Name: Cleburne County Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, total receipts were higher, with a strong offering of feeder cattle. Overall feeder quality was good. Feeder steers sold unevenly, with 400-pound steers selling $30.00 higher, 500- to 600-pound steers selling $5.00 lower, and 700-pound steers selling $10.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing under 500 pounds sold $5.00 lower, while those weighing over 500 pounds sold $5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold $15.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower. Demand was strong overall, supported by several quality offerings of feeder cattle and replacement heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.35/cwt on 68 head, up $15.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −40.10 against this barn's trailing median of $433.45.

Average price

$393.35

▲ 15.21 vs prior sale

68 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$37.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs AR average

−9.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	396.12	2,168	63
Medium and Large 2	537	358.54	1,925	5thin

One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $243 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $363.56, median $433.45 across 26 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 sale68 hd

393.35

—

AR average8 barns · 491 hd

390.15

+3.20

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

−9.77

This barn, trailing median26 sales

433.45

−40.10

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	1,661	168.73	2,803	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	132.27	1,960	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	130.83	1,700	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,030	113.79	1,172	21

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,176	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,524	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,050	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$3,400	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	786	$2,900	38

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	368.67/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,836	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	436.14/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	350.98/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,166	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,329	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	164.78/cwt	150.00–183.00	1,471	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	477.00/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,932	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,884	5
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	2,899.67/head	2,200.00–3,275.00	2,900	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	432.97/cwt	432.50–440.00	1,922	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,525.35/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,176.25/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	352.33/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,524.09/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	419.63/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	353.45/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	452.40/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	377.00/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	422.19/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	392.54/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	328.83/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	366.18/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	343.35/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,837	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1	750–800	755	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	2,012	11
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	650–700	679	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,731	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	422.24/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	320.88/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	357.87/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	419.14/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,383	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	888	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	119.06/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,275	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	162.77/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	316.23/cwt	315.00–317.50	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	310.08/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	412.42/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,571	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,960	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	129.44/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,649	6
Bulls	—	—	1,527	178.66/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	382.36/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,187	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	396.62/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	399.79/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	321.72/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	329.90/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.72/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	353.23/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,381	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	437.45/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	506.34/cwt	465.00–530.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	367.82/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,354	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	3,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	331.76/cwt	329.00–338.00	2,618	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	434.88/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,670	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	344.26/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	480.17/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	402.51/cwt	398.00–414.00	2,161	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	444.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,450	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	373.01/cwt	347.50–380.00	1,962	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	477.13/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	397.09/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,831	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	473.29/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	352.72/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,986	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	327.91/cwt	312.20–335.00	2,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	322.20/cwt	305.00–326.00	2,320	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	306.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	302.38/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	415.47/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,753	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	481.80/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	371.50/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,080	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	385.61/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,017	8

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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