Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very light run on calves, Not enough in any class to establish a Trend. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, No test on Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $383.15/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −48.50 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$383.15

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$63.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.08

vs AR average

−26.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	400.58	2,181	8thin
Medium and Large 2	533	336.67	1,796	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.91/cwt here — about $385 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 sale11 hd

383.15

—

AR average8 barns · 476 hd

384.23

−1.08

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−26.93

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−48.50

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	1,870	154.00	2,880	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	160.00	2,160	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	145.18	1,726	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	138.50	1,475	2thin

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)	1,405	$2,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	Lean 85-90%	—	915	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,616	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	144.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,660	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	128.53/cwt	100.00–139.00	1,472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	299.39/cwt	289.00–310.00	2,180	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	305.56/cwt	290.00–322.00	2,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	396.08/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	422.91/cwt	402.50–445.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	307.94/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	405.10/cwt	380.00–422.00	1,697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	384.87/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,847	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	209.79/cwt	187.00–228.00	1,861	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,598	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,160	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	152.27/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	278.38/cwt	272.00–285.00	2,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	337.19/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	361.00/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,040	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	156.52/cwt	142.00–170.00	1,562	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	154.33/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	458.52/cwt	452.50–465.00	1,426	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	368.08/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	388.80/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	379.94/cwt	372.50–388.00	1,998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	338.59/cwt	333.00–347.50	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 85Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 12Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 3Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Very light run on calves, Not enough in any class to establish a Trend. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, No test on Slaughter bulls.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,215	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	158.00–159.00	158.51
7	—	1,146	140.00–148.00	144.81
4	—	1,145	100.00–139.00	128.53
6	—	1,231	149.00–154.00	152.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	129.00	129.00
1	—	2,010	179.00	179.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	372.50–388.00	379.94
2	550–600	565	352.00–370.00	361.00
2	600–650	640	300.00–316.00	307.94
2	700–750	728	289.00–310.00	299.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	625	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	452.50–465.00	458.52
2	350–400	380	402.50–445.00	422.91
6	400–450	419	380.00–422.00	405.10
2	450–500	490	377.00	377.00
5	500–550	529	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	570	380.00–395.00	384.87
1	650–700	690	311.00	311.00
2	700–750	725	290.00–322.00	305.56
2	800–850	825	272.00–285.00	278.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	385.00–392.50	388.80
1	400–450	410	371.00	371.00
2	450–500	475	366.00–370.00	368.08
2	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	382.50	382.50
5	350–400	370	380.00–415.00	396.08
4	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	615	301.00	301.00
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	333.00–347.50	338.59
4	450–500	483	321.00–345.00	337.19
1	600–650	645	296.00	296.00
1	700–750	730	239.00	239.00

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,325.00	2,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	210.00	210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	887	187.00–228.00	209.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	998	142.00–170.00	156.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	148.00–160.00	154.33

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

Replacement Cattle