Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold13.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 20.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 11.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-20.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 10.00-11.00 higher. Several long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.73/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −92.92 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$338.73

25 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$54.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs AR average

−18.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	344.96	1,921	21
Medium and Large 1-2	583	322.00	1,877	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	290.00	1,573	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.96/cwt here — about $347 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale25 hd

338.73

—

AR average6 barns · 210 hd

350.11

−11.38

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−18.43

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−92.92

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	—	Low	1,320	125.00	1,650	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	121.29	1,380	6thin

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)	1,035	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	317.44/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	800–850	805	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	334.71/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	531	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.10/cwt	337.00–343.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	129.57/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,766	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	110.19/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,121	3
Bulls	—	—	1,320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,387	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,056	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	810	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	527	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,739	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	277.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,835	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	318.94/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	361.48/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	335.23/cwt	329.00–336.00	1,482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	648	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,782	4

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 170Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 40Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	437.50	437.50
2	400–450	433	381.00	381.00
29	450–500	483	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	520	347.00	347.00
13	550–600	578	327.00–337.00	334.71
1	700–750	705	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	470	337.00–343.00	340.10
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	450	383.00	383.00
2	550–600	583	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	366.00	366.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	306.00	306.00
1	450–500	455	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	355.00–367.50	361.48
9	400–450	442	329.00–336.00	335.23
3	450–500	464	313.00–326.00	317.44
2	500–550	513	315.00–323.00	318.94
4	550–600	591	270.00–280.00	277.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	527	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	316.00	316.00
4	600–650	648	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	810	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	625	289.00	289.00
2	650–700	655	296.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	357.00	357.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	306.00	306.00
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	288.00	288.00
1	800–850	820	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	129.00–130.00	129.57
1	—	1,280	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,017	105.00–115.00	110.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	125.00	125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	152.00	152.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	126.00	126.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	132.00	132.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle