Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Bull Sale - November 3rd

Offering 30+ Replacement Bulls - Sale Begins at 12:00 PM

Regular Sale & Pre-Vac Sale to Follow at 1:00 PM

Compared to last week, there was a moderate to heavy offering of good quality calves and yearlings. Feeder steers traded steady to $5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher, trading $10.00 to $15.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady to $5.00 lower, with some offerings carrying additional flesh. Slaughter cattle traded mostly steady. Demand was good to very good throughout the sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.84/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −34.42 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$353.84

75 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$659

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

$138.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs AR average

−44.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	363.04	1,942	57
Medium and Large 1-2	518	355.00	1,839	4thin
Medium and Large 2	539	340.89	1,836	11thin
Small and Medium 2	570	225.00	1,283	3thin

One grade step is worth $138.04/cwt here — about $659 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

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 sale75 hd

353.84

—

AR average8 barns · 355 hd

351.79

+2.05

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−44.02

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−34.42

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	1,713	174.78	2,994	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	160.58	2,329	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	154.29	1,937	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	129.60	1,314	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	720	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	500–550	513	411.58/cwt	405.00–417.50	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	496.43/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	355.61/cwt	336.00–366.00	2,006	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	453.40/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	415.73/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,958	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	313.95/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	393.27/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	362.47/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	350.29/cwt	350.00–350.50	2,869	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	343.91/cwt	322.50–360.00	2,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	374.58/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	420.09/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	341.19/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	341.12/cwt	335.00–342.00	3,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	367.53/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,907	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	378	379.77/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	450.07/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	535.03/cwt	500.00–585.00	1,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	333.17/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,232	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	369.51/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,143	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	344.37/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	342	397.46/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,359	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	401.62/cwt	380.00–422.50	2,133	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	430.80/cwt	426.00–440.00	1,857	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,293	135.56/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,753	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	162.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,334	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,359	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	180.49/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,308	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	155.57/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,906	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,087	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,317	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,813	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	161.93/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	357.30/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	400.71/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	398.84/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	368.69/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	368.75/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	346.53/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,802	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	344.75/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	397.76/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	406.72/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	331.02/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	339.32/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	366.55/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	357.37/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	369.80/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	327.58/cwt	315.00–341.00	2,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	387.14/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,688	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	393.24/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	364.20/cwt	347.50–375.00	2,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	421.21/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	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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