49/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	273.75/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	725	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	393.21/cwt	355.00–417.50	1,703	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	415.37/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	335.59/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	319.98/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	326.28/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	265.93/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	334	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,403	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	360.70/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	273.75/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	408.00/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,860	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,896	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	283.60/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	367.42/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	499	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,986	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	271.72/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	474.97/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	402.88/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	331.58/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	99.30/cwt	92.00–108.00	809	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	152.07/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,896	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	145.09/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,782	3
Bulls	—	—	1,663	163.11/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,713	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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