Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, offerings were slightly plainer with fewer weaned calves available. Feeder steers sold unevenly on a light test, ranging $5.00 lower to $5.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded mostly $10.00 higher on improved demand. Feeder bulls and slaughter cattle were not well tested due to last week's light receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.75/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −40.51 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$347.75

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.64

vs AR average

−30.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	349.53	1,925	29
Medium and Large 1-2	514	349.42	1,796	5thin
Medium and Large 2	521	341.73	1,780	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about $146 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale44 hd

347.75

—

AR average8 barns · 415 hd

363.39

−15.64

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−30.21

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−40.51

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	1,396	149.14	2,081	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	144.00	1,958	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	133.74	1,639	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,097	118.47	1,299	13

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)	1,035	$2,527	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$2,566	6

Every lot, as filed

91 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	450–500	479	378.80/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,814	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	351.78/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	366.89/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,864	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	356.58/cwt	351.00–365.00	1,704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	416.67/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	340.42/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,957	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.74/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	349.42/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	414.41/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	325.74/cwt	315.00–329.00	2,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	326.65/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,146	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	341.37/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	329.96/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	372.31/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,349	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	382.53/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	406.10/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,523	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	366.91/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,750	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	371.94/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	440.90/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	523.84/cwt	520.00–527.50	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	406.72/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	421.83/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	335.17/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,920	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	380.86/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,129	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	557	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	371.06/cwt	362.50–372.00	2,468	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	438.76/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	421.25/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	101.21/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,041	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,733	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	133.34/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,615	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	126.22/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,424	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,476	1
Bulls	—	—	1,353	134.45/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	163.84/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	145.07/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,526.69/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,527	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	139.60/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	132.10/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,568	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,619.24/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	337.44/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	386.05/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,880	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	419.83/cwt	412.50–427.50	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	359.76/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	378.02/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,977	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	421.57/cwt	417.50–432.50	1,830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	372.50/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	417.42/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	308.00/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	369.51/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	371.86/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	399.93/cwt	382.50–422.50	1,692	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1

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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