Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts of feeder cattle increased considerably, with several drafts of weaned calves offered. Stocker steers weighing 300-500 lbs. traded $8.00-$10.00 higher, with several offerings carrying good condition. Feeder steers weighing 600-800 lbs. traded $15.00 lower. Heifers were generally plainer in quality this week and met lighter demand, trading $12.00-$15.00 lower. On a light test, slaughter cows traded $5.00-$10.00 lower, while slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.75/cwt on 40 head, down $10.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 26 comparable sales and sits +9.30 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$442.75

▼ 10.59 vs prior sale

40 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.50

vs AR average

−32.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	461.27	2,474	24
Medium and Large 2	534	414.97	2,217	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

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 sale40 hd

442.75

—

AR average9 barns · 198 hd

466.26

−23.50

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−32.81

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

+9.30

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	1,578	182.24	2,875	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,290	162.77	2,100	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	153.81	1,785	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	106.39	1,000	10

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)	892	$2,488	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$2,283	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,182	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	825	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$3,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	873	$3,232	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	713	$2,561	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	873	$3,339	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,598	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	840	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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%	—	965	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	159.23/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,939	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	147.04/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,601	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	162.77/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	528.68/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	406.33/cwt	390.00–433.00	2,162	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,179	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	487.90/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	320.85/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	378.53/cwt	340.00–397.50	1,972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	471.33/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,050	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	553.85/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,590	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	474	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	447.67/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,706	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	337.09/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	442.00/cwt	422.00–465.00	2,095	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	342.61/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	390.80/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	468.52/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	450.88/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	438.53/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	376.01/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,369	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	366	562.00/cwt	562.00–562.00	2,057	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	491.73/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,129	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	343.36/cwt	327.50–360.00	2,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	439.42/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,254	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	631.00/cwt	631.00–631.00	1,533	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	439.85/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	372.89/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	626.00/cwt	626.00–626.00	2,128	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	405.97/cwt	385.00–417.50	2,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	458.28/cwt	442.50–475.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	192	727.00/cwt	727.00–727.00	1,396	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	626.15/cwt	621.00–637.50	1,822	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	542.51/cwt	530.00–557.50	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	413.87/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	695	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	386.69/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	563.46/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	624.00/cwt	624.00–624.00	2,278	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	655	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,752	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	604.03/cwt	577.50–640.00	1,927	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	728	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	520.32/cwt	510.00–545.00	2,425	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	339.99/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	415.80/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	377.27/cwt	374.00–380.00	2,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	374.64/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,742	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	403.82/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,488	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	340.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	437.09/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,487	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	629	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	526.97/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	393.17/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,677	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	485.70/cwt	450.00–512.50	2,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	481.54/cwt	455.00–500.00	2,470	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	367.78/cwt	352.50–379.00	2,791	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	408.05/cwt	380.00–427.50	2,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	323.21/cwt	322.00–332.00	2,847	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	328.90/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	396.21/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,243	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	499.70/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	456.08/cwt	422.50–475.00	2,166	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	408.30/cwt	402.50–420.00	2,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	337.35/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	344.28/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,345	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	583.50/cwt	583.50–583.50	1,371	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	637.50/cwt	637.50–637.50	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	542.41/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,294	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,088	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	138.45/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,347	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	975	2,619.23/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,619	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	873	3,338.54/head	2,650.00–4,000.00	3,339	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	828	2,432.33/head	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,432	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,283.31/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,283	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	3,232.38/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,232	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	750	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	2,182.41/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,182	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	2,561.05/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,561	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	187.52/cwt	186.00–189.00	3,072	2
Bulls	—	—	2,085	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,191	1
Bulls	—	—	1,368	172.46/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,359	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,093	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	83.80/cwt	70.00–98.00	757	5

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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