Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE: A Pre-Vac Sale will be held on Monday, March 2, 2026. Expecting 600-700 head of weaned calves. The sale will begin at 1:00 p.m.

Compared to last week, feeder supply increased; however, receipts were largely comprised of three drafts. The largest draft included 196 head of steers averaging 810 lbs. that sold for $375.00/cwt. The second draft consisted of 66 head of steers averaging 806 lbs. that sold for $375.50/cwt. A third draft of 21 head of steers averaging 760 lbs. sold for $379.00/cwt.

On a light test across all weight classes, feeder steers and bulls traded steady to $6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded $10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.10/cwt on 8 head, down $5.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +14.46 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$448.10

▼ 5.24 vs prior sale

8 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.73

vs AR average

−38.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	448.10	2,448	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale8 hd

448.10

—

AR average8 barns · 224 hd

473.83

−25.73

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−38.92

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

+14.46

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	1,844	172.03	3,172	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,330	170.00	2,261	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	150.30	1,946	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	144.27	1,439	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$2,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$2,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,072	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	155.69/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,661	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,939	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	151.83/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	186.05/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,457	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,071.83/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,072	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	476.41/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	416.37/cwt	410.00–431.00	2,336	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	366.48/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	542.86/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	564.52/cwt	555.00–575.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	529.02/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,190	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	593.91/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	481.85/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	508.77/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	375.13/cwt	375.00–375.50	3,035	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	419.14/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	417.50/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,880	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	359.32/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	472.46/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,276	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	422.35/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	603.31/cwt	595.00–615.00	2,039	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	446.64/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	394.98/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	365.68/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	505.20/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	406.79/cwt	375.00–417.50	2,603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	385.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	519.11/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	412.97/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	505.55/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	428.54/cwt	420.00–437.50	2,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	524.76/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	504.71/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	2

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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