Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-16.00, mostly 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 11.00-13.00 higher, over 600 lbs, not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, No comparable receipts from last week to establish a trend for Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.91/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 8 of 19 comparable sales and sits −10.74 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$420.91

12 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$43.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs AR average

+4.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	424.54	2,178	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	381.00	2,076	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.54/cwt here — about $101 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 sale12 hd

420.91

—

AR average8 barns · 512 hd

422.57

−1.66

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

+4.38

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−10.74

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	1,733	185.66	3,217	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	171.76	2,396	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	155.11	1,677	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	140.54	1,417	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
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	880	$3,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1	550–600	584	363.80/cwt	359.00–368.00	2,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	415.95/cwt	400.00–434.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	424.54/cwt	416.00–427.00	2,178	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	427.36/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	465.28/cwt	422.50–487.50	1,712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	395.19/cwt	389.00–397.00	1,699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	488.15/cwt	435.00–515.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	332.94/cwt	329.00–337.00	2,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	411.99/cwt	410.00–414.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	443.88/cwt	421.00–460.00	1,922	12
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	396.32/cwt	385.00–403.00	2,077	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	400.04/cwt	389.00–410.00	1,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	241.74/cwt	224.00–259.00	2,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	395.47/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,859	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	369.09/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,111	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	377.32/cwt	350.00–391.00	1,932	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	321.65/cwt	305.00–336.00	2,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	352.26/cwt	344.00–364.00	2,202	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	169.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,776	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	151.54/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,447	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	133.81/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	173.70/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,449	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	166.11/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,978	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	137.68/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,291	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	184.75/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,211	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	154.97/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,581	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	196.70/cwt	192.00–201.00	3,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,021	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,246	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,714	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	192.60/cwt	170.00–243.00	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	392.86/cwt	385.00–408.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.49/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	352.03/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	318.45/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	285.96/cwt	283.00–289.00	2,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	358.07/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	358.62/cwt	344.00–383.00	1,542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	368.52/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	351.88/cwt	349.00–353.00	2,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,907	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,428	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 190Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–434.00	415.95
2	350–400	383	410.00–414.00	411.99
6	400–450	430	389.00–397.00	395.19
19	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	395.47
9	500–550	512	350.00–391.00	377.32
5	550–600	584	359.00–368.00	363.80
2	650–700	660	329.00–337.00	332.94
1	950–1000	960	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	371.00	371.00
5	400–450	430	344.00–383.00	358.62
2	450–500	488	350.00–354.00	352.03
1	500–550	525	339.00	339.00
1	550–600	585	331.00	331.00
2	600–650	635	319.00–322.00	320.49
1	650–700	660	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	820	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	490	393.00	393.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	435.00–515.00	488.15
11	350–400	368	422.50–487.50	465.28
12	400–450	433	421.00–460.00	443.88
6	450–500	469	422.00–445.00	427.36
11	500–550	513	416.00–427.00	424.54
2	600–650	615	382.00	382.00
2	650–700	655	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	469	385.00–408.00	392.86
1	500–550	545	381.00	381.00
1	650–700	685	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–335.00	318.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	484	394.00	394.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	389.00–410.00	400.04
4	500–550	524	385.00–403.00	396.32
9	550–600	572	355.00–385.00	369.09
5	600–650	625	344.00–364.00	352.26
6	650–700	677	305.00–336.00	321.65
2	900–950	923	224.00–259.00	241.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	386.00	386.00
7	500–550	534	360.00–373.00	368.52
2	550–600	565	350.00–366.00	358.07
2	600–650	620	330.00–340.00	335.00
2	750–800	760	283.00–289.00	285.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	386.00	386.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	349.00–353.00	351.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	3,225.00	3,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	165.00–175.00	169.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	170.00–243.00	192.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	131.00	131.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	140.00–161.00	151.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	144.00	144.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	122.00–145.00	133.81
1	—	1,145	154.00	154.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	173.00–175.00	173.70
1	—	1,335	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	162.00–168.00	166.11
6	—	938	126.00–147.00	137.68
2	—	1,020	153.00–157.00	154.97
1	—	1,180	172.00	172.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	182.00–187.00	184.75
2	—	1,535	175.00–176.00	175.53
2	—	1,925	192.00–201.00	196.70

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle