Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs no comparable test last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-20.00 higher with full advance on 300-400 lb weights, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply consisted of many groups of high quality cattle both weaned and unweaned. Not enough comparable receipts on Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.55/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −64.10 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$367.55

19 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$55.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs AR average

−6.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	370.47	2,062	18thin
Medium and Large 2	580	315.00	1,827	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.47/cwt here — about $235 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

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 sale19 hd

367.55

—

AR average6 barns · 744 hd

369.60

−2.05

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−6.59

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−64.10

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	1,105	130.00	1,437	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	148.00	2,009	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	983	110.36	1,085	14

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)	1,205	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	550–600	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	345.56/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	335.44/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,540	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	425.99/cwt	421.00–445.00	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	423.45/cwt	422.00–428.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	384.30/cwt	362.00–391.00	1,979	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	293.76/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	329.65/cwt	329.00–331.00	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	325.75/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,756	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	305.69/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,485	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,088	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	147.72/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	314.95/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	392.91/cwt	387.00–406.00	1,882	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	360.01/cwt	349.00–369.00	2,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	390.70/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	382.10/cwt	342.00–397.00	1,819	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,487	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,333	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,105	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,083	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	103.50/cwt	90.00–120.00	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	370.16/cwt	362.50–378.00	1,629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	279.08/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	258.25/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	713	249.26/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	900–950	920	233.95/cwt	229.00–239.00	2,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	769	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,069	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	366.04/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	391.39/cwt	368.00–396.00	2,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	324.66/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,867	3

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 87Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	362.50–378.00	370.16
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	680	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	375	421.00–445.00	425.99
4	400–450	439	422.00–428.00	423.45
14	450–500	479	387.00–406.00	392.91
12	550–600	577	349.00–369.00	360.01
3	600–650	617	329.00–331.00	329.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	368.00–396.00	391.39
4	650–700	660	329.00	329.00
4	700–750	733	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	769	269.00	269.00
2	900–950	920	229.00–239.00	233.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	387.50–397.50	390.70
4	400–450	409	344.00–350.00	345.56
16	450–500	459	329.00–340.00	335.44
13	500–550	539	325.00–330.00	325.75
4	550–600	579	294.00–315.00	305.69
1	600–650	640	259.00	259.00
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	321.00	321.00
4	550–600	580	290.00–295.00	293.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	525	272.00–285.00	279.08
1	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	635	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	728	258.00–259.00	258.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	713	248.00–251.00	249.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	411.00	411.00
4	450–500	476	342.00–397.00	382.10
13	500–550	515	362.00–391.00	384.30
6	550–600	561	340.00–373.00	366.04
3	600–650	627	310.00–319.00	314.95
1	650–700	655	318.00	318.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	324.00–325.00	324.66
2	600–650	628	275.00–277.00	276.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,050	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	153.00	153.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	143.00–153.00	147.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,085	135.00–139.00	137.03
10	—	963	90.00–120.00	103.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,160	146.00	146.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	130.00	130.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle