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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.06/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 658 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.50/cwt -10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,641/hd at 583 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 293 730 0
Feeder cattle 251 676 0
Slaughter cattle 35 34 0
Replacement cattle 7 20 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, selling on a light test feeder steers sold $3.00-$4.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00-$4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 395.00–405.00 $400.15 $1,341 +27.65
350 350 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,330 -6.45
380 380 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,349 -31.45
410–445 428 2 350.00–375.00 $361.99 $1,549 +7.85
460 460 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,564 -1.08
568–595 572 7 314.00–342.50 $338.26 $1,935 +14.62
645 645 1 296.00 $296.00 $1,909 -16.50
670–675 673 2 282.00–287.00 $284.51 $1,915 +4.01
1150 1150 1 211.00 $211.00 $2,426 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,240 +20.00
350–385 368 2 322.50–327.50 $324.88 $1,196 -16.01
420 thin fleshed 420 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,575 —
400–445 423 2 340.00–345.00 $342.37 $1,448 +37.37
490 490 1 334.00 $334.00 $1,637 +15.51
505–545 thin fleshed 525 2 317.00–338.00 $327.10 $1,717 —
565–580 573 2 290.00–295.00 $292.53 $1,676 +25.03
625 625 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,641 -15.00
690 690 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,711 -29.01
745 745 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,773 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 355.00–365.00 $359.92 $1,098 +1.67
355 thin fleshed 355 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,331 —
350–385 373 5 337.50–342.50 $338.74 $1,264 +18.74
382–390 385 3 342.00–343.00 $342.34 $1,318 +12.34
405–442 426 7 321.00–340.00 $327.90 $1,397 +6.05
465–495 474 4 285.00–325.00 $309.59 $1,467 -1.93
500–538 521 7 282.50–305.00 $291.82 $1,520 -15.08
583 583 11 281.50 $281.50 $1,641 -10.15
655–675 658 17 260.00–275.00 $273.06 $1,797 +7.06
715 715 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,802 -13.00
755–795 775 2 240.00–244.00 $241.95 $1,875 -6.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 321 4 305.00–335.00 $317.24 $1,018 -12.11
340 thin fleshed 340 2 336.00–342.50 $339.25 $1,153 —
360–385 thin fleshed 373 2 320.00–337.50 $328.46 $1,225 -14.20
380–390 385 3 300.00–320.00 $308.27 $1,187 -5.66
390 390 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,112 -28.93
410 thin fleshed 410 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,406 +28.00
410 410 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,292 +31.05
460 460 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,265 +1.11
465 thin fleshed 465 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 -14.16
500–515 thin fleshed 508 2 280.00–282.00 $280.99 $1,427 -7.01
530–540 535 3 260.00–272.00 $265.63 $1,421 -11.85
540 540 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,242 -47.48
565–570 568 2 235.00–236.00 $235.50 $1,338 -36.81
575 thin fleshed 575 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,581 -11.00
620 620 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,562 -2.28
640 thin fleshed 640 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,664 —
665–670 668 2 217.50–243.00 $230.20 $1,538 -22.08
705–740 725 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 +0.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,204 —
525 525 2 277.50 $277.50 $1,457 -12.50
570 570 2 258.00 $258.00 $1,471 -12.66
715 715 3 247.50–248.00 $247.83 $1,772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,215 +25.00
365 365 2 375.00–385.00 $380.00 $1,387 -10.00
415 415 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,432 -40.00
501 501 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,608 -2.75
515–545 530 2 294.00–295.00 $294.49 $1,561 -29.26
580 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 -24.82
675 675 1 254.00 $254.00 $1,714 -18.00
688 688 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,789 -12.00
745 745 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,907 —
1075–1080 1078 2 170.00–176.00 $173.01 $1,865 —
1100–1140 1120 2 170.00–173.00 $171.53 $1,921 —
1160–1180 1173 3 171.00–173.00 $171.66 $2,014 —
1235 1235 2 171.00–178.00 $174.50 $2,155 —
1255 1255 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,171 —
1320 1320 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,231 —
1365 1365 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,320 —
1455 1455 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,095 ±0.00
305–340 322 4 320.00–353.00 $336.49 $1,083 -1.04
365 thin fleshed 365 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,323 -2.50
370–385 380 4 310.00–345.00 $319.77 $1,215 -1.04
400 thin fleshed 400 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,480 +25.00
440 440 3 310.00–330.00 $320.00 $1,408 -0.22
460–490 482 5 290.00–292.50 $291.70 $1,406 -17.80
515 thin fleshed 515 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 —
560 560 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,484 -14.39
660–695 678 2 245.00–248.00 $246.54 $1,672 +7.68
725 725 2 234.00–249.00 $241.50 $1,751 -7.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 342.50 $342.50 $1,483 —
505–518 516 8 300.00 $300.00 $1,548 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1580 1580 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1360 1275 80-85% 6 140.00–142.00 $140.68 $1,794 +16.83
1125–1370 1279 80-85% 6 129.00–138.00 $133.41 $1,706 +9.56
1220–1340 1280 80-85% 2 120.00–127.00 $123.66 $1,583 -0.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $731 —
995–1025 1010 85-90% 2 99.00–100.00 $99.49 $1,005 +6.49
1005–1185 1095 85-90% 2 104.00–105.00 $104.46 $1,144 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 75-80% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,673 —
1355–1655 1545 75-80% 3 137.00–138.00 $137.65 $2,127 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610 1610 1 129.00 $129.00 $2,077 —
1330–2750 1940 4 148.00–163.00 $153.59 $2,980 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
1120–1420 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,575.00–1,890.00 $1,781.40

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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.