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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

1,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.06/cwt ≈ $2,483/hd at 671 lb · 165 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $391.15/cwt ≈ $2,806/hd at 717 lb · 151 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.25/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,565/hd at 743 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,109 499 668
Feeder cattle 1,063 444 537
Slaughter cattle 20 10 71
Replacement cattle 26 45 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, receipts increased as this week's pre-vacation sale featured several large drafts of feeder cattle. Demand for feeders was good throughout the sale. On an uneven comparison, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00 to $15.00 higher. Supply of replacement and slaughter cattle remained light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 thin fleshed 490 11 515.00 $515.00 $2,524 —
492–495 494 6 462.50–490.00 $480.87 $2,375 —
512–530 thin fleshed 523 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,615 —
611–626 621 11 394.00–410.00 $399.73 $2,482 -23.27
715–718 value added 717 143 386.00–399.50 $393.00 $2,818 —
723 723 8 358.00 $358.00 $2,588 —
760 760 2 352.00 $352.00 $2,675 —
777 value added 777 67 361.50 $361.50 $2,809 —
835 835 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,672 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,858 -15.00
360–390 376 4 535.00–585.00 $554.24 $2,084 +31.79
400 400 3 517.50–545.00 $535.83 $2,143 +15.83
460–492 482 5 475.00–520.00 $495.06 $2,386 +8.17
515–541 535 6 460.00–475.00 $465.78 $2,492 +0.45
551–580 559 14 440.00–470.00 $461.51 $2,580 +6.51
600 600 1 368.00 $368.00 $2,208 —
608–639 622 12 405.00–430.00 $413.81 $2,574 —
640 640 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,496 —
659–665 660 5 388.00–400.00 $397.58 $2,624 +9.58
680 680 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,295 -50.50
735 735 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,734 —
765 765 2 372.00 $372.00 $2,846 +27.00
802 802 12 360.00 $360.00 $2,887 +6.00
865–866 866 9 337.50–344.00 $343.28 $2,973 —
900 900 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,970 —
1067 1067 3 316.00 $316.00 $3,372 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 thin fleshed 352 2 575.00 $575.00 $2,024 —
350–375 358 3 505.00–535.00 $520.00 $1,862 +27.80
408–448 421 14 472.50–510.00 $484.69 $2,041 —
465–472 thin fleshed 470 4 480.00–495.00 $486.22 $2,285 +9.57
450–490 474 8 430.00–470.00 $452.29 $2,144 +21.37
515–545 538 15 432.50–455.00 $437.74 $2,355 +12.27
550–597 581 13 395.00–426.00 $417.52 $2,426 +2.56
635 635 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,413 —
660–695 678 5 345.00–390.00 $364.95 $2,474 -21.05
725 725 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,519 —
785 785 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,198 -46.00
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,341 —
695 695 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,598 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,787 —
380 380 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 —
432 432 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,987 —
498 498 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,992 —
555–588 571 16 360.00–376.00 $369.30 $2,109 +4.30
621–648 633 19 360.00–374.00 $365.84 $2,316 —
670–672 value added 671 165 364.00–377.00 $370.06 $2,483 —
743 value added 743 71 345.25 $345.25 $2,565 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,870 +25.00
365–391 382 9 510.00–550.00 $525.60 $2,008 +26.91
410 410 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,742 -47.39
400–440 429 5 465.00–472.50 $468.45 $2,010 -3.94
454–462 457 8 454.00–470.00 $462.95 $2,116 +47.13
500–548 519 5 406.00–408.00 $406.84 $2,111 -0.59
562 562 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,051 -7.56
575–598 596 10 378.00–388.00 $387.03 $2,307 +14.47
613–646 630 23 376.00–388.50 $381.29 $2,402 —
672 672 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,251 +12.50
722 722 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,527 +17.50
795 795 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,560 -1.31
855–885 875 3 275.00–297.50 $286.80 $2,510 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–343 333 8 500.00–532.50 $510.49 $1,700 -2.79
360–365 363 3 450.00–490.00 $471.58 $1,712 +24.08
360–390 thin fleshed 375 2 520.00–522.50 $521.30 $1,955 +19.74
435 thin fleshed 435 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,023 ±0.00
440 440 4 415.00–432.50 $425.63 $1,873 -2.70
450–490 thin fleshed 461 7 420.00–435.00 $429.23 $1,979 -5.73
470–490 480 2 370.00–380.00 $374.90 $1,800 -5.10
525–543 538 5 370.00–395.00 $375.36 $2,019 -11.16
555–598 575 5 340.00–370.00 $352.20 $2,025 +6.76
630–642 639 4 342.00–358.00 $353.30 $2,258 +1.46
665 665 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 —
710–725 715 3 305.00–325.00 $315.00 $2,252 —
760 760 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,447 —
800–845 823 3 265.00–295.00 $275.83 $2,270 —
885–898 894 3 246.00–250.00 $248.68 $2,223 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 577.50 $577.50 $1,790 +47.50
370–395 377 5 525.00–535.00 $530.94 $2,002 +16.54
438 438 2 505.00 $505.00 $2,212 +17.59
450–465 456 4 465.00–475.00 $470.01 $2,143 -15.15
504–540 517 10 440.00–457.50 $447.68 $2,315 +10.93
560–580 570 2 400.00–415.00 $407.37 $2,322 -29.56
590 590 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,272 -51.93
635–648 645 5 374.00–377.50 $374.69 $2,417 —
662 662 3 372.50 $372.50 $2,466 —
720 720 3 325.00–340.00 $335.00 $2,412 +3.00
755–770 760 3 324.00–330.00 $327.97 $2,493 +7.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 495.00 $495.00 $1,609 -40.00
350–395 374 6 460.00–515.00 $493.27 $1,845 +18.10
445 445 2 465.00–475.00 $470.00 $2,092 +5.12
470–495 483 9 410.00–455.00 $437.70 $2,114 -0.82
505–530 520 7 427.50–445.00 $436.35 $2,269 +26.35
555–585 570 2 350.00–375.00 $362.83 $2,068 —
610 610 1 357.50 $357.50 $2,181 -32.50
670–685 680 5 331.00–368.00 $346.14 $2,354 +43.72
730 730 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,318 —
905–908 906 3 215.00–235.00 $221.68 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 5,500.00 $5,500.00 —
1340–1610 1508 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 3,300.00–6,800.00 $4,684.53 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1385 1315 80-85% 4 165.00–174.00 $168.73 $2,219 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 75-80% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,736 —
1725 1725 75-80% 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,002 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 85-90% 1 112.50 $112.50 $748 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1650 1248 3 182.00–194.00 $187.85 $2,344 —
1430–2210 1820 2 200.00–214.00 $205.50 $3,740 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 thin fleshed 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1200 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00–3,500.00 $3,118.18 +368.18

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.