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Cleburne County Livestock Auction Market Report, Heber Springs, AR

Heber Springs, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 5, 2026

1,071 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $371.88/cwt -10.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,121/hd at 570 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $344.62/cwt -8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,302/hd at 668 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $356.01/cwt -17.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,835/hd at 515 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,071 861 898
Feeder cattle 1,002 771 810
Slaughter cattle 49 40 35
Replacement cattle 20 50 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, supply on feeders was strong, with several offerings of weaned calves. Demand was softer this week coming into the fall months. Overall, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 lower, while feeder bulls sold $20.00-$30.00 lower. Not enough data was collected on slaughter cattle to determine a good trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,616 +23.66
355–385 370 2 490.00–500.00 $494.80 $1,831 +21.51
385 385 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,559 -68.29
400–430 415 4 445.00–495.00 $463.46 $1,923 -16.71
455–490 477 6 395.00–430.00 $413.51 $1,972 -46.49
505–548 519 6 379.00–380.00 $379.65 $1,970 -2.85
550 thin fleshed 550 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,200 —
552 552 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,973 -24.86
552–585 572 32 360.00–385.00 $371.90 $2,127 -10.46
625–645 635 2 330.00–335.00 $332.46 $2,111 -35.36
630–647 643 18 357.50–368.00 $362.96 $2,334 -4.86
658–690 668 35 335.00–357.50 $344.62 $2,302 -8.61
710–735 721 11 327.50–345.00 $337.70 $2,435 -12.30
758–780 764 7 321.00–334.00 $328.40 $2,509 -3.36
806–845 832 15 325.00–330.00 $326.61 $2,717 -3.39
855–878 874 9 305.00–314.00 $312.47 $2,731 —
903–930 905 15 300.00–314.50 $313.51 $2,837 +11.01
1000 1000 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 430.00 $430.00 $1,840 -2.97
528 528 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,980 —
592 592 8 350.00 $350.00 $2,072 —
629 629 28 350.00 $350.00 $2,202 -15.00
752 value added 752 23 334.00 $334.00 $2,512 —
847 847 6 316.00 $316.00 $2,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,419 -20.00
355–390 375 4 405.00–445.00 $416.97 $1,564 +4.55
415–445 428 9 380.00–420.00 $401.61 $1,719 -20.58
478 thin fleshed 478 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,936 —
470–490 483 14 345.00–375.00 $365.43 $1,765 -15.29
505–545 523 4 335.00–367.50 $353.14 $1,847 -13.04
565–580 571 7 327.50–352.50 $345.25 $1,971 -8.20
605–638 624 5 330.00–345.00 $340.08 $2,122 -9.92
715 715 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 -25.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 16 252.00 $252.00 $1,583 —
661 661 12 250.00 $250.00 $1,652 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,370 -9.75
360–395 378 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,474 -44.88
370–386 382 13 400.00–415.00 $404.13 $1,544 -30.75
430 430 2 405.00–420.00 $412.50 $1,774 -2.97
445 445 2 345.00–355.00 $350.00 $1,558 -65.47
450–498 475 9 365.00–375.00 $368.78 $1,752 +3.78
505–545 515 33 350.00–390.00 $356.50 $1,836 -16.51
525 525 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,785 -33.01
565 565 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,836 -27.72
556–591 572 27 332.50–352.50 $344.46 $1,970 -8.26
600–612 605 26 330.00–337.50 $336.44 $2,035 -7.82
650 650 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,048 -10.00
652–691 680 21 322.00–335.00 $326.11 $2,218 +1.11
727–732 730 8 308.00–321.00 $316.15 $2,308 -6.05
820–830 825 2 280.00–295.00 $287.45 $2,371 -0.05
890 890 1 272.50 $272.50 $2,425 —
935 935 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,571 —
1035 1035 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,303 -30.50
1065 1065 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,316 -7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 385.00 $385.00 $1,459 —
483 483 14 365.00 $365.00 $1,763 —
568–590 579 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,911 -10.00
608 value added 608 15 335.00 $335.00 $2,037 —
679 value added 679 11 327.00 $327.00 $2,220 —
768 value added 768 23 314.00 $314.00 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–325 thin fleshed 306 6 435.00–450.00 $446.63 $1,367 —
300–335 316 4 370.00–410.00 $399.29 $1,262 -19.85
353 353 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,288 -27.54
365 thin fleshed 365 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,496 —
400–435 thin fleshed 407 8 405.00–425.00 $408.80 $1,664 —
400–420 411 5 330.00–365.00 $343.91 $1,413 -13.96
450–485 thin fleshed 468 2 360.00–375.00 $367.22 $1,719 -4.78
455–495 475 5 315.00–350.00 $334.13 $1,587 -18.20
510–542 527 6 320.00–335.00 $329.22 $1,735 -0.68
555–585 576 6 285.00–325.00 $315.13 $1,815 -6.59
725 725 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,139 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,586 —
315–345 330 2 485.00–490.00 $487.61 $1,609 +5.81
350–355 352 3 430.00–460.00 $448.36 $1,578 -28.77
400–449 443 14 405.00–435.00 $416.08 $1,843 -21.37
445 445 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,702 -54.95
450–468 462 4 375.00–400.00 $392.55 $1,814 -43.59
480 480 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,656 -54.79
505–540 524 8 350.00–375.00 $360.56 $1,889 -25.05
527 527 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,818 -40.61
565–570 568 2 350.00–355.00 $352.51 $2,002 -18.99
645 645 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,032 -35.98
665–688 678 4 300.00–305.00 $303.77 $2,060 -24.14
710 710 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,094 -11.62
761–780 763 15 255.00–285.00 $282.65 $2,157 -19.73
818 818 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,127 —
865 865 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,292 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 2 467.50 $467.50 $1,426 -12.50
325–335 332 3 400.00–425.00 $411.78 $1,367 -40.62
395 395 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,501 -42.24
415–445 427 3 365.00–400.00 $384.55 $1,642 -35.08
450–495 481 18 320.00–365.00 $349.09 $1,679 -27.91
505–525 517 3 330.00–345.00 $336.71 $1,741 -6.64
570–598 585 11 280.00–345.00 $319.44 $1,869 -9.39
605–645 621 6 280.00–310.00 $297.44 $1,847 -23.44
688 688 3 295.00 $295.00 $2,030 —
735 735 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–489 485 10 365.00–372.50 $371.05 $1,800 —
533 533 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,839 -23.67
561–580 567 9 337.50–340.00 $339.15 $1,923 -3.35

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $564 —
925–1060 993 85-90% 2 92.00–98.00 $95.20 $945 —
1020–1165 1093 85-90% 2 117.00–121.00 $118.87 $1,299 -0.19
1100–1160 1130 85-90% 2 128.00 $128.00 $1,446 +43.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,614 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,775 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–2355 1740 6 171.00–187.00 $178.23 $3,101 +15.46

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
845 845 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
870 870 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
855–945 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–2,100.00 $1,577.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825 825 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.