Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 25.00-30.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average unweaned cattle, with a few long weaned cattle selling for a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.66/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −93.34 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$295.66

14 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$25.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.87

vs AR average

−26.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	297.48	1,705	13thin
Medium and Large 2	535	272.00	1,455	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.48/cwt here — about $249 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

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 sale14 hd

295.66

—

AR average9 barns · 357 hd

314.54

−18.87

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−26.08

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−93.34

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,255	128.00	1,606	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,087	115.33	1,253	19

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,325	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	296.69/cwt	284.00–318.00	1,712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	345.68/cwt	344.00–353.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	317.43/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	401.60/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	391.93/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	377.69/cwt	368.00–382.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,917	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	321.07/cwt	290.00–352.50	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	388.59/cwt	377.50–404.00	1,667	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	683	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	330.33/cwt	319.00–340.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	335.47/cwt	321.00–355.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	334.07/cwt	307.00–353.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	368.55/cwt	366.00–377.00	1,765	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,558	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,395	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	102.29/cwt	85.00–110.00	1,116	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,603	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	117.73/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,347	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	626	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,567	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,726	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	152.63/cwt	140.00–172.00	1,470	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	134.23/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,360	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	933	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	327.11/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	277.58/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	364.62/cwt	359.00–367.00	1,918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	325.12/cwt	308.00–336.00	1,554	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	328.07/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,240	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	462	355.58/cwt	337.50–366.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 152Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	368.00	368.00
5	350–400	380	344.00–353.00	345.68
8	400–450	430	321.00–345.00	327.11
17	450–500	478	308.00–336.00	325.12
1	500–550	525	307.00	307.00
12	550–600	577	284.00–318.00	296.69
5	600–650	623	270.00–284.00	277.58
1	650–700	655	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	347.50	347.50
5	350–400	378	315.00–335.00	328.07
1	500–550	535	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	615	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	933	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	405	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	395.00–415.00	401.60
5	350–400	376	380.00–405.00	391.93
9	400–450	429	377.50–404.00	388.59
4	450–500	462	368.00–382.00	377.69
6	500–550	526	359.00–367.00	364.62
3	550–600	585	319.00–340.00	330.33
3	600–650	607	300.00–326.00	317.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	337.50–366.00	355.58
4	550–600	574	334.00	334.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	438	290.00–352.50	321.07
1	450–500	480	356.00	356.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	683	299.00	299.00
1	800–850	825	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	479	366.00–377.00	368.55
5	500–550	525	321.00–355.00	335.47
5	550–600	567	307.00–353.00	334.07
3	600–650	607	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	675	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	705	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,090	125.00–130.00	128.00
4	—	1,091	85.00–110.00	102.29
7	—	1,144	114.00–120.00	117.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	1,205	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	75.00	75.00
1	—	810	111.00	111.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	177.00	177.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	129.00–139.00	134.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	149.00	149.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,325.00	2,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	140.00–172.00	152.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	100.00	100.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle