Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-15.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-12.00 lower. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, No test on Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.01/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −47.99 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$341.01

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.42

vs AR average

−49.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	345.00	1,880	6thin
Medium and Large 1	547	341.87	1,871	18thin
Medium and Large 2	510	321.37	1,639	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $241 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 sale26 hd

341.01

—

AR average7 barns · 320 hd

363.44

−22.42

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−49.81

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−47.99

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%	Low	1,396	160.80	2,245	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	142.33	1,566	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,121	135.83	1,523	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,801	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	848	$2,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	400–450	434	432.95/cwt	400.00–451.00	1,879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	384.97/cwt	384.00–386.00	2,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	407.28/cwt	401.00–414.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	351.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,825	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	427.32/cwt	396.00–450.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	416.52/cwt	400.00–434.00	1,987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	335.09/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	439.78/cwt	439.00–441.00	1,469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	349.03/cwt	342.00–356.00	2,377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	393.95/cwt	391.00–396.00	1,828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	333.95/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	338.74/cwt	338.00–339.00	2,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	551	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	372.17/cwt	359.00–398.00	1,991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	319.88/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	975	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,801.38/head	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	388.08/cwt	385.00–391.00	1,874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	343.07/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,952	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	168.09/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,387	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,229	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	120.16/cwt	102.00–140.00	1,258	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,616	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,098	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	158.02/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,189	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,683	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	201.50/cwt	200.00–203.00	776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,949	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	240.06/cwt	221.00–259.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	362.53/cwt	361.00–364.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	321.37/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.33/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	376.85/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	332.92/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	395.65/cwt	391.00–403.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	383	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,754	3

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 256Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	482.00	482.00
5	350–400	376	396.00–450.00	427.32
8	400–450	434	400.00–451.00	432.95
9	450–500	477	400.00–434.00	416.52
2	500–550	518	401.00–414.00	407.28
2	550–600	575	384.00–386.00	384.97
1	600–650	635	353.00	353.00
4	650–700	681	342.00–356.00	349.03
1	900–950	925	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	396.00	396.00
3	450–500	478	365.00–387.00	376.85
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	309.00	309.00
2	650–700	668	330.00–336.00	332.92
1	750–800	770	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	975	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	458.00	458.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	483	385.00–391.00	388.08
4	500–550	535	359.00–398.00	372.17
5	550–600	569	330.00–357.00	343.07
4	600–650	606	338.00–339.00	338.74
3	650–700	672	315.00–330.00	319.88
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	551	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	348.00	348.00
1	650–700	685	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	439.00–441.00	439.78
4	400–450	429	391.00–403.00	395.65
5	450–500	464	391.00–396.00	393.95
8	500–550	519	340.00–360.00	351.60
9	550–600	573	331.00–345.00	335.09
4	600–650	628	332.00–336.00	333.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	200.00–203.00	201.50
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	435	361.00–364.00	362.53
2	500–550	510	315.00–328.00	321.37
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	670	285.00–300.00	292.33
2	750–800	783	221.00–259.00	240.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	403.00	403.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	402.00	402.00

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)	3	—	1,083	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,801.38
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,425.00	2,425.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	2,650.00	2,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	222.00	222.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	213.00	213.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	157.00	157.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,070	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,115	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,420	166.00–170.00	168.09
1	—	1,420	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,047	102.00–140.00	120.16
2	—	1,385	156.00–160.00	158.02
3	—	1,148	145.00–148.00	146.56
1	—	1,035	169.00	169.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle