Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test in all classes; Feeder steers over 400 lbs sold 10.00-13.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 lower. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.80/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −57.21 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$331.80

12 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$12.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.00

vs AR average

−32.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	332.87	1,832	11thin
Medium and Large 2	525	320.00	1,680	1thin

One grade step is worth $12.87/cwt here — about $152 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 sale12 hd

331.80

—

AR average9 barns · 508 hd

333.80

−2.00

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−32.16

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−57.21

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	—	Low	1,533	163.59	2,508	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	165.00	2,120	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	126.96	1,470	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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%	—	1,380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	105.57/cwt	75.00–129.00	1,151	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,533	163.59/cwt	154.00–169.00	2,508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	154.54/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	330.07/cwt	314.00–347.00	1,898	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	400.05/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,468	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	331.03/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	406.41/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	307.49/cwt	304.00–311.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	303.50/cwt	303.00–304.00	2,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	341.78/cwt	334.00–357.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	352.91/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	439.72/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	366.21/cwt	354.00–372.00	1,586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	337.77/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	377.02/cwt	376.00–378.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	351.31/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	900–950	945	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	703	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,119	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,091	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	357.95/cwt	343.00–371.00	1,690	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 142Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 31Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 12Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	136.00	136.00
3	—	1,090	75.00–129.00	105.57
2	—	1,148	154.00–155.00	154.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	154.00–169.00	163.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	334.00–357.00	341.78
2	550–600	575	314.00–347.00	330.07
2	600–650	618	304.00–311.00	307.49
2	650–700	665	303.00–304.00	303.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	703	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	390.00–415.00	406.41
7	350–400	367	380.00–407.00	400.05
10	400–450	433	354.00–372.00	366.21
2	450–500	460	345.00–361.00	352.91
3	500–550	535	329.00–345.00	337.77
8	550–600	556	328.00–336.00	331.03
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	660	321.00	321.00
2	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	750	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	435.00–445.00	439.72
2	400–450	425	394.00	394.00
1	450–500	450	379.00	379.00
2	500–550	510	376.00–378.00	377.02
3	600–650	619	350.00–352.00	351.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	397.50	397.50
1	400–450	405	419.00	419.00
3	450–500	472	343.00–371.00	357.95
2	500–550	518	338.00	338.00
3	700–750	720	309.00	309.00

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	1	—	1,110	170.00	170.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	246.00	246.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,525.00	2,525.00

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

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