Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts on feeders were up considerably this week, with several consignments of weaned calves available. Demand was stronger, supported by higher-quality offerings and some firmness in cattle futures late last week. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher; however, due to the light test of feeders last week, an accurate market trend could not be established. Slaughter cows sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher on higher-yielding Boners and Breakers, while lower-dressing kinds traded $5.00 to $10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.28/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −60.17 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$373.28

54 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$26.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

vs AR average

−45.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	377.26	2,122	46
Medium and Large 2	540	350.41	1,892	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.85/cwt here — about $230 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.45 across 26 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 sale54 hd

373.28

—

AR average8 barns · 253 hd

374.10

−0.82

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−45.82

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

−60.17

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	—	Low	1,648	165.11	2,721	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	159.85	2,496	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	149.98	1,897	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	117.62	1,187	17

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)	1,396	$2,808	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,274	$2,496	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,667	4thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	149.84/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,499	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	147.49/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,897	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	166.70/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	141.84/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,582	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,503	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	169.33/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	386.19/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	327.35/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,138	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	323.39/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	446.97/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,386	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	343.17/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,994	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	293.46/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	369.87/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	382.33/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	321.28/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	375.53/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,818	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	393.75/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	381.90/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,459	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	361.25/cwt	354.00–368.00	2,482	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	342.66/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	409.75/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	437.94/cwt	415.00–442.50	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	349.81/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,812	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	327.99/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	361.26/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,842	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	319.33/cwt	307.50–325.00	2,290	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	396.45/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	377.37/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,151	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	608	374.50/cwt	374.50–374.50	2,277	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	671	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,667	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,958.00/head	2,850.00–3,075.00	2,958	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,324	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	65.65/cwt	60.00–72.50	587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	123.19/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,082	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	133.14/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,410	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	154.10/cwt	142.00–163.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	173.37/cwt	166.00–177.00	3,091	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	148.65/cwt	131.00–170.00	1,602	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	144.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,549	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,694.76/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,695	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	2,808.15/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	352.64/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	359.02/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	333.82/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	384.90/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	317.04/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	354.08/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	365.55/cwt	357.50–375.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	315.82/cwt	305.00–326.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	327.57/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	372.53/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	388.92/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	371.59/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,322	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	348.23/cwt	330.00–353.00	2,128	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	337.74/cwt	327.50–346.00	2,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	356.62/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,644	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	342.31/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,989	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	416.36/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	355.49/cwt	343.00–360.00	2,556	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	346.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	398.52/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	274.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,161	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,472	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,797	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	301.58/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	322.72/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	356.59/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	331.32/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,604	5

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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