Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply was down from last week, resulting in a light test. Light-weight feeder cattle were down sharply due to lighter demand, especially on unweaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers weighing 500 to 600 pounds traded steady to $5.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $355.58/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −32.60 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$355.58

21 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs AR average

−4.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	364.67	1,956	7thin
Medium and Large 2	532	351.03	1,868	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd

355.58

—

AR average8 barns · 477 hd

355.34

+0.24

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−4.08

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−32.60

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	1,565	182.50	2,856	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,270	153.00	1,943	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	149.06	1,912	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	137.72	1,487	8thin

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	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,350	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$2,319	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,048	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,575	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	355.64/cwt	342.50–362.00	2,216	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	367.66/cwt	361.00–369.00	2,485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	443.33/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	406.76/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	404.43/cwt	387.50–420.00	1,529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	371.56/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	370.54/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,908	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	385.85/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,014	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	397.76/cwt	382.50–405.00	1,659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	409.58/cwt	395.00–418.00	2,212	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	429.79/cwt	424.00–435.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,408	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	452.13/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	357.09/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,693	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	392.98/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,878	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,751	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,318.73/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,319	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,930.65/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,931	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	705	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,463	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	800–850	849	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,817	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	491	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,448	4
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	652	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,617	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	635	218.06/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,385	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	145.27/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,733	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,061	5
Bulls	—	—	1,540	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,344	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,308	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	146.68/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	995	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	360.54/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,540	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	352.05/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	326.27/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	376.62/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	361.10/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	395.84/cwt	377.50–412.50	1,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	348.00/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,830	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	364.77/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	398.69/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	319.98/cwt	317.50–322.50	2,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	389.22/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	328.34/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	379.07/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	356.66/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,348	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	380.38/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	252	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	341.57/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,110	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	326.33/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	376.98/cwt	360.00–387.00	1,817	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	391.31/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	346.64/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	339.03/cwt	339.00–340.00	2,333	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	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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