Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

HERD SELL-OUT NEXT MONDAY ON 8-4-25 OFFERING 65 HEAD OF COWS PLUS 2 ANGUS BULLS

Offerings on feeders this week were mostly weaned calves, selling on a good demand. With a stronger demand for feeders weighing 500lb-700lb. The largest draft of the day was a group of 20 steers averaging 725lb, selling for 338.00cwt. Offerings on replacement and slaughter cattle were light this week. No trends were determined due to the sale was not reported the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $377.95/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −55.70 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$377.95

47 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$56.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs AR average

−3.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	397.02	2,132	26
Medium and Large 1-2	581	363.11	2,110	13thin
Medium and Large 2	555	340.06	1,887	8thin

One grade step is worth $56.96/cwt here — about $245 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale47 hd

377.95

—

AR average6 barns · 155 hd

374.87

+3.08

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−3.73

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−55.70

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	157.54	2,402	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	154.72	1,837	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	141.35	1,437	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$2,023	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	858	$1,826	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,016	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	400–450	432	425.87/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	374.56/cwt	352.50–390.00	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	335.14/cwt	322.50–338.00	2,420	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	324.31/cwt	322.00–327.50	2,517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	334.82/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	413.34/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	506.67/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	534.82/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	391.82/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,501	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	404.36/cwt	385.00–422.50	2,131	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	363.96/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,933	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	336.31/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	332.76/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,050	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	398.79/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	390.80/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	327.86/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,177	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	278.35/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,327	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	202	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	318.74/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	507.27/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,138	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,162	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	1,783.75/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	202	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	1,974.29/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,974	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	810	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	638	1,325.49/head	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,325	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	145.13/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,483	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	154.72/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	157.54/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,402	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,160.28/head	1,850.00–2,475.00	2,160	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	375.31/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	258.83/cwt	250.00–267.50	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	381.10/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	363.33/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	455.20/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	354.64/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	423.45/cwt	420.00–430.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	372.63/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	210	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	235.06/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	413.16/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,987	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	346.53/cwt	332.50–349.00	2,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	318.88/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	342.90/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	355.56/cwt	335.00–372.00	1,842	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	346.70/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	462.50/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	363.11/cwt	357.50–368.00	2,110	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	417.22/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	372.57/cwt	352.50–392.50	2,124	6

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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