Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2025-02-26

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 26
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 316 vs last sale 34▲ 276 vs year ago 74 · +373.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 3▲ 48 vs year ago 12 · +400.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 2▲ 42 vs year ago 3 · +1,400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on any Feeder or Slaughter class as the auction was closed last week due to inclement weather, however; All classes showed definite higher undertones.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $281.38/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −96.40 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.
Average price
$281.38
18 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.44
vs AR average
−25.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552289.411,59812thin
Medium and Large 1-2517270.001,3963thin
Medium and Large 2560260.671,4603thin
One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $138 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 sale18 hd
281.38
—
AR average4 barns · 427 hd
299.82
−18.44
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−25.63
This barn, trailing median18 sales
377.79
−96.40
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
426390354319median 377.7903/2505/0606/1709/2310/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,631146.962,3976thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,324145.751,9305thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,145130.001,4891thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High972101.2298413

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$2,1103thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)994$1,9184thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)731$1,5225
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)765$1,4751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)710$1,3402thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,6501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,000$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,177$2,5376
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,183$1,9382thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)855$2,2632thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)778$2,0002thin

Every lot

100 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308363.54/cwt355.00–372.501,1202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3308253.66/cwt205.00–300.007812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318405.02/cwt390.00–422.501,2885
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325386.13/cwt382.50–390.001,2552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373418.04/cwt405.00–442.501,55910
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385357.74/cwt342.50–377.501,3774
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed401388.00/cwt388.00–388.001,5564
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415335.78/cwt307.50–375.001,3934
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,5315
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431403.85/cwt340.00–420.001,7415
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1453403.11/cwt400.00–407.501,8264
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy462370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479315.70/cwt301.00–352.501,5125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,8614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529327.98/cwt311.00–349.001,7354
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572338.34/cwt324.00–345.001,93522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,9781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,6782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609303.96/cwt280.00–314.001,8515
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6571
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0558
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720295.38/cwt294.00–297.002,12723
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910224.00/cwt224.00–224.002,0381
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,095206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,2561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316363.09/cwt352.50–377.501,1475
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350249.00/cwt249.00–249.008721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2351337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378348.80/cwt322.50–367.501,3186
Heifers350–400Small and Medium 3380740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1161
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408340.02/cwt325.00–352.001,38717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443297.26/cwt285.00–317.001,3173
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2449312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,4016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3191
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476314.82/cwt300.00–328.001,49912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,6563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed517270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3963
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3991
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1542292.96/cwt290.00–299.001,5883
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,5621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed570249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4191
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579269.34/cwt267.00–270.001,5596
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,66912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6704
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662260.50/cwt260.50–260.501,72567
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4631
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6192
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open875186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6281
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3071
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435342.64/cwt330.00–355.001,4902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458371.52/cwt355.00–387.501,7022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488343.31/cwt340.00–345.001,6753
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed505242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515328.30/cwt300.00–343.001,6914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5521
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535285.77/cwt284.00–287.501,5292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,7972
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,9372
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508152.05/cwt151.00–153.002,2932
Bulls——1,622136.55/cwt130.00–140.002,2153
Bulls——1,905168.00/cwt168.00–168.003,2001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81562.00/cwt62.00–62.005051
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82885.58/cwt80.00–91.007092
Cows—Boner 80-85%90089.81/cwt70.00–100.008084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060113.38/cwt110.00–120.001,2024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,8011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310148.59/cwt147.00–150.001,9473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0081
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0942,392.60/head1,700.00–2,850.002,3934
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982119.16/cwt102.50–140.001,1707
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29932,110.07/head1,500.00–2,700.002,1103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29941,917.83/head1,725.00–2,100.001,9184
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7301,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29802,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27101,339.79/head925.00–1,700.001,3402
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27311,522.23/head1,225.00–1,850.001,5225
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27651,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895171.15/cwt150.00–192.501,5323

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.