Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts last week to establish a trend, however lower undertones denoted in most all classes. Several long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. No test on Slaughter cows or bulls, not enough receipts today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.82/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −87.19 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$301.82

21 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$32.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.49

vs AR average

−14.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	309.44	1,701	16thin
Medium and Large 2	553	277.44	1,535	5thin

One grade step is worth $32.00/cwt here — about $166 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 sale21 hd

301.82

—

AR average10 barns · 174 hd

297.33

+4.49

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−14.73

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−87.19

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%	High	1,553	147.50	2,290	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	137.00	1,391	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	128.29	1,513	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,191	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,450	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	720	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	550–600	558	319.44/cwt	307.00–332.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	322.11/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	301.30/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,898	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	350.13/cwt	341.00–363.00	1,828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	424.83/cwt	402.50–447.50	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	368.66/cwt	352.00–380.00	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	357.80/cwt	346.00–365.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	277.04/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	355.49/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	347.99/cwt	346.00–351.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	338.64/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	317.20/cwt	302.00–327.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	317.83/cwt	317.00–321.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	305.62/cwt	295.00–314.00	1,724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	850	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	278.04/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,614	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,599	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,190.64/head	1,100.00–1,285.00	1,191	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	137.11/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,391	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,444	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,371	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,395	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,186	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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 59Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 34Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	315.00–329.00	322.11
7	500–550	522	341.00–363.00	350.13
2	550–600	558	307.00–332.00	319.44
6	600–650	630	291.00–318.00	301.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	680	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	602	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	402.50–447.50	424.83
5	350–400	387	405.00	405.00
7	400–450	426	352.00–380.00	368.66
3	450–500	470	346.00–365.00	357.80
3	500–550	515	346.00–351.00	347.99
1	550–600	570	316.00	316.00
1	600–650	615	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	620	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	530	269.00–284.00	277.04
2	550–600	588	275.00–281.00	278.04
2	600–650	623	258.00–260.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	625	291.00	291.00
6	650–700	660	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	340.00–370.00	355.49
2	350–400	398	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	410	330.00–347.50	338.64
4	450–500	466	302.00–327.00	317.20
5	500–550	518	317.00–321.00	317.83
11	550–600	564	295.00–314.00	305.62
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	850	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00

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	—	1,155	2,450.00	2,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	154.00	154.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	139.00	139.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	745	1,100.00–1,285.00	1,190.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	133.00–141.00	137.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,133	125.00–130.00	127.43
2	—	1,203	110.00–118.00	113.93
1	—	1,150	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,550	141.00	141.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle