Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was moderate. Feeder offerings consisted mostly of unweaned calves. Feeder steers sold $20.00-$25.00 lower, while feeder bulls sold $12.00 lower. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs. sold $10.00-$15.00 higher on good demand. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs. sold $10.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cattle sold $10.00-$15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.05/cwt on 31 head, up $4.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −44.21 against this barn's trailing median of $388.26.

Average price

$344.05

▲ 4.54 vs prior sale

31 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$26.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs AR average

+12.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	347.48	1,895	27
Medium and Large 2	541	320.87	1,734	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.61/cwt here — about $160 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.35, low $339.51, median $388.26 across 27 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

344.05

—

AR average8 barns · 211 hd

331.74

+12.31

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

+12.53

This barn, trailing median27 sales

388.26

−44.21

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	1,389	183.51	2,548	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	141.38	1,603	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	132.00	1,934	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	118.57	1,122	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$3,099	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,560	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,210	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,450	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	327.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	428.86/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,758	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	428.02/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	353.99/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,032	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	453.46/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	303.34/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	414.33/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,616	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	450.82/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	452.25/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	331.09/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	355.38/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	285.10/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	331.58/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	425.02/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	363.78/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,892	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	378.25/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	381.30/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	491	349.51/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	466	359.26/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,674	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,559.82/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	3,098.51/head	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,099	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	150.45/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	143.09/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,643	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	128.89/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,331	2
Bulls	—	—	1,368	177.76/cwt	177.50–178.00	2,432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	124.87/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,204	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	110.23/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	359.11/cwt	335.00–377.50	1,735	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,210.47/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	303.44/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	423.05/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	363.65/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	325.33/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,809	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	348.13/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	321.16/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	397.37/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	410.08/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	317.54/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	383.53/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	339.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	337.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,214	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	334.91/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	339.64/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,210	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,299	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	315.19/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,008	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	383.34/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,756	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	371.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,910	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	330.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,872	11

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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