Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400lb-600lb sold unevenly, selling $8.00 lower to $5.00 higher. Offering on steers under 400lb was light. Feeder heifers 300lb-400lb sold $10.00-$15.00 lower, while 500lb-600lb heifers sold steady to $8.00 higher. Demand was stronger on 5 and 6 weights. The largest draft of the day was 76 head of heifers weighing 730lb guaranteed open that sold for 297.50cwt. Slaughter cows sold steady while slaughter bulls were not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.32/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −76.86 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$311.32

32 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$23.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.20

vs AR average

−22.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	315.72	1,796	26
Medium and Large 2	558	292.24	1,629	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about $167 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

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 sale32 hd

311.32

—

AR average7 barns · 326 hd

320.52

−9.20

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−22.94

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−76.86

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	1,511	160.41	2,424	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	152.30	1,875	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	151.35	2,311	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	129.28	1,370	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,512	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$2,295	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,041	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,929	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,865	4thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2Fleshy	450–500	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	331.57/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	333.13/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	725	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	397.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	326.53/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	384.59/cwt	362.00–408.00	2,023	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	323.13/cwt	318.00–345.00	1,713	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	377.11/cwt	335.00–405.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	327.05/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	231.29/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	280.85/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	286.49/cwt	267.50–297.50	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	455.91/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	652	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	334.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	261.96/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	329.18/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	313.16/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	428.55/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	362.55/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	275.50/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	299.25/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	259.86/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,762	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	156.19/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,010	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,040.92/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,041	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,512.05/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,512	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	148.32/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,121	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,367	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	154.10/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,928	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,331	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	155.52/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	129.00/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,365	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	142.84/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,511	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,269	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,978	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,143.24/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,143	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,295.36/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,724	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	282.92/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	389.06/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,657	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,864.57/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	839	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	730	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,172	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	326.10/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	358.99/cwt	346.00–380.00	1,849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	289.21/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	292.48/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	405.56/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	315.15/cwt	302.00–326.00	1,825	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	394.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	351.87/cwt	344.00–355.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	356.71/cwt	332.50–362.00	2,051	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	403.57/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	362.62/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	319.99/cwt	304.00–322.00	2,150	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	406.49/cwt	398.00–414.00	1,951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	324.13/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	683	267.19/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	284.60/cwt	272.00–285.00	2,237	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,032	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,942	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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