Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold steady, 400-600 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 higher, no test on over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 16.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 5.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 higher, no test on over 600 lbs. Feeder supply was mostly above average in quality. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, No test on Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.61/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −49.04 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$382.61

28 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$63.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.62

vs AR average

−17.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	388.58	2,177	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	379.29	2,027	7thin
Medium and Large 2	540	350.00	1,890	1thin
Medium and Large 3	575	325.00	1,869	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.58/cwt here — about $308 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 sale28 hd

382.61

—

AR average7 barns · 299 hd

389.22

−6.62

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−17.28

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−49.04

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	—	High	1,715	182.50	3,130	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	178.11	2,387	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,088	162.08	1,764	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	151.56	1,516	3thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	685	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Value Added	550–600	595	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	347.25/cwt	342.50–352.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	460.64/cwt	432.50–465.00	2,036	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	394.83/cwt	392.00–397.50	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	349.50/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	390.71/cwt	360.00–422.50	1,692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	396.55/cwt	390.00–399.00	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	480.41/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	351.13/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	379.32/cwt	374.00–395.00	2,185	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,947	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	323.50/cwt	307.00–340.00	2,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	366.51/cwt	359.00–380.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	421.35/cwt	414.00–425.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	334.84/cwt	314.00–345.00	2,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	322.69/cwt	310.00–328.00	2,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	369.67/cwt	367.00–371.00	2,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	345.77/cwt	329.00–358.00	2,178	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	176.39/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,228	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	959	148.74/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,426	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	162.34/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	185.68/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,234	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	175.71/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,281	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,992	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,257	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	182.28/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,550	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	165.77/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	396.22/cwt	391.00–399.00	2,033	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	191.16/cwt	173.00–249.00	1,793	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,197	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,491	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	313.36/cwt	301.00–338.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	390.97/cwt	386.00–396.00	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	420.29/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 123Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 14Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	416.00	416.00
3	550–600	595	397.00	397.00
3	600–650	602	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	442.50	442.50
8	350–400	369	450.00–495.00	480.41
7	400–450	442	432.50–465.00	460.64
1	450–500	480	418.00	418.00
5	500–550	515	390.00–399.00	396.55
10	550–600	576	374.00–395.00	379.32
2	600–650	645	349.00–350.00	349.50
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	700	307.00–340.00	323.50
1	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	407.50–435.00	420.29
2	400–450	433	360.00–422.50	390.71
2	450–500	473	386.00–396.00	390.97
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	378.00	378.00
2	650–700	693	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	381.00	381.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	367.00	367.00
1	350–400	370	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	415	342.50–352.00	347.25
1	450–500	490	342.00	342.00
3	500–550	544	301.00–338.00	313.36
1	600–650	600	279.00	279.00
1	650–700	660	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	433	392.00–397.50	394.83
4	450–500	480	359.00–380.00	366.51
5	500–550	533	342.00–355.00	351.13
1	550–600	550	354.00	354.00
3	600–650	630	329.00–358.00	345.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	414.00–425.00	421.35
1	450–500	455	402.00	402.00
3	500–550	513	391.00–399.00	396.22
3	550–600	563	367.00–371.00	369.67
6	600–650	610	314.00–345.00	334.84
4	650–700	655	310.00–328.00	322.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	174.00–179.00	176.39
1	—	1,490	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,399	181.00–185.00	182.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	959	134.00–155.00	148.74
2	—	1,203	183.00–188.00	185.68
6	—	1,298	173.00–178.00	175.71
4	—	1,066	165.00–168.00	165.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	157.00–167.00	162.34
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,830	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	938	173.00–249.00	191.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	173.00	173.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	173.00	173.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	165.00	165.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle