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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 22

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 75▲ 76 vs year ago 39 · +194.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 1 · +900.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented, Feeder steers 400-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.97/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −102.82 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$274.97

11 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$15.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs AR average

−29.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	276.36	1,458	10thin
Medium and Large 2	540	261.00	1,409	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.36/cwt here — about $48 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 sale11 hd

274.97

—

AR average10 barns · 522 hd

276.27

−1.31

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−29.45

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−102.82

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.51, low $332.98, median $377.79 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	—	High	2,030	146.00	2,964	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	137.10	1,988	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,150	97.25	1,118	4thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	374.02/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,223	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,057	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	989	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,041	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	296.60/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,252	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	354.37/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,527	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	288.15/cwt	274.00–310.00	1,337	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	343.48/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,611	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	324.87/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,647	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,409	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,728	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	239.45/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,712	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	258.02/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,956	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,036	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	309.54/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,155	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	284.71/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,090	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	280.08/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,157	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	301.66/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,285	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	267.94/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,273	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	280.06/cwt	264.00–291.00	1,445	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,409	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	261.58/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,499	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,544	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	258.23/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,601	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	710	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,605	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,608	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	308.29/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,458	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,717	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,428	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	292.01/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,542	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	281.01/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,627	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	270.75/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,665	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,030	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	815	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	489	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,042	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,368	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,791	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	137.10/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,988	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,001	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,586	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,592	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 75Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 1

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	276.00–294.00	284.71
3	400–450	413	274.00–284.00	280.08
2	450–500	475	266.00–270.00	267.94
1	500–550	540	261.00	261.00
1	900–950	935	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	331.00	331.00
3	350–400	373	300.00–326.00	309.54
8	400–450	426	284.00–310.00	301.66
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
8	500–550	516	264.00–291.00	280.06
2	550–600	573	259.00–264.00	261.58
9	600–650	620	256.00–260.00	258.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	305.00–312.00	308.29
2	500–550	525	327.00	327.00
8	550–600	579	273.00–289.00	281.01
3	600–650	615	263.00–277.00	270.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	290.00–296.00	292.01
1	600–650	620	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	311.00	311.00
3	400–450	422	280.00–312.00	296.60
6	450–500	464	274.00–310.00	288.15
1	500–550	540	261.00	261.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	715	233.00–246.00	239.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	257.00	257.00
1	400–450	410	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–382.50	374.02
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
11	400–450	431	342.00–357.00	354.37
7	450–500	469	321.00–350.00	343.48
3	500–550	507	315.00–330.00	324.87
1	550–600	580	298.00	298.00
2	750–800	758	251.00–265.00	258.02

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	112.50	112.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	135.00	135.00

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	—	1,305	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,030	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,120	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,255	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	134.00–141.00	137.10

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.