Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

433 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $475.99/cwt +26.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,990/hd at 418 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $539.76/cwt -69.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,057/hd at 381 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $406.50/cwt -13.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,079/hd at 512 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	433	1,321	320
Feeder cattle	360	1,237	162
Slaughter cattle	45	54	103
Replacement cattle	28	30	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the previous week, feeder cattle receipts were significantly lighter, with limited offerings of weaned calves available. In contrast to last week's large supply of weaned calves, this week's feeder market was unevenly tested. Feeder steers weighing 300-600 lbs sold $15.00-$20.00 lower, while steers over 600 lbs traded $7.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing 300-400 lbs sold $15.00 higher, whereas 500-600 lb heifers traded $7.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	3	615.00	$615.00	$1,753	—
340–347	345	7	585.00–605.00	$599.37	$2,068	-13.91
378–395	386	6	520.00–570.00	$553.05	$2,135	+20.45
400–445	425	11	500.00–520.00	$509.71	$2,166	-34.79
450–490	469	13	470.00–525.00	$513.95	$2,410	-0.98
505–545	532	5	425.00–470.00	$456.86	$2,430	+46.86
590	590	1	423.00	$423.00	$2,496	-12.52
620–645	631	5	400.00–412.50	$407.94	$2,574	-27.49
632	632	2	387.50	$387.50	$2,449	-47.93
670–680	673	3	395.00–405.00	$400.00	$2,692	+4.53
705	705	2	382.50	$382.50	$2,697	+3.51
750	750	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,850	+7.39
832	832	2	362.00	$362.00	$3,012	+10.68
858–885	867	3	330.00–355.00	$346.49	$3,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,595	—
320	320	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,648	-5.04
425	425	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,040	-7.43
485	485	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,231	+43.70
560	560	2	370.00–415.00	$392.50	$2,198	-14.75
610 thin fleshed	610	1	412.50	$412.50	$2,516	—
815	815	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,465	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	311	6	500.00–530.00	$521.52	$1,622	-18.64
335	335	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,642	-50.16
375–390	382	9	470.00–510.00	$490.01	$1,872	+18.79
400–430	413	20	455.00–502.50	$485.69	$2,006	+36.25
440–445	443	4	425.00–430.00	$427.49	$1,894	-21.95
450–495	461	10	420.00–480.00	$455.23	$2,099	+24.62
505	505	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,868	-51.31
500–515	512	14	400.00–415.00	$409.11	$2,095	-12.20
555–595	567	4	370.00–405.00	$390.39	$2,214	-2.64
625	625	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,156	-31.50
625–648	640	3	365.00–400.00	$376.39	$2,409	-0.11
665–695	682	7	340.00–372.50	$360.31	$2,457	-12.24
710	710	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,592	+19.84
810	810	1	328.00	$328.00	$2,657	+4.00
884	884	13	330.00	$330.00	$2,917	—
927	927	3	305.00	$305.00	$2,827	+10.00
998	998	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,944	+17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	320	4	455.00–485.00	$469.20	$1,501	—
350 thin fleshed	350	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,802	—
360–390	379	4	405.00–450.00	$438.01	$1,660	+43.12
430–435	433	2	365.00–380.00	$372.46	$1,613	-26.92
455 thin fleshed	455	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,934	—
460–495	477	9	365.00–415.00	$398.17	$1,899	+4.37
515–545	526	5	360.00–380.00	$373.11	$1,963	-10.26
565–575	572	3	325.00–360.00	$348.27	$1,992	-11.82
610	610	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,013	-30.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	4	545.00–610.00	$587.97	$1,940	-23.15
355–390	380	12	502.50–545.00	$523.02	$1,987	-86.37
384 thin fleshed	384	4	590.00	$590.00	$2,266	—
465	465	2	450.00	$450.00	$2,092	-23.72
450–495	472	4	490.00–510.00	$497.26	$2,347	+23.54
505–515	510	2	452.50–457.50	$454.98	$2,320	+27.35
520	520	1	412.50	$412.50	$2,145	-15.13
565–590	573	3	397.50–425.00	$412.88	$2,366	+4.31
605–625	615	2	376.00–385.00	$380.43	$2,340	—
650–685	668	6	362.50–400.00	$374.39	$2,501	+14.50
745	745	1	365.00	$365.00	$2,719	—
750–760	755	3	352.50–357.50	$354.99	$2,680	+34.95
800	800	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,632	—
435	435	2	440.00–460.00	$450.00	$1,958	—
450 thin fleshed	450	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,228	+25.00
495	495	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,856	-28.62
580–595	588	2	365.00–372.50	$368.80	$2,169	-26.20
600–638	625	3	357.50–365.00	$359.90	$2,249	-0.09
800	800	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,560	—
900	900	1	262.50	$262.50	$2,362	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	2	432.50	$432.50	$2,154	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$935	—
810–1365	1068	85-90%	10	135.00–146.00	$141.39	$1,510	+1.82
1090–1410	1225	85-90%	4	152.00–157.00	$155.02	$1,899	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1275	1149	80-85%	5	146.00–154.00	$149.90	$1,722	—
1120–1390	1241	80-85%	4	156.00–164.00	$159.25	$1,976	+17.23
1315	1315	80-85%	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,183	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1530	1510	75-80%	2	164.00	$164.00	$2,476	+2.45
1555	1555	75-80%	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,581	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1460	1325	2	201.00–203.00	$202.10	$2,678	—
1515	1515	1	172.00	$172.00	$2,606	—
1260–1815	1538	2	186.00–187.00	$186.59	$2,870	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1655	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	155.00–162.00	$159.12	$2,236
1420–1430	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	146.00–166.00	$156.04	$2,224
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	194.00	$194.00	$2,881

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1130–1215	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,050.00–3,150.00	$3,101.81
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1315	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1455	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00–3,550.00	$3,346.33	—

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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.