Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was mostly Plain, Fleshy cattle with the few higher quality weaned cattle selling for a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.01/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −45.00 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$344.01

26 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$49.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.09

vs AR average

−24.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	361.20	2,019	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	327.62	1,848	6thin
Medium and Large 2	562	312.09	1,755	5thin

One grade step is worth $49.11/cwt here — about $264 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

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 sale26 hd

344.01

—

AR average9 barns · 662 hd

364.10

−20.09

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−24.33

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−45.00

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	1,585	180.00	2,852	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,277	165.66	2,115	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	161.54	1,951	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	154.00	1,563	2thin

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$2,900	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 1-2	200–250	244	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	325.93/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	405.26/cwt	370.00–413.00	2,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,672	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	347.34/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	353.11/cwt	337.00–362.00	1,702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	417.69/cwt	416.00–419.00	1,821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	312.97/cwt	309.00–316.00	2,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	454.70/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	383.61/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	330	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	965	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	335	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	361.22/cwt	345.00–366.00	2,315	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	403.23/cwt	390.00–426.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	166.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,951	6
Bulls	—	—	2,120	188.01/cwt	187.00–189.00	3,986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	154.90/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,020	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,576	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	174.99/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,385	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	165.66/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,115	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,879	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	179.13/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,985	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	432.54/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	363.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	316.36/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	416.64/cwt	407.50–430.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	348.48/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	354.56/cwt	351.00–358.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,889	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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 212Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 33Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	244	487.50	487.50
3	400–450	418	379.00	379.00
2	500–550	548	331.00	331.00
4	550–600	572	323.00–329.00	325.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	429.00	429.00
1	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
8	400–450	436	350.00–395.00	383.61
3	450–500	482	337.00–362.00	353.11
3	500–550	525	340.00–356.00	347.34
2	550–600	590	338.00	338.00
2	600–650	615	351.00–358.00	354.56
1	650–700	670	338.00	338.00
3	700–750	723	309.00–316.00	312.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	563	370.00	370.00
17	600–650	641	345.00–366.00	361.22
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	296.00	296.00
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	367.00	367.00
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	363.96
1	500–550	540	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	568	301.00–324.00	316.36
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	445.00	445.00
6	350–400	360	440.00–480.00	454.70
5	400–450	436	416.00–419.00	417.69
10	500–550	528	370.00–413.00	405.26
1	550–600	575	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	735	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	382.00	382.00
12	700–750	724	369.00	369.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	427.50–437.50	432.54
3	350–400	377	407.50–430.00	416.64
1	400–450	430	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	550	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	274	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	338	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	470	402.00	402.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	433.00	433.00
2	550–600	553	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	432.00	432.00
6	500–550	523	390.00–426.00	403.23
2	600–650	618	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	730	319.00	319.00
2	750–800	783	293.00	293.00
1	850–900	870	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	368.00	368.00
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	508	347.00–350.00	348.48
1	550–600	580	309.00	309.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,172	162.00–170.00	166.48
4	—	1,304	153.00–159.00	154.90
1	—	1,325	175.00	175.00
1	—	920	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	144.00	144.00
1	—	925	164.00	164.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	164.00–168.00	165.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,120	187.00–189.00	188.01
1	—	1,400	184.00	184.00
4	—	1,363	166.00–179.00	174.99

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	2	—	1,108	173.00–187.00	179.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	155.00	155.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle