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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 12

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 104 vs last sale 66▼ 215 vs year ago 385 · −55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 4▲ 19 vs year ago 21 · +90.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 18.00-19.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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 $291.98/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −85.81 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$291.98

8 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$65.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

vs AR average

−22.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	300.12	1,714	7thin
Medium and Large 3	535	235.00	1,257	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.12/cwt here — about $456 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 sale8 hd

291.98

—

AR average11 barns · 424 hd

297.41

−5.43

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−22.98

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−85.81

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	1,585	150.41	2,384	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	138.83	1,840	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,193	125.00	1,491	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	118.63	1,297	19

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)	935	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	426.17/cwt	417.50–447.50	1,330	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	371.74/cwt	333.00–407.50	1,164	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	422.39/cwt	410.00–428.00	1,554	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	351.83/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,319	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,570	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	346.89/cwt	333.00–375.00	1,415	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	417.03/cwt	415.00–418.00	1,727	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	384.16/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,717	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	338.24/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,603	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,800	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	315.10/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,512	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	339.50/cwt	335.00–344.00	1,799	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,909	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,957	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	395.71/cwt	377.50–407.50	1,108	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,103	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	370.35/cwt	331.00–405.00	1,237	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	336.08/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,227	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	303.86/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,307	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	346.35/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,493	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	346.19/cwt	336.00–350.00	1,610	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,418	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	300.12/cwt	286.00–317.00	1,714	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,755	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,100	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,859	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,681	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	349.40/cwt	343.00–361.00	1,876	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	335.51/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,899	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,648	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	295.04/cwt	286.00–304.00	1,823	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	292.12/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,940	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,056	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,982	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	143.32/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,978	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,722	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,043	104.46/cwt	85.00–115.00	1,090	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,282	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	138.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,586	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,438	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,233	136.38/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,682	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,715	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,827	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	142.27/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,070	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	135.59/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,491	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,637	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	965	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,283	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,764	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 66Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 4Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	400	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	480	305.00–325.00	315.10
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	333.00–407.50	371.74
4	350–400	375	325.00–390.00	351.83
3	400–450	408	333.00–375.00	346.89
5	450–500	474	320.00–343.00	338.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	417.50–447.50	426.17
5	350–400	368	410.00–428.00	422.39
6	400–450	414	415.00–418.00	417.03
1	450–500	475	379.00	379.00
2	500–550	530	335.00–344.00	339.50
1	600–650	610	313.00	313.00
1	650–700	650	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	447	382.50–385.00	384.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	377.50–407.50	395.71
7	300–350	334	331.00–405.00	370.35
3	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
17	400–450	431	310.00–355.00	346.35
10	450–500	465	336.00–350.00	346.19
7	550–600	571	286.00–317.00	300.12
2	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	218.00	218.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	365	300.00–365.00	336.08
2	400–450	430	300.00–308.00	303.86
1	450–500	465	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	348.00	348.00
15	500–550	537	343.00–361.00	349.40
10	550–600	566	315.00–345.00	335.51
2	600–650	618	286.00–304.00	295.04
7	650–700	664	275.00–296.00	292.12
2	750–800	773	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	277.00	277.00
2	900–950	905	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	130.00	130.00
9	—	1,043	85.00–115.00	104.46
2	—	1,165	120.00–127.00	123.45
6	—	1,145	135.00–145.00	138.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,270	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	140.00–144.00	142.27
7	—	1,233	135.00–138.00	136.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,745	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,380	135.00–149.00	143.32

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	—	1,100	134.00–137.00	135.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	137.00	137.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	144.00	144.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	133.00	133.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	1,135	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.