Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 14.00-15.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Not enough receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.09/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −57.56 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$374.09

14 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.23

vs AR average

−15.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	379.11	2,069	12thin
Medium and Large 2	515	343.97	1,771	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $297 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 sale14 hd

374.09

—

AR average8 barns · 322 hd

385.32

−11.23

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−15.93

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−57.56

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	—	Average	1,805	176.41	3,184	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,675	176.05	2,949	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	149.00	1,669	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,519	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,159	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,576	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	176.05/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,949	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	176.41/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,184	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	422.55/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	870	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	334.99/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	382.77/cwt	376.00–385.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	365.68/cwt	349.00–373.00	1,916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	376.09/cwt	361.00–385.00	2,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	385.14/cwt	356.00–402.00	1,968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	347.02/cwt	336.00–351.00	2,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	410.41/cwt	393.00–416.00	1,966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	417.24/cwt	411.00–421.00	1,765	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,760	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,159	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,518.59/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	315.10/cwt	302.00–320.00	2,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.78/cwt	316.00–332.00	2,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	357.84/cwt	346.00–368.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	364.05/cwt	356.00–373.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	359.55/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	336.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	345.49/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	342.45/cwt	318.00–361.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	343.97/cwt	343.00–345.00	1,771	2

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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 83Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,065	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,050	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,205	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	175.00–177.00	176.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	175.00–178.00	176.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	397.00	397.00
1	350–400	390	388.00	388.00
4	400–450	404	376.00–385.00	382.77
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	536	333.00–338.00	334.99
2	600–650	610	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	466	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	533	341.00	341.00
2	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	356.00–373.00	364.05
4	400–450	433	318.00–361.00	342.45
3	450–500	465	325.00–345.00	336.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	189.00	189.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	410.00–455.00	422.55
5	400–450	423	411.00–421.00	417.24
11	450–500	479	393.00–416.00	410.41
4	500–550	511	356.00–402.00	385.14
8	550–600	563	361.00–385.00	376.09
8	600–650	625	336.00–351.00	347.02
1	700–750	715	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	439.00	439.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	443.00	443.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	488	350.00–369.00	359.55
2	500–550	515	343.00–345.00	343.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	372.00	372.00
13	500–550	524	349.00–373.00	365.68
4	550–600	561	346.00–368.00	357.84
4	600–650	623	316.00–332.00	322.78
4	650–700	673	302.00–320.00	315.10
1	800–850	845	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	398.00	398.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	344.00	344.00
2	500–550	518	345.00–346.00	345.49
1	550–600	565	335.00	335.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,760	177.00	177.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	170.00	170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,520	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,518.59

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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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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