Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-02-02

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Feb 2
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
207 vs last sale 0 44 vs year ago 251 · 17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
25 vs last sale 0 10 vs year ago 35 · 28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
42 vs last sale 0 35 vs year ago 7 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Following a one-week interruption due to winter weather, receipts were limited. Snow and ice remain on many secondary roads and in pasture areas, making it difficult for producers to market cattle. With the light supply and no sale reported the previous week, price trends could not be established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $425.67/cwt on 14 head, up $19.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits 7.78 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.
Average price
$425.67
19.90 vs prior sale
14 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,237
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$43.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs AR average
57.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523431.822,25812thin
Medium and Large 2540388.752,0992thin
One grade step is worth $43.07/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
506463419376median 433.4512/1502/0905/1106/2908/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.45 across 26 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 sale14 hd
425.67
AR average1 barns · 14 hd
425.67
+0.00
National average143 barns · 13,122 hd
483.03
−57.36
This barn, trailing median26 sales
433.45
−7.78
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,740186.633,2488thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,420171.002,4281thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,273162.222,0665thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low999142.631,4246thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,335$3,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,375$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$2,8514thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$2,6653thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,181$2,4402thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,100$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$3,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$3,3052thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$3,1501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)928$2,6233thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,4003thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,058133.05/cwt131.00–135.001,4082
CowsLean 85-90%975145.89/cwt142.00–149.001,4223
Bulls1,801189.51/cwt186.00–193.003,4136
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,420171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,4281
CowsBoner 80-85%1,167158.69/cwt155.00–162.001,8523
CowsBoner 80-85%1,433167.52/cwt167.00–168.002,4012
Bulls1,815205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,7211
Bulls1,300151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9631
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0882,665.47/head2,550.00–2,775.002,6653
CowsLean 85-90%950152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4441
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3753,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29282,623.38/head2,300.00–2,925.002,6233
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-27502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1102,275.56/head2,150.00–2,400.002,2762
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,330181.00/cwt170.00–187.002,4073
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,3461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3353,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,0151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1782,851.40/head2,600.00–3,250.002,8514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1812,440.07/head2,400.00–2,475.002,4402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,8141
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,304.76/head3,200.00–3,400.003,3052
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5411
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500470392.23/cwt380.00–405.001,8432
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790304.93/cwt280.00–320.002,4093
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5331
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400382460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7573
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,2221
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500455445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350340545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8531
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650605372.20/cwt372.20–372.202,2521
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,0271
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550539400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1564
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0261
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488421.88/cwt407.50–435.002,0594
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815334.11/cwt327.50–337.502,7233
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,6652
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370541.04/cwt520.00–560.002,0023
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618382.49/cwt380.00–385.002,3642
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9971
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1261
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3121
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600555372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0671
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523431.82/cwt427.50–442.502,25812
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725371.80/cwt350.00–380.002,69616
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415473.78/cwt460.00–487.501,9663
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement650–700650380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4704
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500453415.03/cwt410.00–420.001,8802
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900878334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,9333
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650639398.21/cwt385.00–402.502,5457
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500461484.48/cwt460.00–500.002,23310
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8561
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423401.74/cwt395.00–420.001,6996
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522402.16/cwt395.00–417.502,0998
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4041
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600580390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2621
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500459440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0204
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450429451.67/cwt450.00–455.001,9383
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600555365.83/cwt365.00–367.502,0303
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7661
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400389462.97/cwt450.00–480.001,8015
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6042
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522378.13/cwt367.50–387.501,9743

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.