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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

625 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $427.20/cwt +52.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,935/hd at 687 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $402.87/cwt +27.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,889/hd at 717 lb · 64 head
light 6-weight S 1-2 steers $283.00/cwt ≈ $1,755/hd at 620 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 625 375 287
Feeder cattle 575 303 181
Slaughter cattle 25 30 36
Replacement cattle 25 42 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the previous week, feeder cattle receipts were moderate, consisting primarily of weaned calves. Demand was good. Feeder steers sold $10.00/cwt higher, while feeder heifers sold $5.00/cwt higher. Slaughter cattle sold on good demand, with prices $5.00 to $10.00/cwt higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 332 10 615.00–620.00 $618.97 $2,055 +58.97
374–398 378 13 555.00–587.50 $582.23 $2,201 +4.73
425 425 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,125 -80.88
400–448 434 9 535.00–570.00 $548.70 $2,381 -32.18
450–478 465 6 520.00–560.00 $530.31 $2,466 +7.10
478–495 484 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,372 -33.21
505–538 524 7 475.00–517.50 $493.11 $2,584 +13.11
555–576 572 5 445.00–450.00 $449.03 $2,568 —
600 600 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,610 —
602–645 616 3 390.00–415.00 $398.72 $2,456 -1.28
687 687 70 427.20 $427.20 $2,935 +52.20
705–740 717 64 367.50–405.00 $402.87 $2,889 +27.87
805 805 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,777 —
850 850 1 341.00 $341.00 $2,898 -13.00
935 935 1 322.00 $322.00 $3,011 —
965–995 977 3 308.00–330.00 $320.74 $3,134 —
1140 1140 1 308.00 $308.00 $3,511 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 39 283.00 $283.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 515.00–605.00 $560.73 $1,738 -21.77
350–385 366 7 500.00–535.00 $526.41 $1,927 +31.62
405–425 thin fleshed 415 3 530.00–545.00 $538.21 $2,234 —
410–440 425 3 475.00–515.00 $500.06 $2,125 -30.39
460–480 470 2 415.00–465.00 $440.53 $2,070 —
510–535 522 3 420.00–440.00 $426.52 $2,226 -18.48
560–590 570 3 415.00–435.00 $428.10 $2,440 —
645 645 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,516 —
690 690 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,588 —
725 thin fleshed 725 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,701 —
765–785 thin fleshed 775 2 364.00–365.00 $364.49 $2,825 —
780 780 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,710 +17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–299 277 15 570.00–610.00 $589.86 $1,634 —
305–344 334 14 560.00–570.00 $563.57 $1,882 +16.09
350–360 thin fleshed 355 2 560.00–590.00 $574.79 $2,041 —
350–392 381 9 490.00–540.00 $520.19 $1,982 -7.84
400–442 424 14 465.00–515.00 $487.92 $2,069 +14.22
430 thin fleshed 430 1 522.50 $522.50 $2,247 —
450–465 thin fleshed 458 2 486.00–502.00 $493.87 $2,262 —
455–498 477 15 425.00–477.50 $451.50 $2,154 +21.74
500 thin fleshed 500 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,350 —
500–540 520 2 390.00–405.00 $397.21 $2,065 -21.87
500–540 526 15 400.00–432.00 $424.95 $2,235 +5.87
575 575 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,142 —
550–597 591 19 380.00–418.00 $382.38 $2,260 —
625 625 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,328 -2.50
690 690 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,450 -10.75
800–820 810 2 340.00–350.00 $344.94 $2,794 -2.56
875–889 886 5 302.50–325.00 $306.94 $2,719 +4.44
1020 1020 2 294.00 $294.00 $2,999 —
1187 1187 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,730 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 495.00–510.00 $502.67 $1,699 -24.26
365–395 thin fleshed 385 7 500.00–510.00 $502.06 $1,933 -17.94
400–435 422 3 400.00–450.00 $426.68 $1,801 -25.99
460–490 thin fleshed 475 2 430.00–460.00 $444.53 $2,112 -10.47
470–495 484 4 400.00–425.00 $413.67 $2,002 -8.11
520–545 thin fleshed 533 2 400.00–417.50 $408.54 $2,178 -11.46
560–590 573 6 355.00–380.00 $371.66 $2,130 -3.34
690 thin fleshed 690 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,518 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 610.00–615.00 $612.52 $1,948 +29.54
365–395 375 10 550.00–575.00 $566.53 $2,124 -1.39
430 430 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,150 -35.00
410–445 431 6 515.00–545.00 $526.62 $2,270 -8.38
460–490 473 10 475.00–530.00 $503.59 $2,382 -22.45
500–515 508 2 482.50–500.00 $491.38 $2,496 +18.09
572–595 580 3 370.00–385.00 $379.87 $2,203 -45.13
662 662 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,615 —
935 935 2 317.50–320.00 $318.75 $2,980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 605.00 $605.00 $1,936 +73.86
350–395 373 2 515.00–550.00 $531.44 $1,982 +13.94
448 448 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,128 +65.00
470 470 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,115 -10.51
520 thin fleshed 520 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,418 —
525–535 532 3 420.00–445.00 $430.06 $2,288 +5.11
565–585 575 2 395.00–397.50 $396.23 $2,278 +21.23
610 thin fleshed 610 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,532 —
670 670 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,496 —
740 740 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,553 —
852 852 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,705 +32.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,252 —
502 502 3 442.50 $442.50 $2,221 —
721 721 6 352.50 $352.50 $2,542 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1485 1269 80-85% 5 175.00–179.00 $177.79 $2,256 +12.21
1220–1350 1278 80-85% 3 162.00–174.00 $168.07 $2,148 +2.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1585 1510 75-80% 2 174.00 $174.00 $2,627 —
1495–1565 1530 75-80% 2 179.00–180.00 $179.51 $2,747 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–860 842 85-90% 3 135.00–138.00 $136.83 $1,152 +27.11

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,999 —
1495–1570 1533 2 195.00–202.00 $198.59 $3,044 +24.67
1765–2325 1998 5 206.00–213.00 $208.93 $4,174 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 thin fleshed 1030 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,152.00 $3,152.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–770 740 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,550.00 $2,430.07
875 875 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
650 650 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.