Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

742 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $328.50/cwt ≈ $2,835/hd at 863 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $511.12/cwt -26.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,415/hd at 472 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $544.76/cwt -6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,037/hd at 374 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	742	813	679
Feeder cattle	597	620	464
Slaughter cattle	54	65	100
Replacement cattle	91	128	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold unevenly on a moderate supply consisting of a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves. Feeder steers and heifers ranged from $15.00 higher to $15.00 lower, with demand varying by class and condition. Slaughter cattle also sold unevenly, with prices ranging from $10.00 higher to $10.00 lower.

↕ Feeder cattle: feeder cattle sold unevenly on a moderate supply consisting of a mixed offering of weaned and unweaned calves
▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers ranged from $15.00 higher to $15.00 lower
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers ranged from $15.00 higher to $15.00 lower
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle also sold unevenly

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	335	3	610.00–650.00	$636.27	$2,132	—
355 thin fleshed	355	1	640.00	$640.00	$2,272	—
350–392	367	15	585.00–620.00	$609.11	$2,235	+22.06
410–415 thin fleshed	413	2	580.00–590.00	$585.03	$2,416	—
405–420	414	7	540.00–565.00	$549.30	$2,274	-9.78
452 thin fleshed	452	2	555.00	$555.00	$2,509	—
455–490	474	26	485.00–520.00	$507.74	$2,407	-29.96
500–535	522	11	482.50–507.50	$494.56	$2,582	-22.15
530	530	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,412	-61.71
550	550	3	470.00–485.00	$480.00	$2,640	+12.47
575	575	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,444	+20.00
676–695	686	10	370.00–390.00	$377.51	$2,590	-37.00
705–740	723	2	370.00–380.00	$375.12	$2,712	-35.50
1015	1015	1	310.00	$310.00	$3,146	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	615.00	$615.00	$1,845	—
352–395 thin fleshed	370	5	560.00–580.00	$570.47	$2,111	+5.47
420–445	430	5	465.00–510.00	$491.49	$2,113	-43.51
470	470	2	475.00	$475.00	$2,232	-36.72
480 thin fleshed	480	1	495.00	$495.00	$2,376	—
505–520	513	2	470.00–475.00	$472.46	$2,424	-2.54
525 thin fleshed	525	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,572	—
565–580	573	3	420.00–440.00	$428.99	$2,458	+11.49
610–615 thin fleshed	613	2	407.50–415.00	$411.23	$2,521	-11.27
600–645	625	3	357.50–375.00	$367.38	$2,296	-27.80
695	695	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,467	-35.00
705–742 thin fleshed	736	6	365.00–372.50	$368.32	$2,711	—
795	795	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,544	—
975	975	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,998	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526 value added	526	10	508.00	$508.00	$2,672	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	314	4	560.00–590.00	$577.57	$1,814	+14.53
351–389	374	22	535.00–565.00	$544.76	$2,037	-6.12
409–437	425	21	503.00–530.00	$516.56	$2,195	+1.94
464 thin fleshed	464	4	481.00	$481.00	$2,232	—
450–490	473	11	425.00–465.00	$437.71	$2,070	-44.14
500–530	508	6	415.00–442.50	$425.08	$2,159	+30.08
615–630	626	7	369.00–390.00	$372.79	$2,334	—
665–670	667	3	350.00–360.00	$356.65	$2,379	—
720	720	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,592	—
750	750	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,438	-8.74
800	800	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,520	+1.76
1020	1020	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,856	—
1202	1202	2	231.00	$231.00	$2,777	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418	418	8	490.00	$490.00	$2,048	—
484	484	11	437.50	$437.50	$2,118	—
599	599	4	375.00	$375.00	$2,246	—
612	612	2	364.00	$364.00	$2,228	—
830	830	2	307.50	$307.50	$2,552	—
863 value added	863	57	328.50	$328.50	$2,835	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	328	5	480.00–515.00	$494.71	$1,623	-33.28
348 thin fleshed	348	2	545.00	$545.00	$1,897	—
350–370 thin fleshed	364	5	525.00–535.00	$530.96	$1,933	-4.06
350–395	379	9	450.00–500.00	$476.38	$1,805	-18.52
405 thin fleshed	405	1	510.00	$510.00	$2,066	-10.00
420–440	434	4	445.00–470.00	$459.52	$1,994	-9.85
450–495	473	4	405.00–445.00	$424.05	$2,006	+2.86
512 thin fleshed	512	2	422.50	$422.50	$2,163	-10.00
505–520	513	2	405.00–410.00	$407.54	$2,091	+17.54
560–595	576	11	345.00–370.00	$362.79	$2,090	-8.78
610 thin fleshed	610	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,288	—
600–645	633	4	325.00–365.00	$353.70	$2,239	-16.76
685	685	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,312	-21.97
700	700	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,205	-2.37
