Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts increased, with offerings consisting primarily of plainer-quality cattle. Feeder steers sold $15.00 to $20.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher. Demand was lighter this week, influenced by continued dry conditions and short pastures, which limited grazing opportunities and contributed to more cautious buying. Uncertainty in feeder cattle futures also weighed on demand. Slaughter cattle were not well tested, and no definite market trend was established.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.12/cwt on 67 head, down $12.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −43.53 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$390.12

▼ 12.14 vs prior sale

67 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$34.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs AR average

−6.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	413.78	2,286	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	391.61	2,172	36
Medium and Large 2	540	379.55	2,049	23

One grade step is worth $34.24/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 $363.56, 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 sale67 hd

390.12

—

AR average9 barns · 274 hd

400.53

−10.42

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−6.66

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−43.53

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	1,579	187.24	2,956	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	898	143.89	1,292	5thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,593	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	845	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	250–300	294	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,285	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	421.48/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	393.41/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	403.37/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,146	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	311.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	451.53/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,756	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	297.42/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	371.01/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,294	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	373.93/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,346	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,995	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	348.89/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	626	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,377	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	700–750	727	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,014	70
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	845	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,468	182.61/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,681	4
Bulls	—	—	1,970	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,067	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	148.81/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,321	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	433.30/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,593.32/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	415.46/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,757	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	325.83/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	293	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	399.33/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	303	504.96/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	385.37/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,973	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	367.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,916	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	396.29/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,660	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	312.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	353.24/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,685	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	369.01/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,129	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	351.42/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	330.44/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,102	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	427.33/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,406	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	410.00/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	377.56/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	444.98/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	325.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	874	263.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	407.64/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	336.49/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	339.75/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,824	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	357.77/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,835	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	356.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,242	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	434.78/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	338.82/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	404.05/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	385.73/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,183	24

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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