Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly on a moderate supply consisting of a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers ranged from $15.00 higher to $15.00 lower, with demand varying by class and condition. Slaughter cattle also sold unevenly, with prices ranging from $10.00 higher to $10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.05/cwt on 25 head, down $18.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 28 comparable sales and sits −0.12 against this barn's trailing median of $388.17.

Average price

$388.05

▼ 18.33 vs prior sale

25 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

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

$50.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.26

vs AR average

−34.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	425.08	2,159	6thin
Medium and Large 2	559	376.72	2,106	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	599	375.00	2,246	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.08/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale25 hd

388.05

—

AR average9 barns · 282 hd

410.31

−22.26

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−34.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.17

−0.12

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	1,584	210.25	3,330	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	175.85	2,647	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	175.22	2,263	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	162.66	1,639	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$3,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,834	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,749	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,738	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,686	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,182	$2,380	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$2,075	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,300	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	698	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$4,955	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$4,473	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,167	$4,189	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$3,000	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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 2	550–600	573	428.99/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1200–1250	1,202	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	356.65/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	544.76/cwt	535.00–565.00	2,037	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	348	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	437.71/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	2,672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,118	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	464	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	325.50/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	516.56/cwt	503.00–530.00	2,195	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	407.54/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,048	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	459.52/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	494.71/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	577.57/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	425.08/cwt	415.00–442.50	2,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	476.38/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	424.05/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	362.79/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,090	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	353.70/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,498	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	372.79/cwt	369.00–390.00	2,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	480.00/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	494.56/cwt	482.50–507.50	2,582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	472.46/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	549.30/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,274	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	636.27/cwt	610.00–650.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	375.12/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	491.49/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	367.38/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	585.03/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	507.74/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,407	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	609.11/cwt	585.00–620.00	2,235	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	613	411.23/cwt	407.50–415.00	2,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	377.51/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,590	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	736	368.32/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	570.47/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	519	448.73/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	403	503.29/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,306	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,641	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	178.62/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,644	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	173.56/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,213	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	175.35/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,946	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	165.32/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,709	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	154.43/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,447	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	184.48/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	217.34/cwt	214.00–221.00	3,575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	203.15/cwt	196.00–209.00	3,094	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	190.00/cwt	179.00–204.00	2,126	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,850.00/head	4,850.00–4,850.00	4,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,737.69/head	2,700.00–2,775.00	2,738	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	3,233.08/head	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,686.37/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,380.11/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,380	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,749.33/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,749	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,834.09/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,834	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,074.57/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,555.56/head	3,600.00–5,150.00	4,556	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	870	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	4,954.76/head	4,850.00–5,050.00	4,955	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,762	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,133.33/head	3,700.00–4,500.00	4,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	364	530.96/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	863	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,835	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	437.33/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	743	359.98/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	458.79/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	577.97/cwt	567.50–605.00	2,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	446.40/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,138	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	385.86/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	353.62/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	573.20/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	506.59/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	542.55/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	371.27/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	474.95/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,270	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	618.40/cwt	605.00–640.00	1,997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	495.24/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	411.88/cwt	401.00–440.00	2,175	4

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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