760–795	773	3	317.50–335.00	$325.50	$2,516	+55.31
818	818	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,495	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	585.00	$585.00	$1,843	-1.86
320–325	323	3	605.00–640.00	$618.40	$1,997	+31.54
350–380	365	6	567.50–605.00	$577.97	$2,110	+9.09
400–405	403	3	480.00–515.00	$503.29	$2,028	-46.16
405–410	408	2	535.00–550.00	$542.55	$2,214	-6.90
410 thin fleshed	410	3	575.00	$575.00	$2,358	—
450–495	469	5	485.00–530.00	$506.59	$2,376	-10.29
485	485	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,231	-56.88
510–535	519	4	440.00–455.00	$448.73	$2,329	-36.17
505–528	522	4	470.00–480.00	$474.95	$2,479	-9.95
550–575	563	4	425.00–450.00	$437.33	$2,462	-13.45
580	580	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,291	-55.78
615	615	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,306	-37.51
638–645	640	3	382.50–392.50	$385.86	$2,470	-26.65
650	650	1	362.50	$362.50	$2,356	-12.50
742	742	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,708	+2.50
795	795	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	570.00–580.00	$573.20	$1,937	+63.75
395	395	1	487.50	$487.50	$1,926	-32.12
400–430	415	3	485.00–510.00	$495.24	$2,055	-9.14
475–490	479	7	425.00–465.00	$446.40	$2,138	-22.74
495 thin fleshed	495	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,326	—
515–520 thin fleshed	518	2	450.00–467.50	$458.79	$2,377	—
525–535	528	4	401.00–440.00	$411.88	$2,175	-34.07
580	580	1	372.50	$372.50	$2,160	-36.17
620–640	630	4	362.50–377.50	$371.27	$2,339	+6.27
650–665	658	2	342.50–365.00	$353.62	$2,327	—
675 thin fleshed	675	1	377.00	$377.00	$2,545	—
740–745 thin fleshed	743	2	355.00–365.00	$359.98	$2,675	—
795	795	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,504	—
830	830	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,614	+50.00
875	875	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,275	+5.00
945	945	3	257.50	$257.50	$2,433	—
985	985	1	245.00	$245.00	$2,413	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	8	512.50	$512.50	$2,270	—
535	535	12	467.00	$467.00	$2,498	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	85-90%	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,076	—
770–1140	937	85-90%	3	152.00–158.00	$154.43	$1,447	—
915–1195	1034	85-90%	9	160.00–169.00	$165.32	$1,709	—
1045–1175	1110	85-90%	2	173.00–178.00	$175.35	$1,946	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	80-85%	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,906	—
1195–1365	1275	80-85%	5	170.00–178.00	$173.56	$2,213	-7.03
1340–1460	1400	80-85%	2	184.00–185.00	$184.48	$2,583	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1665	1480	75-80%	5	175.00–182.00	$178.62	$2,644	—
1630	1630	75-80%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,641	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1675	1523	2	196.00–209.00	$203.15	$3,094	-5.17
1570–1720	1645	2	214.00–221.00	$217.34	$3,575	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,184

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905–1110	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,350.00	$2,074.57
1005–1015	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,700.00–2,775.00	$2,737.69
820–1345	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,686.37
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1050–1235	1117	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,749.33
1095–1315	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,000.00–2,650.00	$2,380.11
1185–1355	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,050.00	$2,834.09
1145–1515	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	3,200.00–3,250.00	$3,233.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050–1285	1119	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	179.00–204.00	$190.00	$2,126
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	186.00	$186.00	$2,762

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
698	698	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00
700	700	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00

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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
900 thin fleshed	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1000–1100	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	4,850.00–5,050.00	$4,954.76	+287.32
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	-950.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	4,300.00	$4,300.00	-250.00
1100–1300	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,600.00–5,150.00	$4,555.56	+1,230.56
1100–1300	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,700.00–4,500.00	$4,133.33	+808.33
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,850.00	$4,850.00	+1,525.00

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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.