Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

1,058 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $325.97/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,723/hd at 835 lb · 60 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $357.82/cwt +13.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,387/hd at 667 lb · 28 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 bulls $297.25/cwt +2.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,146/hd at 722 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,058	1,071	630
Feeder cattle	871	1,002	559
Slaughter cattle	33	49	50
Replacement cattle	154	20	21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were offered in strong supply, along with a strong offering of replacement heifers. Overall demand was good. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher, while feeder bulls sold mostly $6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls sold $10.00 lower.

▲ Feeder bulls: while feeder bulls sold mostly $6.00 higher
→ Feeder cattle: feeder cattle were offered in strong supply
→ Feeder heifers: along with a strong offering of replacement heifers
→ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly
▼ Slaughter bulls: and slaughter bulls sold $10.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold $5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	510.00–530.00	$520.32	$1,613	-9.68
355–385	370	2	460.00–495.00	$478.21	$1,769	-16.59
410	410	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,866	-8.46
450–491	477	11	400.00–445.00	$419.46	$2,001	+5.95
500–542	523	16	362.50–410.00	$398.52	$2,084	+18.87
560	560	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,960	-7.50
566	566	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,179	+13.10
605–635	625	3	350.00–370.00	$356.45	$2,228	+23.99
662–682	663	21	345.00–350.00	$349.76	$2,319	+5.14
679 value added	679	7	382.00	$382.00	$2,594	—
708–715	710	8	330.00–337.50	$332.50	$2,361	-5.20
763–785	769	8	320.00–340.00	$327.46	$2,518	-0.94
818	818	2	302.00	$302.00	$2,470	-24.61
805–837	836	58	315.00–327.00	$326.80	$2,732	+0.19
896	896	6	294.00	$294.00	$2,634	-18.47
900	900	6	293.00	$293.00	$2,637	-20.51
966	966	10	280.00	$280.00	$2,705	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,518	+10.00
380 thin fleshed	380	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,691	—
375–390	381	4	385.00–420.00	$405.05	$1,543	-11.92
405–445	427	5	385.00–435.00	$416.66	$1,779	+15.05
450–492	475	5	350.00–385.00	$364.09	$1,729	-1.34
535–545	540	6	350.00–370.00	$363.30	$1,962	+10.16
560–596	586	21	325.00–355.00	$335.10	$1,964	-10.15
605–645	626	20	325.00–350.00	$331.47	$2,075	-8.61
655	655	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,227	—
718–740	727	6	300.00–310.00	$308.30	$2,241	+8.30
755	755	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,340	—
785 thin fleshed	785	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,512	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578–590	580	19	357.50–378.00	$374.71	$2,173	+24.71
663–695	679	10	330.00–345.00	$338.16	$2,296	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	420.00–430.00	$425.35	$1,374	-9.65
350–390	373	3	410.00–425.00	$416.92	$1,555	+26.92
385	385	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,752	+50.87
410–433	424	7	400.00–415.00	$408.59	$1,732	-3.91
475–490	481	4	367.50–400.00	$384.25	$1,848	+15.47
500–535	515	19	340.00–364.00	$354.00	$1,823	-2.50
515–535	525	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,706	-15.00
565	565	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,752	-15.00
560–590	583	10	340.00–350.00	$345.50	$2,014	+1.04
602 value added	602	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,167	—
600–625	613	2	310.00–315.00	$312.45	$1,915	-23.99
605–645	627	10	318.00–332.50	$323.97	$2,031	-12.47
660–695	680	16	300.00–325.00	$322.48	$2,193	-3.63
719 value added	719	5	340.00	$340.00	$2,445	—
710–745	725	3	282.50–318.00	$299.88	$2,174	-16.27
755–775	768	4	285.00–310.00	$292.54	$2,247	—
835–840	838	2	272.50–277.50	$275.01	$2,305	-12.44
895	895	2	271.00	$271.00	$2,425	-1.50
