Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-24.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-15.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Not enough receipts last week on Slaughter cows and bulls to establish a trend today. Very light run with heavy soaking rains in trade area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −79.65 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$352.00

3 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.39

vs AR average

−22.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	352.00	1,894	3thin

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 sale3 hd

352.00

—

AR average9 barns · 266 hd

357.39

−5.39

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−22.43

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−79.65

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	—	High	1,833	165.27	3,029	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	150.55	2,409	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	144.50	1,463	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	123.25	1,408	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)	1,138	$2,190	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,037	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,985	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	718	$1,825	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	107.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,211	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	147.32/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,468	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,277	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	338.55/cwt	319.00–349.00	1,557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,120	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,320	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	412.25/cwt	391.00–422.50	1,723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	425.68/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,579	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	337.78/cwt	321.00–352.00	1,919	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.48/cwt	363.00–386.00	1,738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	334.93/cwt	327.00–341.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	256.45/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	366.86/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,365	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,037.25/head	1,625.00–2,475.00	2,037	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,189.62/head	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,190	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	164.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,920	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,769	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	148.56/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	314.97/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,195	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	2

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 191Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 1Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,123	105.00–110.00	107.83
1	—	1,240	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,240	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	146.00–149.00	147.32
1	—	1,450	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,035	148.00	148.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,777	160.00–168.00	164.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	513	333.00	333.00
7	550–600	568	321.00–352.00	337.78
2	600–650	618	301.00	301.00
1	750–800	765	261.00	261.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	965	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	372	350.00–382.50	366.86
4	400–450	438	327.00–341.00	334.93
7	450–500	460	319.00–349.00	338.55
1	500–550	500	312.00	312.00
2	550–600	563	309.00–321.00	314.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	326.00	326.00
1	450–500	465	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	326.00	326.00
1	450–500	495	312.00	312.00
2	600–650	625	250.00–263.00	256.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	384.00	384.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
10	350–400	371	415.00–435.00	425.68
5	400–450	418	391.00–422.50	412.25
6	450–500	473	363.00–386.00	367.48
3	500–550	538	352.00	352.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	362.50	362.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	180.00	180.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,985.00	1,985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	718	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	201.00	201.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,625.00–2,475.00	2,037.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,189.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	145.00–152.50	148.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	157.50	157.50

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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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

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