Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers 300lb-500lb sold $15.00 higher, while feeder heifers 400lb-600lb sold $15.00 higher. Offerings on feeders this week were mostly 300lb-500lb, while feeders over 600lb were not tested well. Slaughter cattle sold $6.00-$12.00 higher, selling on a strong offering this week. 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 $346.18/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −42.08 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$346.18

40 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$62.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.34

vs AR average

+3.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	352.00	1,795	30
Medium and Large 1	553	333.00	1,841	9thin
Medium and Large 2	550	290.00	1,595	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.00/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd

346.18

—

AR average4 barns · 94 hd

324.83

+21.34

National average21 barns · 2,053 hd

342.96

+3.22

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−42.08

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	1,300	197.00	2,561	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	162.93	2,195	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	158.90	1,917	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	149.28	1,472	24

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,727	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,642	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,352	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,052	$1,862	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$3,195	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,872	7
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,779	7

Every lot, as filed

105 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	500–550	531	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	260.06/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	308.36/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	375.51/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,525	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	374.25/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	355.95/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	333	328.63/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	362.99/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	369.71/cwt	352.50–405.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	424.38/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	391.25/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	379.45/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	437.40/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	488.60/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	412.28/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,719	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	415	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	484	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	338	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,231	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	168.53/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,188	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	161.06/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,197	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	158.87/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,919	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	153.65/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,530	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	144.92/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,422	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	167.40/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,129	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	151.95/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,743	6
Bulls	—	—	1,300	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	2,469.62/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,470	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,753.33/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,850.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,888.24/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,727.13/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,727	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	860	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	3,497.30/head	3,000.00–3,800.00	3,497	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,862.43/head	1,725.00–2,025.00	1,862	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,642.20/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,642	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,116	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,397.56/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,398	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	247.45/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	428.82/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,411	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	313	339.60/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	373.88/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,041	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	332.50/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	367.79/cwt	355.00–372.00	1,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,795	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1

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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