980–990	985	2	252.00–265.00	$258.47	$2,546	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	8	400.00–425.00	$414.70	$1,369	+15.41
350–395	376	8	362.50–400.00	$377.70	$1,420	+12.70
395 thin fleshed	395	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,620	±0.00
395	395	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,382	—
410–430	420	2	400.00–440.00	$419.52	$1,762	+75.61
410–440	429	8	345.00–385.00	$365.04	$1,566	+21.13
478	478	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,840	+50.87
485 thin fleshed	485	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,746	-7.22
460–498	489	6	320.00–350.00	$337.56	$1,651	+3.43
505–542	526	7	300.00–335.00	$320.45	$1,686	-8.77
573–585	576	4	322.50–330.00	$328.10	$1,890	+12.97
605 thin fleshed	605	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,936	—
600–635	618	2	300.00–305.00	$302.57	$1,870	—
650–695	660	10	290.00–312.50	$300.73	$1,985	—
720–725	723	3	255.00–275.00	$268.36	$1,940	-26.64
895	895	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458–491	476	13	360.00–387.50	$372.22	$1,772	+7.22
551–570	557	16	340.00–347.50	$345.10	$1,922	+15.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	500.00–505.00	$501.67	$1,630	+14.06
350–390	372	3	455.00–485.00	$466.10	$1,734	+17.74
370–380	375	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,594	-23.36
415–425	420	3	430.00–445.00	$436.65	$1,834	+20.57
455 thin fleshed	455	1	445.00	$445.00	$2,025	—
465	465	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,697	-27.55
460–475	469	4	390.00–410.00	$398.67	$1,870	+6.12
505–530	518	12	355.00–395.00	$364.75	$1,889	+4.19
534	534	7	340.00	$340.00	$1,816	-5.00
550–584	577	9	330.00–355.00	$344.99	$1,991	-7.52
575–583	581	4	317.50–325.00	$319.36	$1,855	-33.15
600–632	619	10	310.00–325.00	$314.90	$1,949	-0.10
650–695	670	3	305.00–312.50	$307.43	$2,060	+3.66
705–745	722	25	280.00–300.00	$297.25	$2,146	+2.25
755	755	1	286.00	$286.00	$2,159	+3.35
810–820	815	2	252.50–260.00	$256.23	$2,088	-3.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	316	4	425.00–450.00	$441.54	$1,395	+29.76
350–385	369	7	400.00–425.00	$408.65	$1,508	+28.65
400–410	405	3	400.00–425.00	$411.71	$1,667	+27.16
455–490	478	7	330.00–370.00	$351.18	$1,679	+2.09
500–540	529	16	325.00–350.00	$329.36	$1,742	-7.35
555–598	586	6	302.00–317.50	$311.56	$1,826	-7.88
630–635	631	5	300.00–312.50	$309.98	$1,956	+12.54
670–685	678	2	270.00–280.00	$274.94	$1,864	-20.06
700–710	703	3	255.00–265.00	$260.02	$1,828	+10.02
770	770	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,810	—
830	830	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,868	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1205	1143	80-85%	2	130.00–134.00	$132.11	$1,510	—
900–1450	1198	80-85%	7	119.00–128.00	$121.67	$1,458	—
1250–1375	1313	80-85%	2	114.00–115.00	$114.52	$1,504	-5.48

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1110	998	85-90%	2	87.00–88.00	$87.44	$873	-7.76
920–1140	1040	85-90%	3	110.00–118.00	$113.31	$1,178	—
970–1135	1053	85-90%	2	122.00–126.00	$123.84	$1,304	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1740	1740	75-80%	1	122.00	$122.00	$2,123	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,690	—
1290–2275	1635	13	160.00–170.00	$167.58	$2,740	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945–1175	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,850.00	$1,738.56
1100–1315	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,773.10
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1185–1600	1393	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,371.27

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,875.00	$2,875.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	3,900.00	$3,900.00
1072	1072	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	3,800.00	$3,800.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
658–1101	909	(<2 yrs)	N/A	88	2,500.00–3,050.00	$2,932.41	—

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Price trend

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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