Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 17.00-30.00 higher, except 500-600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 14.00-30.00 higher. Not enough receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.91/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −30.10 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$358.91

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$42.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.34

vs AR average

+8.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	361.01	1,948	19thin
Medium and Large 2	555	319.00	1,770	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.01/cwt here — about $177 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

358.91

—

AR average7 barns · 275 hd

347.56

+11.34

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+8.10

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−30.10

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	—	Average	1,538	179.16	2,755	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	180.00	2,817	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,173	165.97	1,946	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	152.00	1,592	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,150	151.14/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,738	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	172.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,037	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,817	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	317.44/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	326.62/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	558	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	412.21/cwt	405.00–414.00	1,867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	323.68/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	346.38/cwt	337.00–359.00	1,753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	421.86/cwt	404.00–437.00	1,582	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	385.87/cwt	373.00–391.00	1,752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	341.00/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,148	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	462.28/cwt	447.50–477.50	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	497	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,894	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	363.25/cwt	354.00–383.00	1,900	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	179.16/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,755	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	179.39/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	390.47/cwt	372.50–410.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	314.84/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	698	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	352.61/cwt	346.00–355.00	1,978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	364.07/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,349	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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 132Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	149.00–154.00	151.14
1	—	1,050	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,183	170.00–175.00	172.18
2	—	1,253	178.00–181.00	179.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	180.00	180.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	160.00	160.00
1	—	960	144.00	144.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	176.00–182.00	179.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	412.00	412.00
3	450–500	497	381.00	381.00
6	500–550	523	354.00–383.00	363.25
5	550–600	585	320.00–340.00	326.62
3	600–650	602	313.00–330.00	323.68
2	650–700	660	310.00–325.00	317.44
1	700–750	710	318.00	318.00
1	750–800	765	296.00	296.00
1	800–850	835	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	369.00	369.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	300.00–330.00	314.84
1	550–600	585	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	640	286.00	286.00
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	558	378.00	378.00
5	600–650	628	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	375	404.00–437.00	421.86
7	450–500	454	373.00–391.00	385.87
7	500–550	506	337.00–359.00	346.38
4	550–600	561	346.00–355.00	352.61
3	600–650	630	339.00–345.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	415	355.00–372.50	364.07
1	550–600	555	319.00	319.00
1	750–800	780	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	607	387.00	387.00
5	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	447.50–477.50	462.28
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	453	405.00–414.00	412.21
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	599	383.00	383.00
1	750–800	750	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	372.50–410.00	390.47
3	450–500	483	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	329.00	329.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	162.00	162.00

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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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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