Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"This week's offering of feeder cattle consisted mostly of unweaned calves, with plainer types selling on an uneven trend. On a light test, feeder steers traded $10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 higher to $10.00 lower, while feeder bulls were $10.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower."

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.80/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −50.84 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$382.80

34 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$30.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs AR average

−27.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	389.95	2,043	26
Medium and Large 1-2	564	359.57	2,028	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.38/cwt here — about $15 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.64 across 25 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 sale34 hd

382.80

—

AR average9 barns · 751 hd

387.51

−4.71

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−27.28

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−50.84

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	1,757	170.48	2,994	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	144.00	2,160	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	138.27	1,741	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	119.63	1,205	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,386	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,175	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,145	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,123	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,800	$5,524	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$2,633	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,434	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,200	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	374	399.40/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,494	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	371.86/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	252.56/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	345.05/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	509.95/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	418.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	372.43/cwt	362.50–385.00	1,903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	330.44/cwt	317.50–336.00	1,890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	318.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	323.61/cwt	308.00–337.50	2,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	209.56/cwt	205.00–212.50	2,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	363.69/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,720	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	404.17/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,702	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	330.39/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,021	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,385.97/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,386	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,830.00/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	233.33/cwt	226.00–237.50	2,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	274.12/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,952	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,281.49/head	2,000.00–2,475.00	2,281	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,362.48/head	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,362	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	980	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	310.20/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,777	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	122.12/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,307	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	133.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,749	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	143.63/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,725	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800	5,524.17/head	3,550.00–7,000.00	5,524	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,123.26/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,123	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,444	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,846	174.69/cwt	168.00–179.00	3,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	343.93/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	404.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	317.95/cwt	275.00–332.50	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	336.32/cwt	302.50–357.50	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	228.29/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	319.52/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	336.55/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	353.71/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	321.08/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	361.96/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	301.18/cwt	267.50–325.00	1,846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	359.57/cwt	337.50–367.50	2,028	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.05/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	350.86/cwt	332.00–367.50	2,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	394.97/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,038	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	339.65/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,255	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	298.46/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	368.99/cwt	357.50–382.50	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	430.30/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	279.83/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	426.71/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	404.72/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	384.51/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,600	10

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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