Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The market opened the new year on a strong note. Feeder cattle receipts were moderate, consisting primarily of weaned calves, including several large drafts. Buyer participation increased as buyers returned following the holiday break, resulting in a strong demand, particularly for lightweight calves. Due to limited feeder cattle offerings last week, there were insufficient comparable sales to establish a clear market trend; however, demand was noticeably stronger compared to the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.09/cwt on 72 head, up $4.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −0.17 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$388.09

▲ 4.19 vs prior sale

72 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

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

$58.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.77

vs AR average

−22.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	393.30	2,196	60
Medium and Large 1-2	548	367.50	2,014	10thin
Medium and Large 2	513	334.85	1,718	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.45/cwt here — about $478 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

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 sale72 hd

388.09

—

AR average3 barns · 97 hd

381.32

+6.77

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−22.01

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−0.17

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	1,358	185.52	2,520	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,644	157.32	2,586	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	153.85	1,982	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	127.96	1,369	9thin

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)	1,220	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$2,742	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	974	$2,654	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,547	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,149	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$2,709	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,350	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	867	$2,317	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,104	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1Fleshy	500–550	542	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	396.58/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,312	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	358.58/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	502.41/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	373.31/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,288	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	443.68/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	416.90/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,947	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	486.06/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	402.11/cwt	372.50–409.00	2,083	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	332.94/cwt	327.50–334.00	2,424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	424.68/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,274	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	332.08/cwt	320.00–334.50	2,457	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,014	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	377.79/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,779	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	334.85/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	379.46/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	414.84/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	375.97/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,188	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	395.32/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,131	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	460.48/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	440.91/cwt	420.00–485.00	2,293	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	445.24/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	403.12/cwt	385.00–437.50	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	467.26/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,224	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	379.52/cwt	375.00–403.00	2,543	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	958	290.12/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	602.41/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	519.57/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,187	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	557.64/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	588.69/cwt	565.00–615.00	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	428.41/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	430.85/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	373	479.64/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,789	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	142.84/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	126.56/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,267	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	585	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,644	157.32/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,586	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,948	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	158.93/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,042	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	154.99/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,987	6
Bulls	—	—	1,520	177.86/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,703	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,485	180.97/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,687	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,240	202.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,512	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	158.43/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,847	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	2,654.17/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,654	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,148.93/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,149	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	2,742.28/head	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,742	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,449	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,708.70/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,709	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,546.82/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,547	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,104.30/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,104	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	177.39/cwt	148.00–201.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	398.53/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	354.89/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	388.62/cwt	385.00–392.50	2,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	355.16/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,362	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	499.56/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,103	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	414.46/cwt	401.00–427.50	2,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	378.11/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	566.42/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	447.55/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	330.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	586	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,417	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	338.17/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,330	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,380	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	477.79/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	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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