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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 15

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 217▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 19▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend; however for cattle represented in Feeder classes, strong, higher undertones denoted.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.84/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −114.62 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$311.84

10 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$32.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.50

vs AR average

−30.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	315.04	1,683	9thin
Medium and Large 2	510	283.00	1,443	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.04/cwt here — about $240 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

311.84

—

AR average7 barns · 290 hd

319.34

−7.50

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−30.61

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−114.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $369.12, median $426.46 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,325	75.00	994	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,245	133.00	1,656	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	94.93	1,074	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,950	2thin

Every lot

31 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	372.09/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,161	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	366.66/cwt	343.00–382.50	1,335	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,401	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,630	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,443	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	319.19/cwt	299.00–335.00	1,634	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	309.86/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,741	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,690	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	303.74/cwt	303.00–305.00	1,904	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	760	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,980	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,049	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,233	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,330	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,293	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	287.00/cwt	265.00–304.00	1,495	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,684	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,711	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,385	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	327.28/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,725	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,647	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	264.05/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,658	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	994	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	89.91/cwt	85.00–96.00	944	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,656	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,513	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	106.15/cwt	96.00–121.00	1,032	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,978	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 217Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend; however for cattle represented in Feeder classes, strong, higher undertones denoted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	301.00	301.00
3	500–550	527	326.00–330.00	327.28
2	550–600	578	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	628	260.00–268.00	264.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	521	265.00–304.00	287.00
1	650–700	690	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	915	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	460	268.00	268.00
1	500–550	515	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	340.00–390.00	372.09
8	350–400	364	343.00–382.50	366.66
1	400–450	415	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	485	336.00	336.00
5	500–550	512	299.00–335.00	319.19
4	550–600	562	291.00–320.00	309.86
2	600–650	620	270.00–275.00	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	627	303.00–305.00	303.74
7	750–800	760	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	283.00	283.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	96.00–121.00	106.15

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,570	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,050	85.00–96.00	89.91

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.