Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This week's supply of feeders was good, with quality offerings. The largest draft of the day consisted of a group of steers weighing 753 lbs, which brought 298.00 cwt. Demand was strong, but no trends were determined due to sale not being reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.22/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −76.42 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$357.22

56 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$19.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.58

vs AR average

−21.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	357.91	2,005	54
Medium and Large 2	585	338.75	1,982	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $23 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 sale56 hd

357.22

—

AR average8 barns · 627 hd

368.80

−11.58

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−21.36

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−76.42

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	1,876	177.70	3,333	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	152.76	1,847	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,835	145.50	2,670	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	123.57	1,163	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$2,330	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	868	$1,624	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	921	$2,938	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$2,700	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,575	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,533	3thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	172.00/cwt	155.00–188.00	1,694	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,911	174.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,332	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,314	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	151.48/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,850	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	154.89/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	441.48/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	326.73/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	325.07/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,087	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	336.52/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	419.91/cwt	417.50–422.50	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,244	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	403.37/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	246.59/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,687	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	410.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	401.84/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	291.24/cwt	287.50–292.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	314.14/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	339.97/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	286.22/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	366.96/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	710	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	285.95/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,510	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	388.80/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	241.71/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	341.12/cwt	340.00–342.20	1,944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	252.03/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	409.97/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	319.14/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	381	382.87/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,660.00/head	2,660.00–2,660.00	2,660	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	2,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,919	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,597	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	968	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	140.67/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,398	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	97.68/cwt	92.00–100.00	848	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	2,605.56/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,606	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	397.20/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,866	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	868	1,624.06/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,624	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	782	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	326.93/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,713	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	376.64/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,463	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	3,433.90/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,434	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	368.16/cwt	345.00–382.50	1,532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	390.76/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,454	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	401.49/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,686	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	357.91/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,854	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	354.13/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,033	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	448	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	338.52/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	322.75/cwt	316.00–355.00	2,179	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	370.77/cwt	364.00–400.00	1,950	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	299.57/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,082	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	317.40/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	344.26/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	347.02/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	336.51/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	497.20/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,531	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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