Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, total receipts were slightly lower. Feeder cattle offerings were reduced, while offerings of replacement cattle increased. There was a lighter run of lightweight, weaned calves in the feeder supply this week. Feeder steers traded $10.00-$15.00 higher. Lightweight heifers weighing 300-600 lbs traded $7.00-$8.00 lower, while heifers weighing 600-800 lbs traded $12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded $5.00-$10.00 higher on the week. Replacement cattle saw several high-quality offerings, with the highlight being a group of F1 crossbred cow-calf pairs that generated strong buyer interest and topped at $5,300 per pair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.81/cwt on 35 head, down $15.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −15.36 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$372.81

▼ 15.28 vs prior sale

35 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$22.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.25

vs AR average

−40.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	378.75	2,082	24
Medium and Large 1-2	512	375.00	1,920	2thin
Medium and Large 2	562	356.49	2,004	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.26/cwt here — about $78 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

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 sale35 hd

372.81

—

AR average7 barns · 364 hd

383.06

−10.25

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−40.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−15.36

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	1,764	183.20	3,232	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	158.00	2,054	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,337	149.45	1,998	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	135.89	1,463	15

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)	1,032	$3,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$3,260	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,937	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,324	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,139	$2,277	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$2,193	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$1,940	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,284	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$4,621	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$4,425	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$3,400	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,416	4thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	3,260.41/head	2,400.00–4,300.00	3,260	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,324.12/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	395.28/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	387.60/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	745	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	776	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	478.70/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	411.04/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,528	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	325.45/cwt	317.50–328.00	2,568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	419.23/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	833	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	371.70/cwt	360.00–392.50	2,108	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	860	2,832.30/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,832	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	346.84/cwt	341.00–351.00	2,438	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	446.15/cwt	415.00–462.50	1,820	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	362.54/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,233	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	317.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,597	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	330.15/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	451.21/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	390.51/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,035	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	427.65/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	400.80/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	554.44/cwt	525.00–585.00	2,079	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	402.94/cwt	382.50–408.00	2,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	357.85/cwt	330.00–372.50	2,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	466.27/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	399.99/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	472.27/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	403.75/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	374.64/cwt	366.00–376.00	2,652	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	508.30/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,211	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	489.30/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	308	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	535.08/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	416.33/cwt	400.00–437.50	2,377	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,822	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	608.82/cwt	585.00–617.50	2,027	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	442.46/cwt	410.00–462.50	1,867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	423.15/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,222	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	658	356.71/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,869	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	135.95/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,463	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,059	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	122.19/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	143.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,589	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,972	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	149.71/cwt	146.00–153.00	2,051	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	180.82/cwt	174.00–187.00	3,045	6
Bulls	—	—	2,175	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	202.46/cwt	201.00–204.00	3,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,193.43/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,193	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,015	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	2,085.93/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,086	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,216.20/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,216	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	3,167.30/head	2,200.00–3,850.00	3,167	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,939.99/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,940	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,416.41/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,416	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	3,284.29/head	2,350.00–4,000.00	3,284	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	4,813.22/head	3,000.00–5,300.00	4,813	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,050.00–3,900.00	3,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	337.57/cwt	317.50–350.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	423.43/cwt	412.50–437.50	1,579	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	373.48/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,781	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	557.73/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	338.73/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	591.72/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,876	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	370.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,322	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	492.04/cwt	470.00–525.00	2,135	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	431.57/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,808	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	391.26/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	434	454.88/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	445.08/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	426.32/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	353.43/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	329.15/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	386.10/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,595	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,546.88/head	3,500.00–5,050.00	4,547	32

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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