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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 29

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 115▲ 32 vs year ago 146 · +21.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 19 vs year ago 31 · −61.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 11 vs year ago 15 · −73.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs sold 25.00 with instances of up to 40.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold steady, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-21.00, mostly 16.00 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 $289.09/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −88.70 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$289.09

23 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$39.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.19

vs AR average

−15.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	296.68	1,572	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	268.00	1,541	2thin
Medium and Large 2	547	257.59	1,408	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.10/cwt here — about $164 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 sale23 hd

289.09

—

AR average10 barns · 489 hd

285.90

+3.19

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−15.55

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−88.70

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	—	Average	1,665	148.00	2,464	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,243	135.42	1,683	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,023	98.12	1,004	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,421	2thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 3	300	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	400.61/cwt	372.50–430.00	1,498	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	383	338.58/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,297	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	279.54/cwt	273.00–286.00	1,099	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	305.45/cwt	291.00–319.00	1,280	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	362.69/cwt	356.00–392.50	1,581	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	334.32/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,595	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,921	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	747	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,002	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	346.32/cwt	339.00–352.50	1,132	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	337.96/cwt	331.00–342.50	1,257	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	293.19/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,237	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	316.04/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,353	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	273.13/cwt	266.00–289.00	1,273	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	315.34/cwt	308.00–324.00	1,485	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,409	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	294.41/cwt	281.00–306.00	1,540	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	315.34/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,668	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	250.88/cwt	238.00–264.00	1,405	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,564	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,541	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,629	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,655	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	231.48/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,454	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,792	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,740	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,548	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	332.90/cwt	329.00–336.00	1,581	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	331.51/cwt	309.00–338.00	1,717	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,559	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	312.23/cwt	299.00–324.00	1,755	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	282.88/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,627	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	278.42/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,606	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	280.25/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,757	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,734	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,749	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,464	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	949	80.79/cwt	60.00–91.00	767	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,467	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,218	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,243	135.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,683	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,658	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	85.51/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,020	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	2,421.13/head	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,421	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 115Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	640	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	280.00–286.00	282.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	264.00–290.00	278.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	377.50	377.50
5	450–500	475	329.00–336.00	332.90
12	500–550	518	309.00–338.00	331.51
3	550–600	562	299.00–324.00	312.23
3	600–650	627	278.00–285.00	280.25
2	650–700	670	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	374	372.50–430.00	400.61
10	400–450	436	356.00–392.50	362.69
9	450–500	477	324.00–350.00	334.32
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	330.00–347.50	338.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	419	291.00–319.00	305.45
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	667	288.00	288.00
11	700–750	747	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	273.00–286.00	279.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	300	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	339.00–352.50	346.32
6	350–400	372	331.00–342.50	337.96
13	400–450	428	300.00–331.00	316.04
5	450–500	471	308.00–324.00	315.34
12	500–550	523	281.00–306.00	294.41
2	550–600	573	273.00	273.00
2	600–650	620	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	422	286.00–298.00	293.19
4	450–500	466	266.00–289.00	273.13
1	500–550	520	271.00	271.00
2	550–600	560	238.00–264.00	250.88
2	600–650	628	230.00–233.00	231.48
1	750–800	770	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	529	310.00–317.00	315.34
3	600–650	617	264.00	264.00
12	700–750	711	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	268.00	268.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	949	60.00–91.00	80.79
1	—	1,160	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,005	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,275	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	132.00–138.00	135.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	148.00	148.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,193	77.00–91.00	85.51

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	—	1,520	2,325.00–2,500.00	2,421.13

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.