Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented, Feeder steers 400-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.97/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −114.04 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$274.97

11 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$15.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs AR average

−29.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	276.36	1,458	10thin
Medium and Large 2	540	261.00	1,409	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about $48 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 sale11 hd

274.97

—

AR average10 barns · 522 hd

276.27

−1.31

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−29.45

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−114.04

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	—	High	2,030	146.00	2,964	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	137.10	1,988	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,150	97.25	1,118	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	400–450	413	280.08/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	284.71/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	308.29/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	270.75/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,036	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	281.01/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	292.01/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	296.60/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	239.45/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	354.37/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,527	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	288.15/cwt	274.00–310.00	1,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	343.48/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	309.54/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	267.94/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	324.87/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	258.02/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	258.23/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	374.02/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	280.06/cwt	264.00–291.00	1,445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	301.66/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,285	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	261.58/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,592	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	489	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,042	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	137.10/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,988	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,368	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 75Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 1

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	276.00–294.00	284.71
3	400–450	413	274.00–284.00	280.08
2	450–500	475	266.00–270.00	267.94
1	500–550	540	261.00	261.00
1	900–950	935	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	331.00	331.00
3	350–400	373	300.00–326.00	309.54
8	400–450	426	284.00–310.00	301.66
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
8	500–550	516	264.00–291.00	280.06
2	550–600	573	259.00–264.00	261.58
9	600–650	620	256.00–260.00	258.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	305.00–312.00	308.29
2	500–550	525	327.00	327.00
8	550–600	579	273.00–289.00	281.01
3	600–650	615	263.00–277.00	270.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	290.00–296.00	292.01
1	600–650	620	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	311.00	311.00
3	400–450	422	280.00–312.00	296.60
6	450–500	464	274.00–310.00	288.15
1	500–550	540	261.00	261.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	715	233.00–246.00	239.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	257.00	257.00
1	400–450	410	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–382.50	374.02
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
11	400–450	431	342.00–357.00	354.37
7	450–500	469	321.00–350.00	343.48
3	500–550	507	315.00–330.00	324.87
1	550–600	580	298.00	298.00
2	750–800	758	251.00–265.00	258.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	112.50	112.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	135.00	135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,120	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,255	109.00	109.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	134.00–141.00	137.10

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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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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Replacement Cattle

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