Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Very muddy, windy conditions in area today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −121.65 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$310.00

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.92

vs AR average

−39.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	310.00	1,845	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $395.04, median $431.65 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 sale1 hd

310.00

—

AR average10 barns · 399 hd

335.92

−25.92

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−39.28

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−121.65

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	1,415	148.00	2,094	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	134.00	2,345	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	940	90.00	846	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	342.56/cwt	331.00–349.00	1,668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	306.40/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	361.61/cwt	356.00–371.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	346.96/cwt	336.00–363.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.84/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,567	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,762	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,636	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,597	1
Bulls	—	—	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,345	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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 350Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 60Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 45Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Very muddy, windy conditions in area today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	487	331.00–349.00	342.56
1	500–550	525	314.00	314.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	286.00	286.00
1	650–700	650	271.00	271.00
3	700–750	712	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	362.50	362.50
2	400–450	423	303.00–310.00	306.40
2	500–550	535	270.00–275.00	272.55
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	525	253.00	253.00
1	650–700	650	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	370	392.50–397.50	395.84
2	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	464	336.00–363.00	346.96
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	375	356.00–371.00	361.61
1	450–500	460	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	356.00	356.00
2	400–450	423	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00

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	—	1,245	127.00	127.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	133.00	133.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	140.00	140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	141.00	141.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	134.00	134.00

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

Steers · 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