Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 13.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder supply included many long weaned calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.29/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −36.72 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$352.29

37 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$27.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.19

vs AR average

−17.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	354.55	1,951	34
Medium and Large 2	550	326.68	1,798	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.87/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale37 hd

352.29

—

AR average8 barns · 373 hd

367.48

−15.19

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−17.52

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−36.72

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	1,625	184.00	2,990	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	171.91	2,460	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	164.98	1,989	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	164.00	1,492	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1Value Added	500–550	510	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	343.43/cwt	335.00–359.00	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	358.12/cwt	345.00–372.00	1,855	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	424.00/cwt	402.00–446.00	1,747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	351.02/cwt	331.00–371.00	1,997	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	351.25/cwt	341.00–353.00	2,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	426.77/cwt	404.00–438.00	2,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	380.87/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	383.67/cwt	355.00–408.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	379.26/cwt	373.00–386.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	341.98/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	466.22/cwt	462.50–470.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	415.03/cwt	406.00–421.00	2,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	380.92/cwt	372.00–390.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	371.55/cwt	350.00–396.00	1,965	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	348.25/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,009	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	331.91/cwt	320.00–341.00	2,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	422.24/cwt	412.50–430.00	1,381	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	307.43/cwt	293.00–319.00	2,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	369.73/cwt	364.00–375.00	1,738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	156.73/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,763	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,422	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	168.09/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,066	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	167.50/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,390	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	825	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,159	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	176.31/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,530	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	326.79/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	397.73/cwt	372.50–416.00	1,456	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	199.78/cwt	164.00–244.00	2,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	360.97/cwt	357.00–364.00	2,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	380.35/cwt	376.00–388.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	353.23/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	322.52/cwt	321.00–324.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	363.69/cwt	352.00–374.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	359.52/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	394.50/cwt	393.00–396.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,314	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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 117Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	384.00	384.00
3	500–550	510	374.00	374.00
4	550–600	580	357.00–364.00	360.97
2	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	650	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	412.50–430.00	422.24
2	400–450	405	393.00–396.00	394.50
2	450–500	470	364.00–375.00	369.73
11	500–550	518	345.00–372.00	358.12
14	550–600	577	340.00–361.00	348.25
3	600–650	620	340.00–344.00	341.98
1	700–750	710	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	339.00	339.00
1	550–600	550	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	372.50–416.00	397.73
3	400–450	430	352.00–374.00	363.69
5	450–500	465	342.00–360.00	353.23
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	573	321.00–324.00	322.52
4	600–650	620	320.00–336.00	326.79
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	715	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	376.00–388.00	380.35
1	550–600	570	329.00	329.00
1	650–700	665	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	382	462.50–470.00	466.22
7	400–450	412	402.00–446.00	424.00
8	450–500	473	404.00–438.00	426.77
2	500–550	535	372.00–390.00	380.92
4	550–600	566	375.00–389.00	380.87
2	600–650	638	355.00–364.00	359.52
1	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	721	341.00–353.00	351.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	445.00	445.00
3	500–550	507	441.00	441.00
5	550–600	573	406.00–421.00	415.03
5	600–650	604	412.00	412.00
1	750–800	770	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	429.00	429.00
2	450–500	488	379.00	379.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	355.00–408.00	383.67
2	450–500	478	373.00–386.00	379.26
9	500–550	529	350.00–396.00	371.55
12	550–600	569	331.00–371.00	351.02
3	600–650	618	335.00–359.00	343.43
7	650–700	659	320.00–341.00	331.91
3	700–750	717	293.00–319.00	307.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	595	321.00	321.00
1	650–700	690	303.00	303.00

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	—	1,335	169.00	169.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	170.00	170.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	164.00–244.00	199.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	152.00–159.00	156.73
2	—	1,353	179.00	179.00
9	—	1,229	163.00–171.00	168.09
1	—	1,020	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	164.00	164.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	166.00–169.00	167.50
3	—	1,435	175.00–179.00	176.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	184.00	184.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle