Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 25.00-30.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers inder 400 lbs sold 30.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher, no test on Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $400.29/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −31.36 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$400.29

18 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$89

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

$3.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs AR average

−68.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	403.00	2,136	3thin
Medium and Large 1	557	399.74	2,225	15thin

One grade step is worth $3.26/cwt here — about −$89 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

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 sale18 hd

400.29

—

AR average9 barns · 288 hd

399.63

+0.65

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−68.75

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−31.36

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	158.49	2,173	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	149.44	1,683	16

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)	1,185	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	908	$2,072	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,937	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	400–450	420	341.73/cwt	332.00–351.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	418.28/cwt	400.00–444.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	430.68/cwt	419.00–446.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	285.41/cwt	281.00–290.00	2,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	328.50/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,689	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	695	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	373.09/cwt	365.00–379.00	1,772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	640	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	484.04/cwt	475.00–489.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	702	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,345	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	394.87/cwt	372.00–410.00	2,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	391.35/cwt	368.00–417.00	1,832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,936.52/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	344.61/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	337.99/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	393.88/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	392.39/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,178	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	2,072.18/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	424.27/cwt	413.00–436.00	2,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	439.27/cwt	422.00–452.00	1,643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	415.98/cwt	414.00–418.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,349	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,339	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	434.82/cwt	424.00–439.00	1,852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	806	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	423.20/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,002	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	850–900	865	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,548	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,128	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	157.99/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,188	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	166.21/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,973	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,951	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	122.17/cwt	105.00–134.00	1,268	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	144.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	160.72/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	161.75/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,119	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	153.03/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	341.79/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	323.50/cwt	318.00–329.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	320.60/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	381.37/cwt	378.00–385.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	333.89/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	341.41/cwt	332.00–358.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	384.86/cwt	366.00–387.00	2,209	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	383.03/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	372.00/cwt	364.00–380.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	339.52/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	352.50/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	387.58/cwt	385.00–388.00	2,372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,074	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 276Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	367.00	367.00
2	400–450	420	332.00–351.00	341.73
1	450–500	455	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	433.00	433.00
7	600–650	612	385.00–388.00	387.58
33	700–750	702	383.00	383.00
10	800–850	806	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	475.00–489.00	484.04
6	350–400	374	422.00–452.00	439.27
5	400–450	426	424.00–439.00	434.82
13	450–500	473	400.00–445.00	423.20
2	500–550	510	413.00–436.00	424.27
10	550–600	574	366.00–387.00	384.86
1	600–650	605	356.00	356.00
1	650–700	685	361.00	361.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	475	131.00	131.00
1	850–900	865	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	495	364.00–380.00	372.00
1	650–700	680	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	403.00	403.00
5	700–750	720	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	406.00	406.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	419.00–446.00	430.68
6	350–400	368	400.00–444.00	418.28
8	400–450	423	380.00–420.00	393.88
9	450–500	468	368.00–417.00	391.35
3	500–550	525	332.00–355.00	344.61
2	550–600	565	347.00	347.00
2	600–650	623	331.00–337.00	333.89
2	650–700	673	336.00–340.00	337.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	555	389.00	389.00
7	700–750	702	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	316.00	316.00
1	400–450	445	303.00	303.00
4	450–500	466	311.00–335.00	320.60
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	372.00–400.00	383.03
3	350–400	378	378.00–385.00	381.37
3	400–450	428	332.00–358.00	341.41
2	450–500	485	340.00–365.00	352.50
1	500–550	515	316.00	316.00
1	600–650	625	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	690	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	705	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	670	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	414.00–418.00	415.98
4	450–500	475	365.00–379.00	373.09
11	500–550	517	372.00–410.00	394.87
2	550–600	555	380.00–405.00	392.39
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	675	320.00–337.00	328.50
2	700–750	725	324.00	324.00
1	800–850	820	297.00	297.00
2	850–900	878	281.00–290.00	285.41
1	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	343.00	343.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	334.00–350.00	341.79
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	573	339.00–340.00	339.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	344.00	344.00
2	450–500	455	318.00–329.00	323.50
1	600–650	610	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00

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)	2	—	825	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,936.52
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,072.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	148.00	148.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	220.00	220.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	157.00–164.00	160.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	161.00–163.00	161.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	151.00–155.00	153.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,385	157.00–159.00	157.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	165.00–168.00	166.21
3	—	1,242	155.00–159.00	157.05
4	—	1,038	105.00–134.00	122.17
3	—	1,008	140.00–148.00	144.63

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

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Replacement Cattle

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