Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established, Sale was closed last two weeks for Holidays, however definite higher undertones denoted in all Feeder & Slaughter classes. Feeder supply included many groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle that sold for a Premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.32/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −125.69 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$263.32

18 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$36.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.29

vs AR average

−41.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	276.79	1,522	11thin
Medium and Large 2	556	243.01	1,351	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	240.00	1,315	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.79/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.29, low $350.30, median $389.01 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

263.32

—

AR average6 barns · 654 hd

276.61

−13.29

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−41.92

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−125.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,491	130.24	1,942	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	121.52	1,693	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	110.59	1,252	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,125	100.03	1,125	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,159	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$1,931	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,720	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 lots · USDA AMS · County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	285.74/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	249.98/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,625	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	333.60/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	276.67/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	298.67/cwt	288.00–310.00	1,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	829	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	342.67/cwt	341.00–345.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	337.89/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,622	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	380.55/cwt	367.50–390.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	443	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	281.84/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	724	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	666	276.92/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,844	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	287.01/cwt	271.00–299.00	1,734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	234.49/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	732	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,976	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	589	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,791	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	248.02/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	243.20/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	228.51/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	271.93/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	297.65/cwt	279.00–311.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	232.38/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	194.76/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	235.50/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	253.79/cwt	242.00–266.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	254.00/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	318.75/cwt	307.00–324.00	1,693	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,931.37/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,931	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,357	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	116.91/cwt	103.00–126.00	1,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,158.69/head	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,159	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	134.61/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,293	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	102.04/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,077	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	95.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,027	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	114.44/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,693	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,337	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Wed Jan 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 217Last week 74Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	473	268.00–286.00	276.67
3	500–550	530	247.00–249.00	248.02
2	550–600	595	230.00–241.00	235.50
1	650–700	660	229.00	229.00
2	750–800	783	180.00–210.00	194.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	330.00–337.50	333.60
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	420	279.00–311.00	297.65
6	450–500	474	280.00–290.00	285.74
5	500–550	535	265.00–278.00	271.93
5	600–650	609	240.00–248.00	243.20
2	650–700	678	228.00–237.00	232.38
4	700–750	728	228.00–229.00	228.51
1	900–950	935	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	468	288.00–310.00	298.67
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	571	280.00	280.00
24	600–650	641	253.50	253.50
1	700–750	725	240.00	240.00
6	800–850	829	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	402.50	402.50
3	350–400	367	367.50–390.00	380.55
3	400–450	418	341.00–345.00	342.67
22	450–500	480	326.00–350.00	337.89
1	550–600	570	266.00	266.00
5	600–650	625	276.00–290.00	281.84
2	700–750	708	244.00–256.00	249.98
1	750–800	755	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	580	256.00	256.00
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	830	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	228.00	228.00
1	350–400	355	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	580	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	628	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	312.00	312.00
15	650–700	666	265.00–280.00	276.92
10	700–750	724	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	317.00	317.00
5	500–550	531	307.00–324.00	318.75
4	600–650	604	271.00–299.00	287.01
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	735	234.00–235.00	234.49
1	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	900	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	223.00	223.00
2	550–600	580	242.00–266.00	253.79
2	600–650	635	253.00–255.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	589	304.00	304.00
10	700–750	732	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,720	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,931.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	107.00	107.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	117.00	117.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	103.00–126.00	116.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	2,025.00–2,300.00	2,158.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	129.00–137.00	134.61
2	—	1,293	121.00–122.00	121.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	98.00–106.00	102.04
2	—	1,210	118.00–121.00	119.58
2	—	1,170	111.00–117.00	114.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	90.00–100.00	95.05
1	—	1,215	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	120.00–123.00	121.52

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle