Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were lower with fewer offerings of weaned calves. Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady to $2.00 lower, while feeder steers over 700 lbs sold $10.00 higher. The largest draft of the day consisted of 66 head of steers averaging 825 lbs, which sold for $360.75/cwt. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sold $10.00 lower, while heifers over 700 lbs were not well tested. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand at steady to $5.00 higher prices. Several offerings of replacement cattle were available and sold on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.44/cwt on 68 head, down $49.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −26.20 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$407.44

▼ 49.54 vs prior sale

68 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,100

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

$216.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−63.27

vs AR average

−66.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	493.10	2,609	21
Medium and Large 1-2	535	476.70	2,549	20
Medium and Large 2	555	445.00	2,470	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	545	277.08	1,509	25

One grade step is worth $216.02/cwt here — about $1,100 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

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 sale68 hd

407.44

—

AR average8 barns · 493 hd

470.71

−63.27

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−66.26

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−26.20

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	1,661	211.26	3,509	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	181.86	2,687	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	178.79	2,178	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	162.46	1,723	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$3,617	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$3,469	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,901	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$2,844	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,815	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$2,351	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$2,306	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$3,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$4,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$4,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$4,184	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$4,118	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$3,630	6

Every lot, as filed

110 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	570	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	382.08/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	360.79/cwt	360.75–362.00	2,973	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	572.37/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,935	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,515	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	402.09/cwt	394.00–415.00	2,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	419.19/cwt	415.00–422.50	2,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	994	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,425	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	553	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	466.27/cwt	455.00–487.50	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	512.70/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	355.60/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	330	588.23/cwt	587.50–589.00	1,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	621.74/cwt	620.00–625.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	554.81/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,003	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	523.02/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,919	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	446.09/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,199	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	447.33/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	419.19/cwt	417.00–430.00	2,779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	3,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	535.98/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	502.74/cwt	482.50–525.00	2,112	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	523	261.85/cwt	260.50–265.00	1,369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	532.26/cwt	517.50–535.00	2,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	425.32/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	565.69/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,382	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	741	257.37/cwt	248.75–275.00	1,907	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	750–800	765	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	585.41/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,225	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	600–650	633	277.49/cwt	254.00–284.75	1,757	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,031	325.63/cwt	325.00–325.80	3,357	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	503.87/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,625	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	487.08/cwt	470.00–497.00	2,538	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	528.36/cwt	522.00–542.50	2,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	441.97/cwt	422.50–455.00	2,493	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,424	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	178.79/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,178	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	163.65/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,753	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,721	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	180.15/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,675	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	206.04/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,029	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	223.49/cwt	216.00–228.00	3,904	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,302	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,030.00/head	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,814.52/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,306.45/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,306	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	4,376.19/head	4,350.00–4,400.00	4,376	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	4,141.81/head	3,800.00–4,600.00	4,142	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,844.49/head	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,844	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	224.26/cwt	205.00–245.00	2,108	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,350.68/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,351	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	3,469.32/head	2,700.00–4,150.00	3,469	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	3,616.77/head	2,500.00–4,700.00	3,617	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	2,901.01/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,901	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	3,640.32/head	3,350.00–3,950.00	3,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	410.18/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	559.49/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	509.41/cwt	485.00–530.00	2,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	892	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	547.77/cwt	480.00–570.00	1,857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	479.81/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	524.38/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,244	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	629.95/cwt	622.50–635.00	2,085	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	331.94/cwt	310.00–342.00	2,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	764	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	416	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,196	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	584.71/cwt	560.00–595.00	2,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	395.72/cwt	381.00–410.00	2,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	424.96/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,015	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	388.88/cwt	388.00–390.00	2,446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	363.75/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,466	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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