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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 2

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 154▼ 72 vs year ago 131 · −55.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 23▲ 12 vs year ago 12 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 8▲ 27 vs year ago 7 · +385.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder class to establish a Trend; however higher undertones were denoted in classes offered. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher. Good soaking rain is finally falling in area.

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 $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −92.79 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.53

vs AR average

−36.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	285.00	1,553	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

285.00

—

AR average9 barns · 254 hd

304.53

−19.53

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−36.38

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−92.79

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	1,590	159.38	2,534	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	136.39	1,991	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	129.85	1,508	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,198	$2,787	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$2,334	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$2,312	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,277	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,268	10
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,550	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,400	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,775	$4,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	850	$2,775	1thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	310	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,287	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	434.53/cwt	412.50–470.00	1,360	4
Steers	300–350	Small and Medium 3	345	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	411.64/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,527	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,138	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,496	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,591	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,140	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	345	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,321	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	355.12/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,360	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,539	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,519	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,663	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,738	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,535	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	522	333.45/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,741	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,701	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,557	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,375	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	161.03/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,549	6
Bulls	—	—	1,730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,941	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	825	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,048	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	122.92/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,387	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,676	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,857	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,946	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	139.13/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,084	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,775	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	2,333.96/head	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,334	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,311.98/head	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,312	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	2,267.92/head	1,525.00–2,775.00	2,268	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,787.32/head	2,775.00–2,800.00	2,787	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	2,276.95/head	2,075.00–2,475.00	2,277	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	134.09/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	138.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,039	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	136.48/cwt	120.00–147.00	1,328	3

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 154Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 23Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 8Year ago 7

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,775.00	2,775.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	133.00–135.00	134.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,283	2,075.00–2,475.00	2,276.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,333.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,109	1,525.00–2,775.00	2,267.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,088	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,311.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,775.00–2,800.00	2,787.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,473	136.00–141.00	138.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,775	4,025.00	4,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	665	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	230.00	230.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	973	120.00–147.00	136.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	412.50–470.00	434.53
4	350–400	371	405.00–417.50	411.64
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	485	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	345	875.00	875.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	370.00	370.00
10	350–400	383	348.00–358.00	355.12
1	400–450	435	315.00	315.00
4	450–500	481	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	635	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	424.00	424.00
3	500–550	522	327.00–347.00	333.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	160.00–163.00	161.03
1	—	1,730	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,557	150.00–155.00	152.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	120.00–125.00	122.92
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,260	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,317	140.00–142.00	140.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	134.00–136.00	135.02
2	—	1,498	137.00–141.00	139.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	127.00	127.00

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.