Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 25, 2026

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $423.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 607 lb · 66 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.50/cwt ≈ $2,514/hd at 747 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $436.93/cwt -24.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,456/hd at 562 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	499	1,004
Feeder cattle	444	841
Slaughter cattle	10	100
Replacement cattle	45	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder cattle traded sharply lower following last week's losses on the feeder board. On a light supply and limited-quality offerings, feeder steers and heifers sold $25.00-$30.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were limited, with no trend established.

▼ Feeder cattle: feeder cattle traded sharply lower following last week's losses on the feeder board
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder steers and heifers sold $25.00-$30.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: feeder steers and heifers sold $25.00-$30.00 lower
→ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle were limited

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	11	465.00	$465.00	$2,325	—
597	597	7	410.00	$410.00	$2,448	—
607	607	66	423.00	$423.00	$2,568	+4.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	605.00	$605.00	$1,996	-0.23
370–395	383	4	520.00–530.00	$522.45	$2,001	-55.03
433	433	5	520.00	$520.00	$2,252	-27.53
460–485	475	8	477.00–495.00	$486.89	$2,313	-54.14
514–532	518	14	450.00–470.00	$465.33	$2,410	-41.79
552	552	3	455.00	$455.00	$2,512	-10.43
650	650	2	385.00–391.00	$388.00	$2,522	-29.47
795	795	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,743	—
825	825	1	354.00	$354.00	$2,920	-3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	470.00–515.00	$492.20	$1,846	—
465–480 thin fleshed	470	3	470.00–485.00	$476.65	$2,240	—
455–495	471	6	415.00–442.50	$430.92	$2,030	-73.77
531–542	537	8	423.00–428.00	$425.47	$2,285	+10.28
580–585	583	2	405.00–425.00	$414.96	$2,419	-8.16
670	670	1	386.00	$386.00	$2,586	—
710 thin fleshed	710	2	360.00	$360.00	$2,556	—
775	775	1	326.00	$326.00	$2,526	-3.27
965 thin fleshed	965	1	316.00	$316.00	$3,049	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	315	3	510.00–515.00	$513.28	$1,617	-23.38
365	365	1	447.50	$447.50	$1,633	-59.64
355–392 thin fleshed	380	3	500.00–505.00	$501.56	$1,906	-63.44
420	420	3	410.00–455.00	$428.33	$1,799	-29.69
430 thin fleshed	430	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,000	-17.50
455	455	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,729	-43.39
460–478 thin fleshed	471	8	420.00–450.00	$434.96	$2,049	-23.44
505 thin fleshed	505	2	402.00–420.00	$411.00	$2,076	—
500–528	520	5	385.00–387.50	$386.52	$2,010	+12.77
550–575	563	2	325.00–365.00	$345.44	$1,945	-5.29
615–645	634	5	342.50–362.00	$351.84	$2,231	+1.37
700–730 thin fleshed	707	8	322.00–324.00	$323.56	$2,288	—
911 thin fleshed	911	7	280.00	$280.00	$2,551	—
975	975	1	242.00	$242.00	$2,360	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	10	365.00	$365.00	$2,117	—
747	747	20	336.50	$336.50	$2,514	—
906	906	7	286.00	$286.00	$2,591	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	525.00	$525.00	$1,670	-73.09
355	355	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,598	-116.61
350–385	368	2	497.50–500.00	$498.69	$1,835	-67.92
400–420	408	3	465.00–477.50	$472.39	$1,927	-48.32
455–480	468	2	400.00–432.50	$415.82	$1,946	-41.43
470	470	2	410.00–435.00	$422.50	$1,986	-34.75
515–525	520	2	400.00–415.00	$407.43	$2,119	-18.24
550–575	563	2	370.00–375.00	$372.56	$2,098	+12.56
675	675	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,177	-39.50
650–690	680	4	334.00–355.00	$339.02	$2,305	-22.98
715	715	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,377	-28.22
750–785	762	3	322.00–326.00	$323.31	$2,464	-8.69
812	812	3	310.00	$310.00	$2,517	-2.50
1070–1097	1090	4	248.00–254.00	$249.47	$2,719	—
1150	1150	2	234.00	$234.00	$2,691	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,802	-94.33
350–395	381	7	510.00–535.00	$514.40	$1,960	-57.64
400–430	420	4	472.50–525.00	$487.41	$2,047	-54.33
450–470	462	3	470.00–500.00	$485.16	$2,241	-22.77
510–535	521	6	425.00–447.50	$436.75	$2,275	-39.34
552–570	562	17	420.00–452.50	$436.93	$2,456	-24.71
606–620	608	8	395.00–400.00	$395.64	$2,405	+15.64
708	708	2	332.00	$332.00	$2,351	-0.50
770	770	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,464	-3.04
820	820	1	306.00	$306.00	$2,509	—
905	905	3	264.00	$264.00	$2,389	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	535.00	$535.00	$1,685	-25.00
375–395	388	3	465.00–480.00	$475.17	$1,844	-47.90
412–425	415	4	450.00–470.00	$464.88	$1,929	-19.70
465–485	478	3	425.00–445.00	$438.52	$2,096	-19.14
510	510	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,091	-28.72
620–630	625	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,438	+17.52
670–695	678	3	292.00–322.50	$302.42	$2,050	-53.17
765	765	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,410	+15.00
805–835	820	2	275.00–280.00	$277.55	$2,276	-27.43
995	995	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,537	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	8	462.00	$462.00	$2,250	-15.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1365	1365	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	5,600.00	$5,600.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1285	1114	80-85%	4	166.00–176.00	$170.13	$1,895	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	85-90%	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,392	—
1015	1015	85-90%	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,726	+22.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,751	—
1630–1685	1658	2	169.00–189.00	$179.17	$2,971	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580	580	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1108	1108	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,425.00	$2,425.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
600–700	650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,150.00–2,550.00	$2,334.62	—
700–750	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–2,550.00	$2,472.41	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	-584.82

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Heifer Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550	550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.