Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Very muddy conditions in cattle trade area after heavy rains last two days.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.72/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −96.93 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$334.72

11 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−52.69

vs AR average

−95.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	334.72	1,728	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale11 hd

334.72

—

AR average7 barns · 383 hd

387.41

−52.69

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−95.00

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−96.93

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	137.46	1,616	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	128.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	293.52/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,644	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	169.05/cwt	155.00–188.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	290.96/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	371.85/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	399.78/cwt	375.00–408.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	404.25/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	373.71/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,570	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	335.09/cwt	314.00–339.00	1,719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,063	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	158.65/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 155Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Very muddy conditions in cattle trade area after heavy rains last two days.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,118	120.00–135.00	128.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	291.00–296.00	293.52
2	600–650	613	281.00–301.00	290.96
1	650–700	650	278.00	278.00
1	750–800	775	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	985	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	402.00–405.00	404.25
1	350–400	360	428.00	428.00
8	400–450	416	375.00–408.00	399.78
3	450–500	483	350.00–383.00	371.85
10	500–550	513	314.00–339.00	335.09
1	550–600	550	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	392.50	392.50
1	400–450	410	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	331.00	331.00
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	414.00	414.00
4	400–450	420	370.00–375.00	373.71
2	500–550	518	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	475	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00

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	—	875	155.00–188.00	169.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	143.00	143.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	154.00–164.00	158.65

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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