Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to Sale being closed last week and not enough receipts from two weeks ago; however definite higher undertones denoted in all Feeder classes. on a light test cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $360.39/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −71.26 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$360.39

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$914

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

$154.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.21

vs AR average

−18.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	376.23	2,079	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	359.00	1,992	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	222.00	1,166	1thin

One grade step is worth $154.23/cwt here — about $914 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

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 sale13 hd

360.39

—

AR average6 barns · 176 hd

366.60

−6.21

National average153 barns · 8,707 hd

379.13

−18.74

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−71.26

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	1,788	165.00	2,949	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	143.00	1,802	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,107	134.79	1,492	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,203	$2,015	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	650–700	662	284.33/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	412.97/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	312.73/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	359.32/cwt	346.00–377.00	1,883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	469.20/cwt	446.00–485.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	608	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	761	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	331.58/cwt	319.00–338.00	1,704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	351.44/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,607	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,576	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,802	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	105.17/cwt	100.00–110.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	486.92/cwt	477.00–508.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	411.05/cwt	390.00–418.00	1,784	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	308.44/cwt	303.00–315.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	331.48/cwt	324.00–334.00	2,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	326.82/cwt	317.00–346.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	780	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	546	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	366.81/cwt	365.00–368.00	2,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	900	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,567	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,341	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,014.50/head	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,015	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,035	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,637	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 75Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 18

No trend due to Sale being closed last week and not enough receipts from two weeks ago; however definite higher undertones denoted in all Feeder classes. on a light test cows and bulls sold steady.

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	298	427.00	427.00
3	300–350	303	410.00–417.00	412.97
3	350–400	373	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	435	342.00–357.00	351.44
1	450–500	470	326.00	326.00
13	500–550	514	319.00–338.00	331.58
6	550–600	576	303.00–315.00	308.44
2	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	662	284.00–285.00	284.33
1	700–750	725	268.00	268.00
1	850–900	895	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	261.00	261.00
1	750–800	780	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	364.00	364.00
2	600–650	608	301.00	301.00
4	750–800	761	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	371.00	371.00
1	400–450	435	318.00	318.00
1	450–500	465	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	600	271.00	271.00
1	700–750	740	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	490.00	490.00
6	300–350	317	477.00–508.00	486.92
3	350–400	382	446.00–485.00	469.20
11	400–450	434	390.00–418.00	411.05
1	450–500	455	393.00	393.00
5	550–600	558	365.00–368.00	366.81
4	600–650	630	317.00–346.00	326.82
4	650–700	675	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	900–950	900	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	441.00	441.00
4	500–550	546	388.00	388.00
12	600–650	606	324.00–334.00	331.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	411.00	411.00
1	450–500	460	397.00	397.00
7	500–550	524	346.00–377.00	359.32
1	550–600	555	357.00	357.00
3	600–650	629	304.00–317.00	312.73
2	650–700	658	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,675.00–2,250.00	2,014.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	159.00	159.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,335	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,160	150.00	150.00
2	—	885	100.00–110.00	105.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,965	170.00	170.00

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

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