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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 30

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 191▲ 2 vs year ago 79 · +2.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 9▲ 14 vs year ago 4 · +350.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 1▲ 8 vs year ago 6 · +133.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-24.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-15.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Not enough receipts last week on Slaughter cows and bulls to establish a trend today. Very light run with heavy soaking rains in trade area.

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 $352.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −74.46 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$352.00

3 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.39

vs AR average

−22.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	352.00	1,894	3thin

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 sale3 hd

352.00

—

AR average9 barns · 266 hd

357.39

−5.39

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−22.43

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−74.46

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	—	High	1,833	165.27	3,029	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	150.55	2,409	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	144.50	1,463	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,142	123.25	1,408	6thin

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)	1,138	$2,190	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,037	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$1,985	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	718	$1,825	3thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,262	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	425.68/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,579	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,517	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,504	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	412.25/cwt	391.00–422.50	1,723	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	367.48/cwt	363.00–386.00	1,738	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,894	3
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,195	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,067	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	366.86/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,365	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,320	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	334.93/cwt	327.00–341.00	1,467	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	338.55/cwt	319.00–349.00	1,557	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,446	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,544	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,197	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	314.97/cwt	309.00–321.00	1,773	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,680	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	256.45/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,603	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,708	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	337.78/cwt	321.00–352.00	1,919	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,860	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,997	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,641	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,777	164.32/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,920	5
Bulls	—	—	2,110	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,587	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,396	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,532	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	107.83/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,211	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,810	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,736	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,277	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	147.32/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,468	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,120	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,016	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,769	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	2,037.25/head	1,625.00–2,475.00	2,037	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	148.56/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,634	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	2,189.62/head	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,190	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,323	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 81Last week 191Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 1Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,123	105.00–110.00	107.83
1	—	1,240	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,240	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	146.00–149.00	147.32
1	—	1,450	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,035	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,777	160.00–168.00	164.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	513	333.00	333.00
7	550–600	568	321.00–352.00	337.78
2	600–650	618	301.00	301.00
1	750–800	765	261.00	261.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	965	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	372	350.00–382.50	366.86
4	400–450	438	327.00–341.00	334.93
7	450–500	460	319.00–349.00	338.55
1	500–550	500	312.00	312.00
2	550–600	563	309.00–321.00	314.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	326.00	326.00
1	450–500	465	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	326.00	326.00
1	450–500	495	312.00	312.00
2	600–650	625	250.00–263.00	256.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
10	350–400	371	415.00–435.00	425.68
5	400–450	418	391.00–422.50	412.25
6	450–500	473	363.00–386.00	367.48
3	500–550	538	352.00	352.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	362.50	362.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	180.00	180.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,985.00	1,985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	718	1,825.00	1,825.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	201.00	201.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,625.00–2,475.00	2,037.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,189.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	145.00–152.50	148.56

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	1	—	840	157.50	157.50

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.