Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-19.00 higher, 500-600 lbs no comparable receipts from last week, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 30.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder supply was average with several groups of long weaned cattle selling for a Premium. Not enough comparable receipts for 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 $360.15/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −28.85 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$360.15

42 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$80.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.05

vs AR average

−24.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	364.40	1,970	26
Medium and Large 1-2	509	357.87	1,820	15thin
Medium and Large 2	570	284.00	1,619	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.40/cwt here — about $352 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

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 sale42 hd

360.15

—

AR average6 barns · 240 hd

354.10

+6.05

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−24.24

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−28.85

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	1,657	171.58	2,843	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	157.74	2,354	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,036	140.37	1,455	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	905	132.00	1,195	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1	650–700	681	368.50/cwt	362.00–376.00	2,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	431.25/cwt	407.00–464.00	2,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	689	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	483.50/cwt	480.00–487.00	1,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	443.46/cwt	431.00–457.00	1,840	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	345.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	332.20/cwt	312.00–338.00	2,282	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	477.91/cwt	465.00–491.00	1,787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	440.21/cwt	418.00–465.00	1,611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	328	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	515.94/cwt	512.00–520.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	339.83/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	384.96/cwt	378.00–392.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	346.84/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,953	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	386.86/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	396.16/cwt	378.00–422.00	1,866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,342	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	360	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,051	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	630	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	334.34/cwt	319.00–346.00	2,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	373.73/cwt	352.00–388.00	1,734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	500.27/cwt	495.00–509.00	1,596	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	430	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,127	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	440	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	999	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	898	123.60/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,110	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	144.45/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,517	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,358	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	156.14/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,269	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,168	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,008	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,195	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	167.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	409.78/cwt	386.00–427.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,619	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	466	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	385.39/cwt	375.00–396.00	1,869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	340.44/cwt	336.00–345.00	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	362.64/cwt	356.00–368.00	2,212	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	453.86/cwt	443.00–465.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	356.41/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	491.64/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	682	384.11/cwt	382.00–385.00	2,620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	748	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	376.97/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,990	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	575	413.52/cwt	403.00–418.00	2,378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	408.42/cwt	395.00–422.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	401.22/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	433.69/cwt	430.00–438.00	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,840	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,791	4

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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 124Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	512.00–520.00	515.94
11	300–350	319	495.00–509.00	500.27
5	350–400	374	465.00–491.00	477.91
6	400–450	415	431.00–457.00	443.46
10	450–500	466	407.00–464.00	431.25
1	500–550	500	391.00	391.00
3	550–600	583	370.00–395.00	386.86
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
4	650–700	681	362.00–376.00	368.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	513.00	513.00
3	400–450	417	485.00–495.00	491.64
3	500–550	512	430.00–438.00	433.69
12	550–600	575	403.00–418.00	413.52
1	600–650	645	383.00	383.00
10	650–700	682	382.00–385.00	384.11
1	800–850	805	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	630	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	443.00–465.00	453.86
4	400–450	423	386.00–427.00	409.78
2	450–500	485	375.00–396.00	385.39
1	500–550	500	379.00	379.00
1	550–600	590	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	294.00	294.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	471	378.00–422.00	396.16
6	500–550	529	360.00–420.00	401.22
2	550–600	563	340.00–354.00	346.84
5	600–650	625	319.00–346.00	334.34
5	650–700	687	312.00–338.00	332.20
1	700–750	725	323.00	323.00
1	850–900	880	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	368.00	368.00
1	600–650	600	367.00	367.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	339.00	339.00
2	500–550	528	336.00–345.00	340.44
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	395.00–422.00	408.42
4	450–500	450	398.00	398.00
16	500–550	528	375.00–379.00	376.97
2	550–600	555	353.00	353.00
34	600–650	610	356.00–368.00	362.64
8	650–700	689	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	748	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	480.00–487.00	483.50
8	350–400	366	418.00–465.00	440.21
2	400–450	438	378.00–392.00	384.96
10	450–500	464	352.00–388.00	373.73
3	500–550	527	340.00–350.00	345.90
5	550–600	584	330.00–349.00	339.83
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	430	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	485	348.00–365.00	356.41
1	550–600	570	284.00	284.00
1	600–650	615	276.00	276.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	466	390.00	390.00
7	500–550	500	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	408.00	408.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	168.00	168.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	158.00	158.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	3,325.00	3,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	898	117.00–129.00	123.60
2	—	1,050	144.00–145.00	144.45
2	—	1,265	162.00–165.00	163.52
1	—	1,105	153.00	153.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,453	153.00–158.00	156.14
1	—	1,720	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,605	165.00–170.00	167.37

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

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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