Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 27.00-43.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 38.00-48.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. No trend established for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.78/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −65.87 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$365.78

15 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

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

$58.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.51

vs AR average

−64.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	377.43	2,073	12thin
Medium and Large 2	512	319.17	1,634	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.26/cwt here — about $439 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale15 hd

365.78

—

AR average8 barns · 572 hd

410.29

−44.51

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−64.85

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−65.87

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	—	Average	1,780	167.33	2,979	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	158.00	2,180	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,165	149.50	1,742	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,068	123.89	1,323	17

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)	1,638	$2,746	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,593	$2,652	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,425	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	400–450	438	399.29/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	459.64/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	338.34/cwt	338.00–339.00	2,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	346.23/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	390.75/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	319.17/cwt	271.00–355.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	365.63/cwt	338.00–372.00	2,208	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	376.47/cwt	375.00–381.00	2,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	361.40/cwt	361.00–364.00	2,031	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	340.99/cwt	339.00–343.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	416.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	447.82/cwt	427.00–477.50	1,858	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	465.64/cwt	447.50–477.50	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	384.67/cwt	377.00–392.50	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	344.99/cwt	334.00–356.00	1,987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.49/cwt	334.00–337.00	2,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	362.93/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	530	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,876	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,016	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	111.79/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,127	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,106	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	134.64/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,509	9
Bulls	—	—	1,510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,401	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,467	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593	2,652.12/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,897	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,295	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,638	2,746.26/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,746	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	433.94/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	385.79/cwt	361.00–399.00	1,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	600–650	620	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	330.41/cwt	321.00–344.00	2,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	296.35/cwt	283.00–310.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	373.07/cwt	361.00–394.00	1,783	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	450–500	485	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 145Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	390.00–410.00	399.29
2	450–500	470	377.00–392.50	384.67
3	500–550	512	271.00–355.00	319.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	363	447.50–477.50	465.64
15	400–450	415	427.00–477.50	447.82
5	450–500	450	400.00–420.00	416.00
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	562	361.00–364.00	361.40
9	600–650	604	338.00–372.00	365.63
2	650–700	683	339.00–343.00	340.99
1	700–750	720	348.00	348.00
2	800–850	808	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	421.00	421.00
4	600–650	619	375.00–381.00	376.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	430.00–495.00	459.64
4	350–400	389	430.00–437.50	433.94
10	400–450	436	370.00–410.00	390.75
8	450–500	478	361.00–394.00	373.07
4	500–550	509	345.00–350.00	347.52
3	550–600	568	340.00–350.00	346.23
3	600–650	622	338.00–339.00	338.34
2	650–700	658	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	720	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	327.00	327.00
2	650–700	668	283.00–310.00	296.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	600	351.00	351.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	361.00–399.00	385.79
5	500–550	522	345.00–375.00	362.93
7	550–600	576	334.00–356.00	344.99
2	600–650	620	334.00–337.00	335.49
9	650–700	659	321.00–344.00	330.41
1	700–750	720	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	336.00	336.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	690	316.00	316.00
1	850–900	885	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	87.00	87.00
1	600–650	620	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,150	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,500	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	103.00–119.00	111.79
9	—	1,121	127.00–142.00	134.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,510	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,970	176.00	176.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,593	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,652.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	130.00	130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	150.00	150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	153.00	153.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,638	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,746.26
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	122.50	122.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	197.00	197.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	162.00	162.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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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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