Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded sharply lower following last week's losses on the feeder board. On a light supply and limited-quality offerings, feeder steers and heifers sold $25.00-$30.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were limited, with no trend established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.63/cwt on 45 head, down $27.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +12.99 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$446.63

▼ 27.33 vs prior sale

45 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$40.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs AR average

−13.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	463.51	2,429	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	443.61	2,385	18thin
Medium and Large 2	546	423.37	2,312	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.14/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale45 hd

446.63

—

AR average8 barns · 289 hd

458.68

−12.05

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−13.74

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

+12.99

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	1,542	189.45	2,921	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	170.13	1,895	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	156.00	1,556	2thin

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)	1,310	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	580	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,108	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$2,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,365	$5,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	733	$2,623	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	683	$2,515	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	550	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1	800–850	812	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	522.45/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	422.50/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	2,514	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	339.02/cwt	334.00–355.00	2,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	498.69/cwt	497.50–500.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	323.31/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	487.41/cwt	472.50–525.00	2,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	388.00/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	436.75/cwt	425.00–447.50	2,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	485.16/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	436.93/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,456	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	372.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	395.64/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,150	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	5,600.00/head	5,600.00–5,600.00	5,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	465.33/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,410	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	415.82/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,946	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	472.39/cwt	465.00–477.50	1,927	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	514.40/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	486.89/cwt	477.00–495.00	2,313	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	2,334.62/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,335	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	2,472.41/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,472	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	170.13/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,895	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,751	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	179.17/cwt	169.00–189.00	2,971	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	430.92/cwt	415.00–442.50	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	707	323.56/cwt	322.00–324.00	2,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	492.20/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	345.44/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	501.56/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	950–1000	965	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	476.65/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	386.52/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	425.47/cwt	423.00–428.00	2,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	277.55/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	428.33/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	351.84/cwt	342.50–362.00	2,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	464.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	513.28/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	414.96/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	411.00/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	434.96/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,049	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	302.42/cwt	292.00–322.50	2,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	438.52/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	475.17/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,568	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,325	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	906	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,117	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	900–950	911	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	407.43/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	249.47/cwt	248.00–254.00	2,719	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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