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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 23

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Apr 16Apr 23Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 123▲ 113 vs year ago 78 · +144.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 22▼ 15 vs year ago 24 · −62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 18▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold steady, 500-600 lbs sold 12.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.98/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −94.80 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$282.98

26 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$49.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.60

vs AR average

−46.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	302.76	1,667	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	260.00	1,430	4thin
Medium and Large 2	561	253.74	1,423	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.01/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd

282.98

—

AR average9 barns · 332 hd

295.58

−12.60

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−46.97

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−94.80

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	144.98	1,964	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,033	114.00	1,177	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	865	104.50	904	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,335	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	409.35/cwt	392.50–422.50	1,527	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,434	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	396.51/cwt	376.00–415.00	1,697	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	340.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,462	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	366.55/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,686	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,815	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	338.01/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,818	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	354.63/cwt	349.00–358.00	1,986	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,035	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,863	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,124	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,938	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,003	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	249.57/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,959	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,104	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,073	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	359.24/cwt	332.50–375.00	1,354	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	323.44/cwt	315.00–329.00	1,239	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	334.66/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,406	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	333.33/cwt	316.00–350.00	1,540	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	272.60/cwt	201.00–310.00	1,303	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	312.98/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,627	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,782	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	230.64/cwt	218.00–255.00	1,299	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	302.32/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,717	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	283.18/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,634	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,851	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	222.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,380	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,614	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,317	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	264.52/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,756	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,853	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,386	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,640	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,893	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	352.33/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,811	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,726	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	350.53/cwt	343.00–358.00	1,973	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	306.62/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,880	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,009	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,030	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,992	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,060	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	899	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	773	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,736	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,506	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	144.98/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,964	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,758	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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 123Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 22Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 18Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	550	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	383	315.00–329.00	323.44
3	450–500	478	201.00–310.00	272.60
1	500–550	535	333.00	333.00
5	550–600	563	218.00–255.00	230.64
2	600–650	620	215.00–230.00	222.50
1	800–850	830	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	300	357.50	357.50
9	350–400	377	332.50–375.00	359.24
8	400–450	420	322.00–340.00	334.66
11	450–500	462	316.00–350.00	333.33
6	500–550	520	305.00–321.00	312.98
3	550–600	577	276.00–290.00	283.18
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
13	650–700	664	251.00–275.00	264.52
1	800–850	820	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	295.00–310.00	302.32
3	600–650	603	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	805	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	452.50	452.50
8	350–400	373	392.50–422.50	409.35
4	400–450	428	376.00–415.00	396.51
4	450–500	460	360.00–370.00	366.55
2	500–550	538	336.00–340.00	338.01
5	550–600	560	349.00–358.00	354.63
1	600–650	630	323.00	323.00
2	700–750	723	268.00	268.00
1	750–800	750	267.00	267.00
1	800–850	800	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	430	335.00–345.00	340.06
2	750–800	785	244.00–255.00	249.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	343.00	343.00
5	500–550	505	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	392.00	392.00
2	500–550	533	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	715	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
13	500–550	514	330.00–370.00	352.33
4	550–600	563	343.00–358.00	350.53
2	600–650	613	297.00–316.00	306.62
1	650–700	650	309.00	309.00
2	700–750	705	288.00	288.00
2	750–800	775	257.00	257.00
4	800–850	841	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	298.00	298.00
1	550–600	555	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	509	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	328.00	328.00
1	650–700	680	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	—	920	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,255	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,165	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	144.00–146.00	144.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	103.00	103.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	189.00	189.00

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.