Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With adverse weather conditions today, the overall supply was light. Despite the reduced receipts, feeder offerings consisted largely of quality, weaned calves that sold on strong demand. With no sale reported last week, no price comparisons or trends were established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.54/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −43.91 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$389.54

143 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$37.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−39.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	394.28	2,211	115
Medium and Large 1-2	585	371.69	2,174	25
Medium and Large 2	537	356.60	1,915	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about $296 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale143 hd

389.54

—

AR average1 barns · 143 hd

389.54

+0.00

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−39.61

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

−43.91

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	143.00	2,045	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	142.20	1,690	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	121.56	1,408	2thin

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)	1,235	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	550–600	589	386.83/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,278	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	398.42/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	371.69/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,174	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,991	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	430.27/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	335.35/cwt	334.00–339.00	1,901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,613	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	371.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,289	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	405.05/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,106	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	338.61/cwt	332.50–346.00	1,795	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	387.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	144.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,729	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	135.91/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,577	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	121.56/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,408	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	372.30/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	331.38/cwt	327.50–334.00	2,446	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	407.12/cwt	395.00–409.00	1,604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	352.20/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	366.10/cwt	352.00–375.00	1,739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	353.82/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	356.60/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	425.38/cwt	400.00–439.00	2,004	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	435.97/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	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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