Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

592 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.19/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,389/hd at 635 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $378.00/cwt ≈ $2,196/hd at 581 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $436.67/cwt +9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 588 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	592	1,134
Feeder cattle	468	1,041
Slaughter cattle	30	30
Replacement cattle	94	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

A Special Cow Sale will be held April 4, 2026, beginning at 1:00 PM. Early consignments include over 500 head expected, featuring 350 head from one farm and 70 head of open heifers. *Close* With a moderate supply of feeder cattle this week, overall quality was limited. Demand was moderate as buyers showed caution ahead of significant temperature swings expected over the next few days. No price trends were established due to the market not being reported the previous week.

→ Feeder heifers: featuring 350 head from one farm and 70 head of open heifers

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–345	322	6	555.00–625.00	$598.68	$1,928	-5.35
350–380	364	5	545.00–585.00	$562.17	$2,046	+32.17
400–440	422	10	500.00–540.00	$525.27	$2,217	-17.14
458 thin fleshed	458	2	545.00	$545.00	$2,496	—
450–495	479	8	455.00–515.00	$491.69	$2,355	-28.63
510–545	530	4	435.00–460.00	$447.02	$2,369	-34.52
545 thin fleshed	545	1	520.00	$520.00	$2,834	—
585–590	588	15	435.00–437.50	$436.67	$2,568	+28.37
610–625	618	2	400.00–425.00	$412.35	$2,548	+8.53
715–740	722	12	352.50–369.00	$355.35	$2,566	-19.29
785	785	1	348.00	$348.00	$2,732	-19.78
825	825	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,805	+0.01
895–898	897	5	320.00–335.00	$322.99	$2,897	-0.22
915–945	930	2	300.00–306.00	$303.05	$2,818	+10.55
995	995	1	315.00	$315.00	$3,134	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	525.00–545.00	$535.62	$1,741	+8.65
380–395	385	5	480.00–520.00	$499.90	$1,925	+0.20
400–430	415	7	447.50–507.50	$485.73	$2,016	+0.03
455 thin fleshed	455	1	525.00	$525.00	$2,389	—
450–490	469	5	435.00–480.00	$458.97	$2,153	+2.89
500–515 thin fleshed	507	6	448.00–455.00	$452.70	$2,295	+3.70
530	530	1	400.00	$400.00	$2,120	-15.80
560 thin fleshed	560	2	455.00	$455.00	$2,548	—
675–682	680	3	360.00–365.00	$361.66	$2,459	-13.34
725	725	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,538	+9.93
798	798	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,633	—
865	865	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,336	—
910	910	2	265.00	$265.00	$2,412	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,950	—
602–628	612	5	300.00–302.50	$301.03	$1,842	—
655–662	659	4	235.00–267.50	$251.16	$1,655	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
899	899	9	317.50	$317.50	$2,854	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	5	530.00–550.00	$537.97	$1,748	+9.29
350–360	353	3	520.00–530.00	$523.40	$1,848	+35.50
400–440	428	7	470.00–487.50	$477.89	$2,045	+6.56
460 thin fleshed	460	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,254	—
455–482	470	10	430.00–460.00	$445.26	$2,093	+3.26
500–540	516	14	380.00–425.00	$412.05	$2,126	+5.72
560–595	577	7	372.50–386.00	$383.23	$2,211	-12.98
600–644	635	16	367.50–386.00	$376.19	$2,389	+0.18
650–665	658	3	362.50–372.50	$366.63	$2,412	+22.35
720–745	728	3	337.50–352.50	$344.91	$2,511	+2.30
800	800	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,660	—
875–885	878	3	305.00–332.00	$322.93	$2,835	-5.97
900	900	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,655	—
990	990	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,624	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 thin fleshed	325	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,771	+45.00
320–345	330	4	500.00–525.00	$512.59	$1,692	+61.71
350–395	372	7	430.00–472.50	$457.10	$1,700	+9.43
400–430	410	6	422.50–450.00	$435.72	$1,786	-2.81
445 thin fleshed	445	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,069	—
455–495	478	5	400.00–435.00	$411.07	$1,965	+20.27
500–545 thin fleshed	512	4	402.50–417.50	$412.90	$2,114	-4.60
500–525	513	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,924	-3.53
562–595 thin fleshed	573	3	376.00–382.00	$379.92	$2,177	—
575–590	583	4	355.00–372.00	$362.71	$2,115	-7.29
600–615	608	4	335.00–365.00	$356.77	$2,169	+19.68
640 thin fleshed	640	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,368	—
695	695	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,154	—
705	705	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,309	+6.65
700–725 thin fleshed	713	2	344.00–345.00	$344.51	$2,456	—
775–795	785	2	310.00–315.00	$312.47	$2,453	—
865	865	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,746	—
925	925	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,544	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435 thin fleshed	435	4	492.50	$492.50	$2,142	—
522	522	10	400.00	$400.00	$2,088	—
581	581	16	378.00	$378.00	$2,196	—
654	654	12	367.50	$367.50	$2,403	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	6	305.00	$305.00	$1,562	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	317	3	540.00–585.00	$558.39	$1,770	-67.61
385	385	1	565.00	$565.00	$2,175	+100.00
420	420	1	520.00	$520.00	$2,184	+28.27
485	485	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,376	+21.48
510–540	527	3	427.50–440.00	$434.96	$2,292	+21.09
552	552	2	435.00	$435.00	$2,401	+45.00
600	600	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,460	+23.31
650–695	665	7	354.00–365.00	$359.65	$2,392	—
760	760	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,546	—
800–830	815	2	322.50–325.00	$323.73	$2,638	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	3	490.00–525.00	$508.37	$1,688	-34.14
370 thin fleshed	370	1	565.00	$565.00	$2,090	—
390	390	2	487.50–520.00	$503.75	$1,965	—
475–495	485	2	450.00–472.50	$461.48	$2,238	+21.63
528	528	2	405.00	$405.00	$2,138	-0.97
578–590	582	3	375.00–410.00	$398.17	$2,317	+25.28
620 thin fleshed	620	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,387	—
610–645	628	2	347.50–367.00	$357.52	$2,245	-2.48
700–745	723	2	315.00–340.00	$327.11	$2,365	+32.11
805–810	808	2	290.00–295.00	$292.51	$2,363	—
875	875	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,603	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1640	1425	75-80%	3	152.00–156.00	$154.47	$2,201	—
1235–1595	1453	75-80%	4	161.00–165.00	$163.39	$2,374	—
1640	1640	75-80%	1	144.00	$144.00	$2,362	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1415	1233	80-85%	4	155.00–159.00	$157.85	$1,946	-1.38
1180–1440	1345	80-85%	3	164.00–170.00	$167.19	$2,249	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,021	+27.20
1005–1180	1093	85-90%	2	155.00–159.00	$157.16	$1,718	—
1170	1170	85-90%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,357	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1920	1638	2	191.00–192.00	$191.41	$3,135	+3.89
1700	1700	1	179.00	$179.00	$3,043	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–1140	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,900.00–2,600.00	$2,151.98
185–1160	959	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,800.00–2,400.00	$2,171.83
975	975	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1025	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,800.00–3,000.00	$2,904.62
950–1095	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,469.65
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1090	1090	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00
915–1380	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,560.52

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,100.00–3,400.00	$3,250.00
852	852	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00
958	958	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,300.00	$3,300.00

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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
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—
900–1200	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,700.00–3,300.00	$3,055.24	—
1000–1300	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,200.00–3,550.00	$3,410.00	+810.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,000.00–4,700.00	$4,350.00	+1,750.00
1000–1200	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,300.00–4,000.00	$3,664.84	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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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.