Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: on a light test, Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-14.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.04/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −91.96 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$297.04

9 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$922

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$177.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.17

vs AR average

−37.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	320.27	1,677	7thin
Medium and Large 2	500	289.00	1,445	1thin
Medium and Large 3	530	142.50	755	1thin

One grade step is worth $177.77/cwt here — about $922 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

297.04

—

AR average7 barns · 325 hd

316.21

−19.17

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−37.22

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−91.96

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	1,625	140.00	2,275	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	153.92	2,062	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,182	131.90	1,559	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	785	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$2,775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	371.29/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,673	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	327.48/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	358.65/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	429.23/cwt	417.50–442.50	1,395	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	785	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	693	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	411.47/cwt	387.50–418.00	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,679	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	390	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	550–600	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	495	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	415	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	116.13/cwt	100.00–128.00	1,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	131.46/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,336	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,275	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,976	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,121	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,917	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	158.23/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,808	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	369.60/cwt	356.00–388.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	327.48/cwt	311.00–336.00	1,870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	332.38/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	338.92/cwt	321.00–356.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,566	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 129Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	417.50–442.50	429.23
1	350–400	375	417.50	417.50
5	400–450	415	387.50–418.00	411.47
4	450–500	471	356.00–388.00	369.60
2	500–550	505	381.00	381.00
1	550–600	555	331.00	331.00
1	700–750	700	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	376.00	376.00
3	450–500	495	338.00	338.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	390	735.00	735.00
1	450–500	495	860.00	860.00
1	550–600	580	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	365.00–385.00	371.29
2	400–450	420	321.00–356.00	338.92
2	450–500	485	326.00–329.00	327.48
5	500–550	504	327.00–345.00	332.38
2	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	608	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	400–450	415	750.00	750.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	656	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	530	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	326.00	326.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	500	289.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	422.50	422.50
2	400–450	443	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	483	356.00–360.00	358.65
1	500–550	540	347.00	347.00
11	550–600	571	311.00–336.00	327.48
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	693	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	294.00	294.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	140.00	140.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,640	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	169.00	169.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	120.00	120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	154.00	154.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	100.00–128.00	116.13
2	—	1,170	131.00–132.00	131.46
1	—	1,460	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,300	152.00	152.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,323	157.00–161.00	158.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	140.00	140.00

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

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