Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 2.00-11.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 11.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower. No trend on Slaughter cows or bulls, not enough comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $310.93/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −78.08 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$310.93

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$33.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.41

vs AR average

−27.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	314.31	1,737	18thin
Medium and Large 2	558	280.50	1,564	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.81/cwt here — about $173 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

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 sale20 hd

310.93

—

AR average6 barns · 380 hd

328.34

−17.41

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−27.81

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−78.08

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	1,345	168.50	2,266	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	162.00	2,468	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,225	153.00	1,874	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	854	121.04	1,034	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)	780	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	450–500	465	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	290.34/cwt	275.00–306.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	342.44/cwt	329.00–356.00	1,613	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	347.81/cwt	323.00–354.00	1,829	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	398.00/cwt	390.00–406.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	464.82/cwt	430.00–500.00	1,460	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	334.50/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	419.62/cwt	408.00–428.00	1,729	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	331.17/cwt	316.00–350.00	1,898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	357.13/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	388.61/cwt	353.00–395.00	1,970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	436.90/cwt	412.00–467.00	1,625	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	306.56/cwt	303.00–307.00	1,784	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,874	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,445	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,536	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,119	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,651	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,874	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,436	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	765	116.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	889	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	918	120.89/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	348.11/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	218.18/cwt	203.00–233.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	322.06/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	312.08/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	344.55/cwt	340.00–349.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	257.52/cwt	240.00–275.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	245.37/cwt	226.00–265.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	298.71/cwt	291.00–318.00	1,957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	304.98/cwt	299.00–309.00	1,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	269.31/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	391.05/cwt	383.00–397.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	352.39/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	361.40/cwt	355.00–366.00	1,496	5

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 150Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	430.00–500.00	464.82
10	350–400	372	412.00–467.00	436.90
18	400–450	412	408.00–428.00	419.62
1	450–500	465	414.00	414.00
7	500–550	507	353.00–395.00	388.61
1	700–750	705	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	383.00–397.00	391.05
1	450–500	480	377.00	377.00
1	650–700	655	292.00	292.00
1	700–750	705	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	240.00–275.00	257.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	340.00–357.00	348.11
1	350–400	390	362.00	362.00
2	400–450	435	340.00–349.00	344.55
4	450–500	491	275.00–306.00	290.34
1	500–550	540	291.00	291.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	390.00–406.00	398.00
1	350–400	360	387.00	387.00
5	400–450	414	355.00–366.00	361.40
20	450–500	471	329.00–356.00	342.44
9	500–550	523	320.00–329.00	322.06
9	550–600	582	303.00–307.00	306.56
4	600–650	621	293.00	293.00
2	700–750	703	262.00	262.00
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	382.00	382.00
4	450–500	465	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	339.00	339.00
2	450–500	460	329.00–340.00	334.50
1	600–650	615	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	378	226.00–265.00	245.37
2	400–450	420	203.00–233.00	218.18
1	600–650	645	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	490	299.00–309.00	304.98
6	550–600	588	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	325.00–390.00	357.13
7	450–500	466	345.00–370.00	352.39
13	500–550	526	323.00–354.00	347.81
4	550–600	573	316.00–350.00	331.17
3	600–650	618	300.00–325.00	312.08
4	650–700	655	291.00–318.00	298.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	347.00	347.00
2	500–550	508	296.00	296.00
5	650–700	668	250.00–281.00	269.31
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,595	159.00	159.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,550	171.00	171.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	153.00	153.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	136.00	136.00
4	—	918	114.00–130.00	120.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	153.00	153.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,595	159.00	159.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	113.00–120.00	116.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,390	174.00	174.00

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

Slaughter Cattle