Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, feeder cattle receipts were moderate, consisting primarily of weaned calves. Demand was good. Feeder steers sold $10.00/cwt higher, while feeder heifers sold $5.00/cwt higher. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand, with prices $5.00 to $10.00/cwt higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.93/cwt on 18 head, up $24.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 26 comparable sales and sits +25.48 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$458.93

▲ 24.89 vs prior sale

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$47.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs AR average

−31.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	474.74	2,583	12thin
Medium and Large 2	546	427.31	2,333	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.43/cwt here — about $249 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 sale18 hd

458.93

—

AR average9 barns · 217 hd

461.22

−2.29

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−31.90

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

+25.48

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	—	High	1,781	201.23	3,583	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,520	176.76	2,687	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	174.14	2,216	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	842	136.83	1,152	3thin

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)	1,110	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$3,152	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$2,430	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	650	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	650	$2,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$2,700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,030	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	550–600	573	371.66/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	458	493.87/cwt	486.00–502.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	563.57/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,882	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	444.53/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	520.19/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	398.72/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	574.79/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	424.95/cwt	400.00–432.00	2,235	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	690	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	502.06/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,933	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	620	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,755	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	484	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	428.10/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	775	364.49/cwt	364.00–365.00	2,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	725	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	440.53/cwt	415.00–465.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	427.20/cwt	427.20–427.20	2,935	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	408.54/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	500.06/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	548.70/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	493.11/cwt	475.00–517.50	2,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	426.52/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	582.23/cwt	555.00–587.50	2,201	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	530.31/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	449.03/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	560.73/cwt	515.00–605.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	402.87/cwt	367.50–405.00	2,889	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	618.97/cwt	615.00–620.00	2,055	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	526.41/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	538.21/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	320.74/cwt	308.00–330.00	3,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	491.38/cwt	482.50–500.00	2,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	379.87/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,203	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	179.51/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,747	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	136.83/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,152	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	177.79/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,256	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	168.07/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,148	3
Bulls	—	—	1,998	208.93/cwt	206.00–213.00	4,174	5
Bulls	—	—	1,190	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,999	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	198.59/cwt	195.00–202.00	3,044	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	3,152.00/head	3,152.00–3,152.00	3,152	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,030	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	2,430.07/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	531.44/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	430.06/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	526.62/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,270	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	451.50/cwt	425.00–477.50	2,154	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	397.21/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	382.38/cwt	380.00–418.00	2,260	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,187	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	306.94/cwt	302.50–325.00	2,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	589.86/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,634	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	396.23/cwt	395.00–397.50	2,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	413.67/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	502.67/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	426.68/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	487.92/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,069	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	503.59/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,382	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	566.53/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,124	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	612.52/cwt	610.00–615.00	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	852	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	318.75/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,980	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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