Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold on a light test, selling $10.00 to $15.00 lower. Feeder heifers were not tested sufficiently to establish an accurate market trend. Slaughter cattle were also lightly tested and sold mostly steady on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.25/cwt on 22 head, down $1.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −0.39 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$433.25

▼ 1.40 vs prior sale

22 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$43.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.88

vs AR average

−5.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	454.17	2,427	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	587	417.00	2,448	3thin
Medium and Large 2	553	410.59	2,269	8thin

One grade step is worth $43.58/cwt here — about $158 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 sale22 hd

433.25

—

AR average8 barns · 330 hd

443.13

−9.88

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−5.90

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−0.39

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	1,648	192.69	3,176	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	180.19	2,187	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	167.39	1,705	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	160.00	2,576	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,545	$3,250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,725	$4,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	1,385	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	165.38/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,702	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	181.10/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,903	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	155.70/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,648	192.69/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,176	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	174.98/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,135	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	449.69/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	409.05/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,344	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	478.51/cwt	467.50–490.00	2,273	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	421.60/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	365.01/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	407.39/cwt	402.00–410.00	2,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	514.61/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	368.76/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	447.40/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	274.89/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	356.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	337.46/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	314.79/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	459.22/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,397	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	408.66/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,599	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	336.24/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	397.70/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	396	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,049	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	454.80/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,159	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	392.24/cwt	370.00–393.50	2,710	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	470.80/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	461.31/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	900–950	915	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	384.22/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	363.90/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	423.53/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	476.03/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	299.98/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	313.28/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	338.74/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	403.35/cwt	397.50–412.50	2,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	506.56/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	496.82/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,878	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	471	450.05/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	448.81/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	392.37/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	396.70/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,095	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,902	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	428.81/cwt	422.50–445.00	2,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	452.47/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,968	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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