Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly, with prices ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher depending on quality and weight. The variability reflected the more moderate offering seen this week. Notably, a few drafts of high-quality, weaned heifers stood out in the market, commanding $15.00 higher prices due to strong buyer interest. Despite ongoing heat conditions, which may have tempered buyer activity to some degree, overall demand remained good, particularly for cattle showing condition and quality. Slaughter cattle sold steady this week, with little change in prices from the previous week. Demand continues to support a firm tone in the slaughter sector.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.10/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −28.08 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$360.10

70 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$24.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.09

vs AR average

+0.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	363.24	1,994	56
Medium and Large 1-2	520	351.00	1,825	10thin
Medium and Large 2	535	338.80	1,813	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about $181 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

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 sale70 hd

360.10

—

AR average7 barns · 340 hd

350.01

+10.09

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+0.30

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−28.08

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	—	High	1,617	185.33	2,997	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	157.50	1,918	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,461	150.97	2,206	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	133.79	1,469	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,852	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,445	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	766	$2,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,886	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	350–400	360	416.27/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	363.69/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,877	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	343.10/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	406.03/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	273.74/cwt	272.50–275.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	397.49/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,103	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	267.01/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	379.65/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	271.89/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.12/cwt	312.00–342.50	2,228	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	321.68/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	292.82/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	342.52/cwt	338.00–367.50	2,000	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	374.98/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	644	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	2,360	80
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,444.54/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,445	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,886.05/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	408.87/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,721	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,086	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	665	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,516	10
Steers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	714	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,771	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	392.03/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	448	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,915	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	127.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,385	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	141.94/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,649	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	150.00/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,823	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,318	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	144.44/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,964	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,821	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	179.58/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,972	4
Bulls	—	—	1,385	190.50/cwt	187.50–193.00	2,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,851.95/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,852	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,652	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	184.06/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	335.10/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	334.13/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,105	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	416.66/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	427.43/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	434.13/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	358.33/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	414.62/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	353.41/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	359.88/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	383.09/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	462.81/cwt	452.50–507.50	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	386.85/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	200–250	215	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	308.68/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	432	409.75/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	326.25/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	413.64/cwt	392.50–430.00	1,518	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	371.90/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	481.94/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	544	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	411	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	362.47/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	8

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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