Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 7.00 higher, except 500-600 lbs sold 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 16.00-21.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.37/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −38.64 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$350.37

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.13

vs AR average

−39.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	350.37	1,937	13thin

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

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 sale13 hd

350.37

—

AR average8 barns · 405 hd

359.50

−9.13

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−39.54

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−38.64

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%	Average	1,309	156.26	2,045	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	141.31	1,660	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	348.43/cwt	346.00–351.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	363.37/cwt	356.00–371.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	389.09/cwt	370.00–402.00	2,027	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.81/cwt	318.00–340.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	448.28/cwt	436.00–467.50	1,851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	306.96/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	481.04/cwt	465.00–497.50	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	386.19/cwt	378.00–396.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	401.01/cwt	400.00–403.00	2,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	386.31/cwt	354.00–411.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	349.77/cwt	338.00–356.00	1,864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	399.31/cwt	381.00–411.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	347.96/cwt	339.00–352.00	1,983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	409.69/cwt	390.00–432.00	1,749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	339.96/cwt	331.00–349.00	2,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,862	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,153	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	665	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,101	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,958	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	128.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,286	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	155.52/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,076	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,090	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,938	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 153Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 29Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	383.00	383.00
3	450–500	458	381.00–411.00	399.31
9	500–550	521	370.00–402.00	389.09
2	550–600	560	356.00–371.00	363.37
2	600–650	618	346.00–351.00	348.43
3	650–700	675	318.00–340.00	330.81
1	800–850	825	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	356.00	356.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	390	465.00–497.50	481.04
5	400–450	413	436.00–467.50	448.28
1	450–500	465	428.00	428.00
9	500–550	513	400.00–403.00	401.01
3	550–600	568	378.00–396.00	386.19
1	600–650	620	371.00	371.00
1	650–700	650	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	815	304.00–310.00	306.96
2	850–900	895	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	386.00	386.00
1	450–500	455	398.00	398.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
12	400–450	427	390.00–432.00	409.69
5	450–500	467	354.00–411.00	386.31
4	500–550	533	338.00–356.00	349.77
7	550–600	570	339.00–352.00	347.96
2	600–650	623	331.00–349.00	339.96
1	650–700	650	349.00	349.00
1	700–750	715	317.00	317.00
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	366.00	366.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	170.00	170.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	194.00	194.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,350	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,000	120.00–133.00	128.61
1	—	1,395	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	154.00–157.00	155.52
1	—	1,290	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,275	152.00	152.00

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

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