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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, May 21

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 129▼ 200 vs year ago 287 · −69.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 31 · −61.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: on a light test, Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-14.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 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 $297.04/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −80.74 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$297.04

9 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$922

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

$177.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.17

vs AR average

−37.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	320.27	1,677	7thin
Medium and Large 2	500	289.00	1,445	1thin
Medium and Large 3	530	142.50	755	1thin

One grade step is worth $177.77/cwt here — about $922 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

297.04

—

AR average7 barns · 325 hd

316.21

−19.17

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−37.22

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−80.74

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	—	Low	1,625	140.00	2,275	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	153.92	2,062	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,182	131.90	1,559	7thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	785	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,640	$2,775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	429.23/cwt	417.50–442.50	1,395	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,566	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	390	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	411.47/cwt	387.50–418.00	1,708	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,681	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	369.60/cwt	356.00–388.00	1,741	4
Steers	450–500	Small and Medium 3	495	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,673	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,924	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,837	1
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 3	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,932	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	938	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	371.29/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,437	3
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 3	415	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	338.92/cwt	321.00–356.00	1,423	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,460	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	327.48/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,588	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,445	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	332.38/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,675	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	755	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,662	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,733	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,942	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,310	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,661	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	358.65/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,732	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,874	1
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 3	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	327.48/cwt	311.00–336.00	1,870	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,808	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	693	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,927	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	116.13/cwt	100.00–128.00	1,229	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	131.46/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,538	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,976	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	158.23/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,093	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,960	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,336	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	785	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,759	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,917	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,121	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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 129Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 13Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	417.50–442.50	429.23
1	350–400	375	417.50	417.50
5	400–450	415	387.50–418.00	411.47
4	450–500	471	356.00–388.00	369.60
2	500–550	505	381.00	381.00
1	550–600	555	331.00	331.00
1	700–750	700	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	376.00	376.00
3	450–500	495	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	390	735.00	735.00
1	450–500	495	860.00	860.00
1	550–600	580	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	365.00–385.00	371.29
2	400–450	420	321.00–356.00	338.92
2	450–500	485	326.00–329.00	327.48
5	500–550	504	327.00–345.00	332.38
2	550–600	573	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	608	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	400–450	415	750.00	750.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	656	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	530	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	326.00	326.00
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	500	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	422.50	422.50
2	400–450	443	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	483	356.00–360.00	358.65
1	500–550	540	347.00	347.00
11	550–600	571	311.00–336.00	327.48
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	693	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	294.00	294.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	140.00	140.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	217.50	217.50

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	—	1,640	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	169.00	169.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	120.00	120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,515	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	154.00	154.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	100.00–128.00	116.13
2	—	1,170	131.00–132.00	131.46
1	—	1,460	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,300	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,323	157.00–161.00	158.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	140.00	140.00

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.