Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts increased substantially as improved weather conditions allowed producers to market cattle. Supply consisted primarily of weaned calves. Demand was strong throughout the offering, with the light-weight grazing calves seeing the greatest interest. Due to last week's limited receipts caused by adverse weather, comparisons were limited and lightly tested. Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $25.00 to $40.00 higher on an uneven comparison. Feeder heifers were not tested sufficiently to establish a market trend. Slaughter cattle experienced improved demand and sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher compared to last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.34/cwt on 104 head, up $27.68 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +19.70 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$453.34

▲ 27.68 vs prior sale

104 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,411

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$50.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

vs AR average

−25.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	461.49	2,435	87
Medium and Large 1-2	535	420.00	2,247	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	411.16	2,280	16thin

One grade step is worth $50.33/cwt here — about $155 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $390.12, median $433.64 across 25 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 sale104 hd

453.34

—

AR average7 barns · 198 hd

449.10

+4.25

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−25.05

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

+19.70

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	1,744	191.50	3,340	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	161.55	2,439	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	151.43	1,818	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	133.35	1,390	6thin

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)	1,720	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,230	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	963	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	828	$2,375	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	900	$3,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	800–850	804	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	376.64/cwt	374.00–377.50	2,185	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	399.38/cwt	382.20–410.00	1,681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	471.22/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	421.31/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,208	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	372.55/cwt	340.00–384.00	2,463	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	394.89/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	360.09/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,007	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	393.80/cwt	355.00–405.00	1,926	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	449.44/cwt	427.50–485.00	1,942	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	383.37/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	333.79/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	611.12/cwt	585.00–645.00	2,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	291.25/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	320.04/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,522	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	120.90/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,215	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	139.57/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,481	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	161.55/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	142.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,740	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	156.14/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,855	6
Bulls	—	—	1,408	162.18/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	191.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,829	201.11/cwt	196.00–206.00	3,678	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	326.28/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,245	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,230.37/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	535.52/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,292	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	473.72/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	386.48/cwt	375.00–392.50	2,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	359.99/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	403.62/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	609.39/cwt	580.00–625.00	2,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	359.89/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	523.06/cwt	455.00–595.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	429	483.54/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	427.63/cwt	402.50–455.00	2,219	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	408.57/cwt	402.50–422.50	2,321	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	632	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,705	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	613.28/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	351.32/cwt	342.00–357.50	2,842	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	544.50/cwt	521.00–572.50	2,363	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	316.80/cwt	316.00–317.50	3,082	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	473.35/cwt	445.00–525.00	1,874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	586.10/cwt	560.00–635.00	2,145	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	487.43/cwt	452.50–500.00	2,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	412.48/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	435.52/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,469	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	416.56/cwt	410.00–431.00	2,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	346.81/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	395.47/cwt	382.00–417.00	2,658	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	416.30/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	514.93/cwt	480.00–570.00	2,405	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	393.93/cwt	360.00–404.00	2,478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	464	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	407.25/cwt	400.00–416.00	2,313	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	520.04/cwt	435.00–580.00	1,732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	435.43/cwt	422.50–437.00	2,621	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	376.50/cwt	364.00–396.00	2,323	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	378.99/cwt	370.00–398.00	2,744	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	372.61/cwt	352.50–373.00	2,809	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	467.25/cwt	454.00–487.50	2,430	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	345.16/cwt	332.50–358.00	2,551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	393.03/cwt	382.50–413.00	2,256	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	567	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	668	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	532.60/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	540.16/cwt	515.00–565.00	1,739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	430.61/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,015	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	278.00/cwt	262.50–280.00	2,688	9

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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