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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

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

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 284 vs last sale 350▲ 9 vs year ago 57 · +15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 60▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 45▲ 0 vs year ago 6 · +0.0%

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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. Very muddy, windy conditions in area today.

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 $310.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −116.46 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$310.00

1 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.92

vs AR average

−39.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	310.00	1,845	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

310.00

—

AR average10 barns · 399 hd

335.92

−25.92

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−39.28

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−116.46

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	—	Average	1,415	148.00	2,094	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	134.00	2,345	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	940	90.00	846	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$2,225	1thin

Every lot

43 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,210	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	395.84/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,465	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	361.61/cwt	356.00–371.00	1,356	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,485	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,555	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	346.96/cwt	336.00–363.00	1,610	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,988	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,062	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,109	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	306.40/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,296	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,328	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	272.55/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,458	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	561	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,621	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,567	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	342.56/cwt	331.00–349.00	1,668	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,649	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,802	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,677	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,762	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,844	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,631	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,597	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,345	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,428	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,636	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,456	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,581	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,762	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 350Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 60Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 45Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Very muddy, windy conditions in area today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	487	331.00–349.00	342.56
1	500–550	525	314.00	314.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	286.00	286.00
1	650–700	650	271.00	271.00
3	700–750	712	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	362.50	362.50
2	400–450	423	303.00–310.00	306.40
2	500–550	535	270.00–275.00	272.55
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	525	253.00	253.00
1	650–700	650	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	550	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	561	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	370	392.50–397.50	395.84
2	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	464	336.00–363.00	346.96
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	375	356.00–371.00	361.61
1	450–500	460	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	356.00	356.00
2	400–450	423	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00

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	—	1,245	127.00	127.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	133.00	133.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	140.00	140.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	141.00	141.00

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	—	1,355	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,165	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	134.00	134.00

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.