Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, 300-400 lbs sold steady, 400-500 lbs sold 20.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder supply was average to plain, with a few long weaned cattle bringing a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.96/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −83.05 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$305.96

11 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$50.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs AR average

−15.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	310.55	1,759	10thin
Medium and Large 2	580	260.00	1,508	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.55/cwt here — about $251 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

305.96

—

AR average9 barns · 319 hd

304.89

+1.06

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−15.22

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−83.05

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	1,569	140.54	2,205	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	124.99	1,336	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	122.19	1,403	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	670	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,270	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,265	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$2,240	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	610	$1,035	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	600–650	610	280.38/cwt	273.00–309.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	319.69/cwt	313.00–331.00	1,557	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	308.69/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	425.52/cwt	412.50–440.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	274.89/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	403.92/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	354.25/cwt	349.00–356.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	338.95/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	359.38/cwt	356.00–366.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	354.05/cwt	334.00–375.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	368.95/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	408.71/cwt	392.50–418.00	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	348.77/cwt	331.00–365.00	1,842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	303.50/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,924	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,335	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	140.78/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,179	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,172	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,187	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,547	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,781	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,008	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	187.85/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,809	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	142.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	610	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	670	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	2,497.25/head	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,497	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	2,240.24/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,240	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	995	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,278	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	348.33/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,453	6

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 115Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
6	400–450	417	339.00–355.00	348.33
12	450–500	487	313.00–331.00	319.69
2	500–550	520	318.00	318.00
8	550–600	578	300.00–310.00	308.69
5	600–650	610	273.00–309.00	280.38
3	650–700	662	269.00–280.00	274.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	344.00	344.00
1	450–500	490	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	360	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	412.50–440.00	425.52
5	350–400	380	400.00–412.50	403.92
9	400–450	416	392.50–418.00	408.71
5	450–500	473	356.00–366.00	359.38
6	500–550	532	336.00–342.00	338.95
4	550–600	562	349.00–356.00	354.25
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	317.50	317.50
1	350–400	395	284.00	284.00
1	400–450	410	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	570	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	330.00–385.00	368.95
1	400–450	400	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	460	334.00–375.00	354.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	528	331.00–365.00	348.77
1	600–650	635	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	292.00–315.00	303.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	145.00	145.00
9	—	1,548	140.00–144.00	140.78
2	—	1,620	135.00	135.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	1,210	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,268	140.00–141.00	140.48
2	—	1,008	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	185.00–191.00	187.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,470	140.00–145.00	142.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,497.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,240.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

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