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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

623 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $398.09/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,320/hd at 583 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $486.95/cwt +41.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,850/hd at 380 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $380.00/cwt ≈ $2,006/hd at 528 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 623 739 814
Feeder cattle 576 682 723
Slaughter cattle 27 25 51
Replacement cattle 20 32 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, with several offerings of weaned calves demand was good while demand was held back on unweaned calves partly due to a very hot weather forecasted for the next 10 days. Feeder steers sold $6.00 dollars higher, while feeder heifers sold $7.00 higher with a stronger demand on light weights. Slaughter cattle sold $6.00 lower on a lighter demand this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,944 +10.05
410–415 413 2 462.00–490.00 $475.92 $1,966 -3.47
450–485 464 9 435.00–475.00 $462.95 $2,148 -5.95
500 500 5 425.00–450.00 $445.00 $2,225 +24.23
565–595 580 2 380.00–385.00 $382.44 $2,218 -15.32
555–595 583 30 390.00–415.00 $399.13 $2,327 +1.37
615–625 620 12 385.00–405.00 $397.47 $2,464 +7.47
680 680 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,652 +17.31
713–739 722 14 350.00–357.50 $354.76 $2,561 —
785 785 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,669 -0.62
828–830 830 15 330.00 $330.00 $2,739 —
860–869 867 5 318.00–330.00 $327.62 $2,840 —
922 922 9 318.00 $318.00 $2,932 +5.50
1030 1030 4 292.00 $292.00 $3,008 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,656 -10.29
370–395 385 3 425.00–440.00 $434.94 $1,675 -20.98
415 415 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,702 -24.20
480–485 483 3 385.00–405.00 $398.31 $1,924 -19.63
518 518 4 382.50 $382.50 $1,981 -6.83
555–560 558 2 387.50–392.50 $390.01 $2,176 +20.80
600 thin fleshed 600 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,460 —
600–645 627 13 330.00–367.50 $362.62 $2,274 -12.38
650–695 665 3 355.00–365.00 $361.52 $2,404 —
700–735 717 3 310.00–330.00 $318.47 $2,283 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 6 462.50 $462.50 $1,841 —
474–489 477 18 430.00–437.50 $435.79 $2,079 —
520 520 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,132 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 322 3 530.00–550.00 $536.94 $1,729 +21.94
375–395 380 28 470.00–500.00 $486.95 $1,850 +81.95
415–440 434 7 425.00–450.00 $446.38 $1,937 -7.18
455–470 464 8 410.00–430.00 $426.86 $1,981 +3.01
550–560 551 16 352.50–390.00 $384.17 $2,117 +1.73
575 575 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,840 -62.44
640–645 643 2 340.00–345.00 $342.51 $2,202 +7.51
760 760 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,280 -15.00
825 825 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,186 —
858 858 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,445 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,411 -40.49
360–375 thin fleshed 365 4 460.00–470.00 $466.18 $1,702 —
375 375 2 445.00–455.00 $450.00 $1,688 +22.45
421 thin fleshed 421 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,852 -2.50
405–445 425 2 405.00–425.00 $414.53 $1,762 +2.49
455–495 475 11 360.00–400.00 $385.04 $1,829 -4.96
520–545 537 5 342.50–365.00 $356.08 $1,912 +0.80
565–590 576 4 320.00–347.50 $333.73 $1,922 -6.92
600–625 613 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,023 +5.24
675–695 685 2 305.00–320.00 $312.61 $2,141 —
735 735 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,242 —
795 795 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,226 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 19 380.00 $380.00 $2,006 —
570–597 590 4 340.00–355.00 $343.62 $2,027 —
632 632 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,133 —
650–695 685 9 320.00–325.00 $321.05 $2,199 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
579 579 7 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,642 -30.00
345 345 12 535.00 $535.00 $1,846 +15.00
375–380 378 2 502.50–525.00 $513.68 $1,942 +31.67
415–445 443 15 468.00–475.00 $468.44 $2,075 +6.95
450–475 462 15 445.00–467.50 $447.80 $2,069 -2.09
480 480 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,944 +2.50
570–585 578 2 360.00–375.00 $367.60 $2,125 +2.08
612–635 625 14 347.50–366.00 $359.93 $2,250 +2.86
650–690 663 3 330.00–337.50 $334.08 $2,215 -18.42
704–717 708 11 317.50–332.50 $328.35 $2,325 -1.65
750 750 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,438 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,535 -34.36
360–385 368 3 422.50–452.50 $442.05 $1,627 -5.56
400–415 406 5 405.00–425.00 $417.33 $1,694 -14.56
460–470 466 4 382.50–405.00 $393.70 $1,835 -11.30
520–548 538 14 355.00–375.00 $368.61 $1,983 -11.48
572 thin fleshed 572 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,088 —
585 585 2 330.00–355.00 $342.50 $2,004 +8.22
665 665 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,161 +23.00
670 thin fleshed 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 —
900 900 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,025 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1190 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–920 870 85-90% 2 121.00–128.00 $124.70 $1,085 +10.70
940–1065 988 85-90% 3 151.00–152.00 $151.32 $1,495 —
930–1265 1098 85-90% 2 157.00–165.00 $160.39 $1,761 +35.39
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1265 1200 80-85% 3 174.00–180.00 $176.43 $2,117 —
1075–1355 1224 80-85% 4 160.00–166.00 $163.00 $1,995 -6.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,274 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,133 —
1310–1590 1450 2 192.00–196.00 $194.19 $2,816 —
2000 2000 1 202.00 $202.00 $4,040 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1145 1145 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
975–1460 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,600.00 $2,359.75
1210–1265 1232 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,250.00–2,550.00 $2,401.83
1440 1440 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,100.00 $2,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.