Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Light run and with not all classes represented; Feeder steers 300-500 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs sold 9.00-10.00 lower. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.33/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −64.68 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$324.33

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$16.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.83

vs AR average

−41.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	328.55	1,714	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	593	319.20	1,893	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	312.00	1,716	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.55/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale15 hd

324.33

—

AR average7 barns · 248 hd

343.16

−18.83

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−41.52

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−64.68

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	1,622	163.00	2,643	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	160.00	2,168	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	139.91	1,497	9thin

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)	730	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,625	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	—	—	2,015	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	151.74/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	144.25/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,668	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,335	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	627	365.37/cwt	354.00–373.00	2,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	384.96/cwt	379.00–397.00	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	328.37/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	465.81/cwt	452.00–480.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	403.88/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,104	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	366.70/cwt	357.50–376.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	351.32/cwt	346.00–378.00	1,676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	401.89/cwt	386.00–410.00	1,921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	465.49/cwt	455.00–482.00	1,471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	382.80/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,136	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	158.24/cwt	143.00–190.00	1,361	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,187.17/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	348.75/cwt	338.00–366.00	1,779	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	393.30/cwt	375.00–422.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	386.61/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,774	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 83Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 3Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,425	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	150.00–154.00	151.74
4	—	1,156	140.00–147.00	144.25
1	—	1,035	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	379.00–397.00	384.96
4	550–600	558	380.00–390.00	382.80
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	347.00	347.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	354.00–373.00	365.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	354.00	354.00
1	500–550	540	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	610	326.00	326.00
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	357.50–376.00	366.70
12	450–500	477	346.00–378.00	351.32
8	500–550	522	324.00–329.00	328.37
1	650–700	665	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	320.00–325.00	322.46
1	550–600	550	312.00	312.00
1	600–650	630	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	590	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	455.00–482.00	465.49
2	350–400	375	452.00–480.00	465.81
1	400–450	405	438.00	438.00
3	450–500	478	386.00–410.00	401.89
8	500–550	521	380.00–425.00	403.88
1	550–600	585	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	480.00	480.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	465	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	375.00–422.00	393.30
3	350–400	383	360.00–400.00	386.61
3	500–550	510	338.00–366.00	348.75
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	860	143.00–190.00	158.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	217.00	217.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187.17

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

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