Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts were higher with improved quality and a larger overall offering. Feeder cattle sold with good demand, steers and heifers selling $7.00 higher. The standout draft of the day was 60 head of steers weighing 925lb that sold for 341.35cwt. Slaughter cattle were well tested, with prices $10.00 to $15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $491.70/cwt on 18 head, up $32.77 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 25 of 25 comparable sales and sits +58.06 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$491.70

▲ 32.77 vs prior sale

18 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$66.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.43

vs AR average

+3.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	502.71	2,640	15thin
Medium and Large 2	552	436.67	2,409	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.04/cwt here — about $231 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

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 sale18 hd

491.70

—

AR average9 barns · 304 hd

468.27

+23.43

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+3.35

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

+58.06

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	1,725	214.56	3,702	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	177.03	2,219	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	173.01	2,664	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	159.13	1,695	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$3,124	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,992	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,068	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,094	$2,698	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,167	$2,354	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$2,345	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$3,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	774	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$5,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$4,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$4,667	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$4,477	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$4,124	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,532	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,289	10

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	414.51/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	425.76/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,566	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	481.85/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,260	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	516.71/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	395.18/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	563.04/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,841	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	313.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	527.99/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	535.02/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.19/cwt	255.00–285.00	2,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	514.62/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,125	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	359.47/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	421.19/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	405.29/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,391	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	293.98/cwt	285.00–304.00	2,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	469.37/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	371.57/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	494.90/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	370.46/cwt	365.00–374.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	317.37/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	550.88/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,049	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,219	259.54/cwt	252.00–272.00	3,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	423.20/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	559.08/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	333.74/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	257.47/cwt	250.00–272.50	2,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	410.62/cwt	382.50–412.00	2,932	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	537.70/cwt	527.50–570.00	2,495	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	587.05/cwt	575.00–600.00	2,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	511.72/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	341.10/cwt	326.00–341.35	3,155	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	338.18/cwt	334.00–342.50	2,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	467.53/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	322.74/cwt	318.00–327.50	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	429.86/cwt	415.00–439.00	2,635	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	696	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,058	288.00/cwt	286.00–290.00	3,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,258	253.44/cwt	242.00–268.00	3,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	450.78/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	484.90/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,488	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	161.07/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,749	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	180.59/cwt	176.00–186.00	2,331	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,236	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	186.61/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,635	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	171.04/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,873	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	156.90/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,682	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	144.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	165.62/cwt	158.00–169.00	2,059	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	215.72/cwt	213.00–222.00	3,825	8
Bulls	—	—	1,547	208.32/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,880	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	4,211	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,345.48/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,345	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,991.94/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,354.11/head	1,975.00–2,550.00	2,354	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,819.58/head	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,820	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,005	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	748	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	4,667.44/head	4,400.00–4,900.00	4,667	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,532.28/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,532	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,606	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,132	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	504	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,180	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	504.38/cwt	460.00–522.50	2,118	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	586.86/cwt	565.00–630.00	1,884	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	258.53/cwt	252.00–265.00	2,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	549.45/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,368	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	516.88/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,398	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	519.62/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	469.14/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,224	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	568.88/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,076	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	610.88/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	336.98/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	509.45/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	412.51/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	445.95/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	408.67/cwt	385.00–422.50	2,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	4,257.31/head	4,200.00–4,325.00	4,257	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	4,606.92/head	3,500.00–5,400.00	4,607	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	4,407.75/head	3,650.00–5,100.00	4,408	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,289.02/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,289	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	3,124.20/head	2,650.00–4,150.00	3,124	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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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