Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder bulls and steers traded on an uneven trend, with prices ranging from $5.00 lower to $5.00 higher depending on weight and quality, reflecting mixed buyer interest. Feeder heifers trading $5.00 to $10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle remained mostly steady but showed signs of pressure, with prices trending steady to $5.00 lower, indicating a potential softening in packer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.22/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −42.96 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$345.22

29 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$10

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

$15.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.14

vs AR average

−45.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	349.01	1,913	22
Medium and Large 2	577	333.29	1,923	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.72/cwt here — about −$10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale29 hd

345.22

—

AR average8 barns · 434 hd

369.36

−24.14

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−45.60

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−42.96

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	1,692	166.85	2,823	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	149.13	1,807	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	149.00	2,324	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,129	129.36	1,461	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$3,087	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$2,914	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$2,876	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$2,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,255	$3,677	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,177	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,826	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	362.85/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	405.77/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	352.59/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	385.57/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	440.99/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	331.75/cwt	322.50–337.50	2,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	369.09/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,779	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	470.01/cwt	442.50–485.00	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	414.35/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	326.42/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,194	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	416.28/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	417.48/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	487.37/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	406.13/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	349.16/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	348.89/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	373.68/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	423.59/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	331.75/cwt	331.00–332.50	2,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	367.61/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,632	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	446.72/cwt	445.00–447.50	1,939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	369.84/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	314.35/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	252.63/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	682	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	255.00/cwt	245.00–260.00	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	493	385.03/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,176.92/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,649.53/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,826.49/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,913.61/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,914	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	148.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,788	8
Bulls	—	—	1,840	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	102.19/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,073	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,154	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	141.28/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,608	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,706	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	153.54/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,885	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	164.42/cwt	151.00–172.00	2,733	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,124	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	382.86/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,440	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,676.69/head	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,677	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,087.27/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,087	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	2,876.19/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	372.61/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	876	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	341.76/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	333.29/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	344.92/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	345.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,528	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	331.67/cwt	312.50–345.00	2,096	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	358.11/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	268.11/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	456.59/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	343.11/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	391.70/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,421	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	402.70/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,311	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	389.73/cwt	370.00–397.50	1,832	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	397.51/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	349.87/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	305.00/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	379.43/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,387	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	421.17/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	406.66/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	390.40/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	348.81/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	543	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	390.59/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,430	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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