Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Pre-vac sale scheduled for Monday, January 5, with a strong offering of feeder cattle expected. The sale will begin at 1:00 p.m.

Following the Christmas break, feeder cattle receipts this week were light; however, buyer attendance was strong, and demand for calves was good. A moderate supply of replacement cows was available and sold with good demand. No price trends were established due to the absence of a sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.90/cwt on 21 head, up $17.43 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 28 comparable sales and sits −4.27 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$383.90

▲ 17.43 vs prior sale

21 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−10.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	387.17	2,071	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	370.00	2,146	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about −$75 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $350.41, median $388.17 across 28 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 sale21 hd

383.90

—

AR average1 barns · 21 hd

383.90

+0.00

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

−10.80

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−4.27

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	—	High	1,823	193.58	3,528	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	160.69	2,498	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,281	154.40	1,978	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	128.18	1,258	4thin

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)	1,365	$3,324	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$3,023	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,989	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,467	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,111	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,884	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,369	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	950	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,337	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,037	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	250–300	268	436.60/cwt	412.50–445.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	528.68/cwt	522.50–535.00	1,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	434.94/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	431.70/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	321.75/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	375.61/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	414.78/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	428.10/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	365.46/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	200–250	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	387.42/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	358.06/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	506.03/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	535.23/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	322.53/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	477.65/cwt	450.00–501.00	2,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	486.09/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	343.71/cwt	342.00–347.00	2,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	403.58/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	474.52/cwt	467.50–500.00	1,789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	250	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	404.13/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,993	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,908	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,247	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,341	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	135.36/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	165.78/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,784	196.70/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,509	5
Bulls	—	—	2,015	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,587	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,884.07/head	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,884	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,467.49/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,467	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,988.58/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	2,989	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,024.64/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,025	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,036.61/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,037	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,337.36/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,337	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,110.95/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,111	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,323.81/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,324	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,369.05/head	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	476.06/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	372.19/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,185	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	285	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	445.53/cwt	420.00–490.00	2,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	515.15/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	422.39/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	398.83/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	423.26/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	394.10/cwt	387.50–422.50	1,553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,187	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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