Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold steady, 500-600 lbs sold 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of mostly Fleshy unweaned calves with a few long weaned cattle who sold for a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.10/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −73.55 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$358.10

16 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$41.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.80

vs AR average

−26.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	360.71	2,027	15thin
Medium and Large 2	590	319.00	1,882	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.71/cwt here — about $145 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 sale16 hd

358.10

—

AR average8 barns · 516 hd

372.91

−14.80

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−26.50

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−73.55

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	1,645	86.00	1,415	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	151.81	2,203	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,209	135.24	1,635	8thin

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)	983	$1,725	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	650–700	666	282.11/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	281.24/cwt	273.00–293.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	370.76/cwt	352.50–390.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	395.55/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	305.49/cwt	298.00–319.00	2,041	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	388.14/cwt	384.00–389.00	1,677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	390.25/cwt	370.00–412.50	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	340.34/cwt	332.00–353.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	332.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	301.50/cwt	285.00–318.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	158.57/cwt	149.00–168.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	465.53/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	372.21/cwt	358.00–394.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	577	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	415	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	353.60/cwt	338.00–370.00	1,849	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	151.45/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,537	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	116.64/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,292	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,099	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	146.01/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,727	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	158.08/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	152.11/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,962	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,099	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,415	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	315.75/cwt	312.50–319.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	315.23/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,371	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	1,375.38/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	326.51/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	330.31/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	437.91/cwt	410.00–449.00	1,677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	480	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	340.30/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,973	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 May 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 188Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
6	400–450	432	384.00–389.00	388.14
6	500–550	523	338.00–370.00	353.60
4	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	332.50
2	600–650	625	285.00–318.00	301.50
4	650–700	666	271.00–286.00	282.11
2	800–850	800	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	318.00	318.00
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	319.00	319.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	398.00	398.00
1	450–500	480	378.00	378.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	370.00–412.50	390.25
2	350–400	380	352.50–390.00	370.76
6	400–450	424	332.00–353.00	340.34
8	450–500	474	325.00–345.00	340.30
4	500–550	515	321.00–345.00	330.31
3	550–600	572	273.00–293.00	281.24
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	311.00	311.00
1	550–600	585	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	302.50–325.00	315.23
2	450–500	468	325.00–328.00	326.51
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	570	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	720	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	271	440.00–480.00	465.53
5	350–400	383	410.00–449.00	437.91
3	400–450	433	392.00–400.00	395.55
3	500–550	517	358.00–394.00	372.21
4	550–600	593	341.00	341.00
8	650–700	668	298.00–319.00	305.49
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	845	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	391.00	391.00
6	550–600	577	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	440	312.50–319.00	315.75
1	550–600	590	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	144.00–159.00	152.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	135.00	135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	149.00–168.00	158.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	130.00	130.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	665	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	148.00–154.00	151.45
2	—	1,293	157.00–159.00	158.08
1	—	1,320	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	107.00–123.00	116.64
1	—	1,555	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,183	144.00–149.00	146.01
1	—	1,245	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	86.00	86.00

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

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