Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts of feeder cattle were strong this week, highlighted by several large, full-load drafts of weaned feeders. Demand was good to strong, with increased buyer interest noted on the larger drafts. No trends were established due to the absence of a reported sale last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $456.98/cwt on 106 head, down $29.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 26 comparable sales and sits +23.53 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$456.98

▼ 29.34 vs prior sale

106 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$16.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs AR average

−30.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	458.36	2,615	97
Medium and Large 2	550	442.06	2,431	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.30/cwt here — about $183 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 sale106 hd

456.98

—

AR average7 barns · 252 hd

461.82

−4.85

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−30.57

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

+23.53

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	—	Low	1,511	208.20	3,146	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	177.05	2,785	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	170.51	2,096	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	156.71	1,491	5thin

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)	1,240	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,437	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,300	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$1,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,300	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	870	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	450–500	482	501.03/cwt	497.50–525.00	2,415	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	642	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	396.09/cwt	394.00–398.25	2,935	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	553.63/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	549.22/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,526	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	451.48/cwt	443.25–472.50	2,619	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	375.64/cwt	372.00–383.00	2,911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	578.46/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	413.17/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,777	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	932	336.25/cwt	336.25–336.25	3,134	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	561.58/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	340.73/cwt	332.00–360.00	2,498	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	469	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	509.93/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	409.86/cwt	385.00–412.00	2,484	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,156	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	465.74/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,437	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	537.49/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	489.85/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,557	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	398.02/cwt	384.00–399.00	2,830	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	623.26/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	562.21/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	3,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	425.22/cwt	415.00–431.00	2,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	347.00/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	463.12/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	685	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	351.46/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	432.83/cwt	430.00–436.00	2,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	339.07/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	496.11/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,500	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	354	602.80/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,134	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	392	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	463.73/cwt	462.50–465.00	2,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,159	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	177.05/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	157.68/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,501	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	166.54/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	174.47/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	195.87/cwt	192.00–204.00	3,095	3
Bulls	—	—	1,375	210.31/cwt	205.00–215.00	2,892	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	222.47/cwt	218.00–227.00	3,737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	870	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,436.63/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,437	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	657.56/cwt	650.00–665.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	389.21/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,378	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	638.88/cwt	610.00–647.50	2,006	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	479.77/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,284	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	413.18/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	599.16/cwt	596.00–607.50	2,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1250–1300	1,263	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,930	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	574.48/cwt	565.00–587.50	2,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	301.46/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	372.41/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	540.50/cwt	512.50–547.50	2,162	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	466.03/cwt	462.50–470.00	2,624	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	410.33/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,138	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	442.97/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	550.99/cwt	535.00–575.00	2,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	526.28/cwt	520.00–532.50	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	431.03/cwt	415.00–452.50	2,078	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	382.24/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,217	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	480.82/cwt	450.00–491.00	2,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	572.90/cwt	550.00–595.00	1,828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	353.04/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,704	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	368.07/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	520.73/cwt	500.00–532.50	2,250	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	330.73/cwt	322.50–334.00	2,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	409.97/cwt	405.00–412.50	2,288	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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