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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 5

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 178▲ 53 vs year ago 74 · +71.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 7 vs year ago 13 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers and Heifers sold 3.00-8.00, mostly 6.00 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.21/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −105.25 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$321.21

11 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$20.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.21

vs AR average

−21.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	323.04	1,813	10thin
Medium and Large 2	530	303.00	1,606	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.04/cwt here — about $207 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

321.21

—

AR average9 barns · 264 hd

325.42

−4.21

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−21.17

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−105.25

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	1,355	140.00	1,897	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,700	123.00	2,091	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,015	97.00	985	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	68.02	705	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	580	$510	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,350	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	395.12/cwt	352.50–432.50	1,276	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,147	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	421.21/cwt	377.50–447.50	1,525	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	346.22/cwt	327.50–367.50	1,326	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,042	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	361.55/cwt	332.50–388.00	1,515	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	343.12/cwt	336.00–352.00	1,602	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,416	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	334.06/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,737	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,606	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	579	318.31/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,843	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,611	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,735	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	271.39/cwt	253.00–276.00	1,962	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	300.04/cwt	295.00–305.00	969	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,180	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	283.99/cwt	267.50–310.00	1,042	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	349.05/cwt	332.00–357.50	1,298	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	334.15/cwt	323.00–339.00	1,413	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	312.76/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,508	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	486	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,580	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	515	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,617	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	275.70/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,428	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	577	289.87/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,673	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,490	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,709	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,817	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	315.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,616	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,585	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,712	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,617	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,847	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,835	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,709	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,897	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	983	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	885	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	68.02/cwt	60.00–80.00	705	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,199	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,922	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	580	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,922	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 178Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 13

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers and Heifers sold 3.00-8.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a Trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	342.00	342.00
3	350–400	372	332.00–357.50	349.05
6	400–450	423	323.00–339.00	334.15
4	450–500	482	306.00–315.00	312.76
2	650–700	665	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	815	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	589	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	515	314.00	314.00
11	550–600	577	289.00–294.00	289.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	295.00–305.00	300.04
3	350–400	367	267.50–310.00	283.99
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	518	262.00–289.00	275.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	352.50–432.50	395.12
9	350–400	362	377.50–447.50	421.21
5	400–450	419	332.50–388.00	361.55
7	450–500	467	336.00–352.00	343.12
3	500–550	520	332.00–338.00	334.06
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	675	257.00	257.00
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	332.50	332.50
3	350–400	383	327.50–367.50	346.22
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	530	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	615	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	313.00–326.00	318.31
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	723	253.00–276.00	271.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	299.00	299.00
1	600–650	615	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	310.00–320.00	315.67
1	550–600	565	303.00	303.00
3	600–650	637	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	653	281.00	281.00
1	700–750	715	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,080	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	60.00–80.00	68.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,525	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	580	510.00	510.00

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)	1	—	1,365	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	126.00	126.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	109.00	109.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.