Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts increased as this week's pre-vacation sale featured several large drafts of feeder cattle. Demand for feeders was good throughout the sale. On an uneven comparison, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00 to $15.00 higher. Supply of replacement and slaughter cattle remained light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.64/cwt on 57 head, down $12.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 26 comparable sales and sits +0.19 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$433.64

▼ 12.99 vs prior sale

57 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,274

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

$258.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.67

vs AR average

−25.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	500.00	2,615	5thin
Medium and Large 1	552	462.79	2,554	20
Medium and Large 2	558	428.35	2,390	28
Small and Medium 2	554	242.00	1,341	4thin

One grade step is worth $258.00/cwt here — about $1,274 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

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 sale57 hd

433.64

—

AR average9 barns · 232 hd

434.32

−0.67

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−25.55

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

+0.19

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	1,477	194.91	2,878	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	177.00	2,872	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	168.73	2,219	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	665	112.50	748	1thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$2,163	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$5,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,508	$4,685	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,118	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,010	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,118.18/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,508	4,684.53/head	3,300.00–6,800.00	4,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	365.84/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,316	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	413.81/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	465.78/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,492	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	397.58/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,624	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	495.06/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	343.28/cwt	337.50–344.00	2,973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	535.83/cwt	517.50–545.00	2,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,067	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	596	387.03/cwt	378.00–388.00	2,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	381.29/cwt	376.00–388.50	2,402	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	554.24/cwt	535.00–585.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	802	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,887	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	462.95/cwt	454.00–470.00	2,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	406.84/cwt	406.00–408.00	2,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	468.45/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,010	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	327.97/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	525.60/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,008	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	447.68/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,315	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	374.69/cwt	374.00–377.50	2,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	530.94/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	470.01/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	5,500.00/head	5,500.00–5,500.00	5,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	640	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	407.37/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	286.80/cwt	275.00–297.50	2,510	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	562	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,208	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	554	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,341	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	168.73/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,219	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	665	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	205.50/cwt	200.00–214.00	3,740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	187.85/cwt	182.00–194.00	2,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	437.74/cwt	432.50–455.00	2,355	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	484.69/cwt	472.50–510.00	2,041	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	417.52/cwt	395.00–426.00	2,426	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	486.22/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,252	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	353.30/cwt	342.00–358.00	2,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	520.00/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	452.29/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	436.35/cwt	427.50–445.00	2,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	352.20/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	375.36/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	510.49/cwt	500.00–532.50	1,700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	471.58/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	425.63/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	894	248.68/cwt	246.00–250.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	275.83/cwt	265.00–295.00	2,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	521.30/cwt	520.00–522.50	1,955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	493.27/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	346.14/cwt	331.00–368.00	2,354	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	906	221.68/cwt	215.00–235.00	2,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	362.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	370.06/cwt	364.00–377.00	2,483	165
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	437.70/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	364.95/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	429.23/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	399.73/cwt	394.00–410.00	2,482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	345.25/cwt	345.25–345.25	2,565	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	393.00/cwt	386.00–399.50	2,818	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,809	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	369.30/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,109	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	480.87/cwt	462.50–490.00	2,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	461.51/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	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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