Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE: There will be no sale next Monday, December 22. The next scheduled sale will be held on December 29.

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were light as the year draws to a close; however, demand remained strong. On a limited test, feeder steers and heifers traded $15.00 to $20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle offerings were light, and no price trend was established.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.47/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −21.79 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$366.47

95 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$5.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs AR average

−23.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	370.21	1,999	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	366.00	2,002	82
Medium and Large 2	565	365.00	2,062	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.21/cwt here — about −$63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale95 hd

366.47

—

AR average8 barns · 473 hd

358.56

+7.91

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−23.44

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−21.79

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	1,581	177.55	2,807	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	139.00	1,734	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	868	107.50	933	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,833	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,112	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	918	$1,763	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	375	428.78/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,002	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	403.50/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	343.73/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	454.42/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	425.66/cwt	425.00–426.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	384.13/cwt	382.50–391.00	2,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	400.47/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,335	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	457.20/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	428.16/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	402.01/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	386.49/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,497	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	391.38/cwt	388.00–406.00	2,258	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	400	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,710	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,614	181.19/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,924	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,364	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	169.12/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,771	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	805	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,111.53/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,832.84/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	454.96/cwt	450.00–467.50	1,852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	538.83/cwt	537.50–540.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	369.32/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	403.77/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	367.92/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.86/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,789	3

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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