Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supplies were lighter, with demand also somewhat lighter amid uncertainty in the cattle futures market and potential changes affecting imported beef. Most of the region remains very dry, although some areas received much-needed rainfall. On a light test, with a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00 to $20.00 lower. A good offering of replacement cattle attracted a large crowd and sold with good demand. Slaughter cattle were not well tested, but softer demand was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.51/cwt on 31 head, down $10.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −48.65 against this barn's trailing median of $388.15.

Average price

$339.51

▼ 10.90 vs prior sale

31 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.64

vs AR average

+1.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	341.69	1,915	24
Medium and Large 2	546	332.01	1,812	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $339.51, median $388.15 across 28 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 sale31 hd

339.51

—

AR average8 barns · 124 hd

347.14

−7.64

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+1.49

This barn, trailing median28 sales

388.15

−48.65

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	1,532	184.70	2,830	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	151.20	1,739	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	141.79	1,494	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,240	136.00	1,686	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,450	227.50	3,299	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)	1,099	$3,101	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,772	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,705	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	934	$2,246	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	744	$2,425	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$3,692	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$4,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,222	$3,582	9
Stock Cows	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	389.70/cwt	372.50–407.50	2,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	402.50/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	335.55/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,946	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	408.71/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	412.92/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	352.65/cwt	347.50–370.00	2,211	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	430.17/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	349.57/cwt	347.50–352.50	2,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	349.46/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,898	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	352.26/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,057	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	310.52/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,763	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	360.92/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,945	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	307.40/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	414.86/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	433.29/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	387.10/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	2,400.00/cwt	2,400.00–2,400.00	17,856	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	3,100.88/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,101	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	3,697.30/head	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,697	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	127.43/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,195	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	146.58/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,601	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,686	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	151.20/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,739	2
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,450	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	3,299	2
Bulls	—	—	1,647	190.76/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,142	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,772.33/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,772	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	2,245.90/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,246	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	3,691.64/head	2,850.00–4,600.00	3,692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,183	161.91/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	340.40/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	388.34/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	341.20/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,255	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,704.88/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	329.79/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	280.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	343.69/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	254.93/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	337.57/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	349.75/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,514	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	372.03/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	375.13/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,448	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	334.91/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	442.22/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	257.79/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	346.71/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	398.83/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	343.01/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	720	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	413.31/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	362.37/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	365.98/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,163	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	385.35/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	308.61/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1

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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