Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply of feeder cattle was moderate. Cattle futures closed lower today, and with hot temperatures forecasted, demand was considerably softer than two weeks ago. No market trend was 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 $398.65/cwt on 33 head, down $34.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −34.99 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$398.65

▼ 34.60 vs prior sale

33 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$30.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.93

vs AR average

−0.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	408.77	2,276	22
Medium and Large 2	564	378.41	2,136	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.36/cwt here — about $140 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 sale33 hd

398.65

—

AR average6 barns · 115 hd

407.58

−8.93

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−0.64

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−34.99

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	—	High	1,990	213.00	4,239	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	175.18	2,004	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	158.08	1,567	9thin

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)	1,045	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	484.11/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	451.75/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	333.75/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	426.63/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	466.11/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	406.32/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	507.95/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	617.50/cwt	617.50–617.50	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	515.64/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	435.74/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	436.15/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	386.22/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	437.10/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,011	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	345.44/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	359.32/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,059	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	456.80/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	531.06/cwt	522.50–550.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	381.41/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,002	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	330.86/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	153.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,470	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,260	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	168.60/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,735	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	167.36/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	395.87/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	473.08/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,171	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	337.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,122	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	381.45/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,010	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	456.42/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	334.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	388.72/cwt	355.00–430.00	1,889	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	356.40/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	397.59/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	422.76/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	374.15/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,163	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	336.19/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	374.54/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	509.96/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	415.82/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,000	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	330.79/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,279	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	396.19/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,350.00/cwt	2,350.00–2,350.00	22,795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	298.79/cwt	290.00–301.00	2,399	5

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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