Sale reports / Arkansas / Cleburne County Livestock Auction / 2026-10-26

Cleburne County Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Heber Springs, Arkansas · Mon, Oct 26
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2055
← Oct 12Oct 26latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
927 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 871▲ 563 vs year ago 364 · +154.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 33▼ 21 vs year ago 59 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 154▲ 43 vs year ago 15 · +286.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle were in strong supply this week, including several drafts of weaned and unweaned calves. Overall demand was moderate, with lighter demand noted for unweaned calves. Price trends were not established due to the sale not being reported the previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $356.79/cwt on 34 head, down $10.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −75.10 against this barn's trailing median of $431.88.
Average price
$356.79
▼ 10.68 vs prior sale
34 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$2.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.09
vs AR average
−78.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574358.172,05712thin
Medium and Large 2546356.041,94522
One grade step is worth $2.13/cwt here — about $112 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
356.79
—
AR average5 barns · 177 hd
374.88
−18.09
National average163 barns · 26,594 hd
435.15
−78.36
This barn, trailing median27 sales
431.88
−75.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales
506451397343median 431.8803/0205/1107/0608/3110/26
Steers 500–600 lb: high $491.70, low $356.79, median $431.88 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,624168.402,7355thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,438123.001,7682thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226111.911,3727thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,084107.961,17114

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)997$1,9276
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,027$1,5983thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,111$1,5586
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,4882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)680$1,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,335$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$2,0754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$2,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)863$1,7696
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305515.25/cwt500.00–530.001,5722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333450.15/cwt430.00–470.001,4992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,8321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9673
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385429.87/cwt420.00–440.001,6552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420417.88/cwt405.00–440.001,7555
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,9021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463402.46/cwt400.00–405.001,8632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1494411.24/cwt400.00–425.002,0326
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0402
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520363.35/cwt350.00–375.001,88912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,0473
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578347.26/cwt335.00–365.002,00710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy596345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0567
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612328.32/cwt325.00–330.002,0096
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622352.86/cwt352.00–360.002,19510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,1311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684349.40/cwt342.50–362.002,39011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688337.52/cwt322.50–345.002,3227
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727335.41/cwt332.50–340.002,4386
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755348.98/cwt324.00–351.002,63575
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2799329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,6294
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838334.22/cwt322.50–335.002,80169
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7941
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,9211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330440.63/cwt430.00–450.001,4543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338423.61/cwt405.00–432.501,4324
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377401.63/cwt380.00–405.001,5147
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388425.20/cwt400.00–440.001,65017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427356.27/cwt350.00–370.001,52111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432414.15/cwt405.00–425.001,7897
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy467350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6353
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478342.69/cwt330.00–355.001,6387
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481369.16/cwt360.00–410.001,77633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506351.80/cwt350.00–362.501,78021
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523343.88/cwt340.00–347.501,7982
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523342.96/cwt320.00–345.001,79415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564344.87/cwt340.00–355.001,94538
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy579332.00/cwt325.00–335.001,9225
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588331.27/cwt330.00–332.501,9486
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614336.26/cwt325.00–352.002,06522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626311.23/cwt300.00–325.001,9485
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy662310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684328.65/cwt318.00–332.502,24817
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8981
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy725285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3992
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825295.03/cwt270.00–308.002,4343
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3791
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313447.02/cwt430.00–465.001,3993
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6801
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5981
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7193
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387427.47/cwt405.00–440.001,6546
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421396.09/cwt370.00–410.001,6685
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422435.94/cwt430.00–440.001,8406
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477404.97/cwt395.00–415.001,9327
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2494346.86/cwt342.50–355.001,7138
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517338.83/cwt315.00–355.001,75213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540325.04/cwt320.00–335.001,7553
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580330.02/cwt325.00–340.001,91413
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624304.59/cwt290.00–317.501,9016
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1686333.59/cwt310.00–338.002,28818
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688292.36/cwt280.00–305.002,0112
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9951
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710306.42/cwt295.00–312.502,1765
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755262.50/cwt255.00–270.001,9822
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771284.40/cwt270.00–300.002,1935
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,3952
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873271.17/cwt267.50–275.002,3672
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3621
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 21,053212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,2387
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,125158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,7781
Bulls——1,749171.00/cwt167.00–179.002,9914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075104.95/cwt100.00–109.001,1287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09395.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,094117.35/cwt115.00–119.001,2845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148104.08/cwt102.00–106.001,1952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257115.04/cwt111.00–116.001,4465
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,8671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,450115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,6681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28751,792.57/head1,500.00–2,000.001,7935
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-29502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3353,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27051,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2802800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28171,630.82/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6313
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28201,446.34/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4462
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1772,222.66/head1,900.00–2,700.002,2233
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2661,936.67/head1,475.00–2,300.001,9374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-26801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.