Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle supply was moderate, with a mixed offering. Strong demand was noted for lightweight calves, while demand for feeder cattle over 500 lbs varied depending on quality and condition. Slaughter cattle supply was light. No price trends were established, as the sale was not reported the previous week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.57/cwt on 47 head, up $6.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −64.07 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$369.57

▲ 6.02 vs prior sale

47 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$16.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.52

vs AR average

−34.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	378.51	2,161	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	578	371.88	2,149	20
Medium and Large 2	570	361.61	2,060	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.90/cwt here — about $102 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 sale47 hd

369.57

—

AR average7 barns · 198 hd

361.05

+8.52

National average159 barns · 11,930 hd

404.25

−34.68

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−64.07

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	1,343	166.49	2,236	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	143.05	1,689	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	134.94	2,065	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	127.60	1,338	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$2,013	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$1,750	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	600–650	620	357.47/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	438.10/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	376.71/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	485.88/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,826	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,271	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	356.65/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,044	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	390.95/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	401.88/cwt	387.50–412.50	1,692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	333.17/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	365.40/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,885	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	418.44/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	509	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	439.15/cwt	437.50–440.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,548	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	407.12/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	481.70/cwt	460.00–502.50	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	345.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,990	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	294.04/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,146	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	378.51/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,161	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	362.50/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	430.22/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,777	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	542	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	323.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	670	233.85/cwt	227.50–270.00	1,567	14
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	850–900	858	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,819	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	615	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	314.15/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,457	171.99/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,506	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,425	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	113.48/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,070	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,883	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	143.05/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	137.91/cwt	137.00–139.00	2,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	341.31/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	418.73/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	377.72/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	349.69/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	393.61/cwt	372.50–405.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	316.75/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	319.95/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	365.65/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,415	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	420.36/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	327.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	298.63/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	552	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	452	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	305.59/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,892	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,509	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	383.45/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	343.91/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	371.37/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,586	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	360.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,064	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	393.43/cwt	375.00–412.50	1,688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	418.46/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	401.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,092	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	304.16/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,903	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	364.75/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	328.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,387	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,164	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,118	4

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →