Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

With a moderate supply of feeder cattle this week, overall quality was limited. Demand was moderate as buyers showed caution ahead of significant temperature swings expected over the next few days. No price trends were established due to the market not being reported the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.66/cwt on 66 head, down $11.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −4.51 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$383.66

▼ 11.45 vs prior sale

66 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$597

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

$97.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.79

vs AR average

−32.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	402.44	2,158	21
Medium and Large 1-2	558	386.46	2,158	26
Medium and Large 2	548	384.02	2,105	13thin
Small and Medium 2	512	305.00	1,562	6thin

One grade step is worth $97.44/cwt here — about $597 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale66 hd

383.66

—

AR average9 barns · 186 hd

398.45

−14.79

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−32.46

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−4.51

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	1,659	187.27	3,106	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	161.85	2,073	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	157.62	2,311	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	135.48	1,448	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	968	$2,910	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,905	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,050	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,561	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,043	$2,470	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	852	$3,400	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$3,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$3,250	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	985	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,114	$3,674	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,042	$3,171	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$3,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$2,228	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,152	5
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	975	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 2	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	537.97/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	322.93/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	457.10/cwt	430.00–472.50	1,700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,196	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	713	344.51/cwt	344.00–345.00	2,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	412.90/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,403	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	362.71/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	512.59/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	412.05/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,126	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	659	251.16/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,088	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	344.91/cwt	337.50–352.50	2,511	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	582	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	499.90/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	477.89/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	355.35/cwt	352.50–369.00	2,566	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	598.68/cwt	555.00–625.00	1,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	798	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	452.70/cwt	448.00–455.00	2,295	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	412.35/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	458.97/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	491.69/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	535.62/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	562.17/cwt	545.00–585.00	2,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	447.02/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	899	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	436.67/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,568	15
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	612	301.03/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	897	322.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	485.73/cwt	447.50–507.50	2,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	361.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	303.05/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	525.27/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,217	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	359.65/cwt	354.00–365.00	2,392	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	434.96/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	356.77/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	376.19/cwt	367.50–386.00	2,389	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	435.72/cwt	422.50–450.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	366.63/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	383.23/cwt	372.50–386.00	2,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	445.26/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,093	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	411.07/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,965	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	512	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	323.73/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	558.39/cwt	540.00–585.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	523.40/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	379.92/cwt	376.00–382.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	508.37/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	357.52/cwt	347.50–367.00	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	503.75/cwt	487.50–520.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	461.48/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	398.17/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	327.11/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,410.00/head	3,200.00–3,550.00	3,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	113.80/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,189	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	163.39/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,374	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	154.47/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,201	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	167.19/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,249	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	157.85/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,946	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	157.16/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	191.41/cwt	191.00–192.00	3,135	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,043	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,055.24/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,055	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,664.84/head	3,300.00–4,000.00	3,665	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,350.00/head	4,000.00–4,700.00	4,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,904.62/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,905	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	2,151.98/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,152	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,469.65/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,470	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,560.52/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,561	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	3,250.00/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	2,227.64/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,228	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,909.56/head	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,910	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1

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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