Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, with mixed offerings of weaned and unweaned calves, feeder cattle carrying additional condition saw stronger demand. Feeder cattle futures closed on a strong note, lending additional support to overall demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold $15.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle were lightly tested, with slaughter bulls selling $10.00 higher and slaughter cows selling steady to $5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.15/cwt on 47 head, up $8.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 25 comparable sales and sits −55.50 against this barn's trailing median of $433.64.

Average price

$378.15

▲ 8.57 vs prior sale

47 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$878

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

$157.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs AR average

−21.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	404.71	2,314	17thin
Medium and Large 1	544	399.68	2,175	13thin
Medium and Large 2	538	362.08	1,947	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	580	247.50	1,436	4thin

One grade step is worth $157.21/cwt here — about $878 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

378.15

—

AR average9 barns · 284 hd

380.55

−2.40

National average152 barns · 9,581 hd

399.46

−21.31

This barn, trailing median25 sales

433.64

−55.50

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	1,856	181.69	3,373	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	140.03	2,207	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	129.50	1,531	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	120.50	1,319	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)	1,150	$2,529	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,162	$2,272	10

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	500–550	547	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	486	447.41/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,174	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	283.69/cwt	275.00–292.50	2,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	323.77/cwt	322.50–325.00	2,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	450.14/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	487.52/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	324.41/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	368.87/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,291	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	325.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	389.89/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,053	278.74/cwt	275.00–282.50	2,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	405.80/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	324.09/cwt	312.50–330.00	2,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	351.31/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,066	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	366.14/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.92/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	363.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	447.59/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	379.98/cwt	357.50–400.00	1,987	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	421.30/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,828	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	313.59/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	333.91/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	379.31/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	400.43/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,894	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	473.71/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,843	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	580	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,436	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	684	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	416.08/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,695	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	146.44/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,299	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	2,115	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	463	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	626	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	4
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	448	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	183.88/cwt	183.00–185.00	3,779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,211	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	2,272.05/head	2,100.00–2,675.00	2,272	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,529.35/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,310	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	641	346.91/cwt	342.50–347.50	2,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	284.09/cwt	272.50–288.00	2,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	362.70/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	349.14/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	416.55/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	538	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	378.11/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	432.50/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,384	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	375.84/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	369.16/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	294.89/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	328.93/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	318.31/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	295.10/cwt	282.50–317.50	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	346.90/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,807	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	343.34/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	347.67/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	257.60/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	464.64/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	360.23/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,241	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	577	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,366	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,333	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,505	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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