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Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, May 28

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 87▲ 121 vs year ago 65 · +186.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 14 vs year ago 6 · +233.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 12.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs no comparable test last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-20.00 higher with full advance on 300-400 lb weights, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply consisted of many groups of high quality cattle both weaned and unweaned. Not enough comparable receipts on Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

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 $367.55/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −58.91 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$367.55

19 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$55.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs AR average

−6.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	370.47	2,062	18thin
Medium and Large 2	580	315.00	1,827	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.47/cwt here — about $235 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 sale19 hd

367.55

—

AR average6 barns · 744 hd

369.60

−2.05

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−6.59

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−58.91

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	—	Low	1,105	130.00	1,437	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	148.00	2,009	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	983	110.36	1,085	14

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)	1,205	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

57 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	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	425.99/cwt	421.00–445.00	1,597	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,224	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	423.45/cwt	422.00–428.00	1,859	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	370.16/cwt	362.50–378.00	1,629	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	392.91/cwt	387.00–406.00	1,882	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	391.39/cwt	368.00–396.00	2,020	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	360.01/cwt	349.00–369.00	2,077	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,827	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	329.65/cwt	329.00–331.00	2,034	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,798	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,171	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,918	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	733	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,118	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	769	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,069	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	920	233.95/cwt	229.00–239.00	2,152	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	390.70/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,281	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	345.56/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,413	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	335.44/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,540	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,509	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	279.08/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,465	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,224	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	325.75/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,756	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	305.69/cwt	294.00–315.00	1,770	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	293.76/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,704	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,729	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,422	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,658	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	249.26/cwt	248.00–251.00	1,777	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	728	258.25/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,880	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,718	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	382.10/cwt	342.00–397.00	1,819	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	384.30/cwt	362.00–391.00	1,979	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	366.04/cwt	340.00–373.00	2,053	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	324.66/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,867	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	314.95/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,975	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,733	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,083	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,105	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,437	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	963	103.50/cwt	90.00–120.00	997	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,487	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,160	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,694	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,743	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,333	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,485	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	147.72/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,721	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,088	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 87Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 12Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	362.50–378.00	370.16
1	550–600	580	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	640	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	680	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	375	421.00–445.00	425.99
4	400–450	439	422.00–428.00	423.45
14	450–500	479	387.00–406.00	392.91
12	550–600	577	349.00–369.00	360.01
3	600–650	617	329.00–331.00	329.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	415	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	368.00–396.00	391.39
4	650–700	660	329.00	329.00
4	700–750	733	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	769	269.00	269.00
2	900–950	920	229.00–239.00	233.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	387.50–397.50	390.70
4	400–450	409	344.00–350.00	345.56
16	450–500	459	329.00–340.00	335.44
13	500–550	539	325.00–330.00	325.75
4	550–600	579	294.00–315.00	305.69
1	600–650	640	259.00	259.00
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	321.00	321.00
4	550–600	580	290.00–295.00	293.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	525	272.00–285.00	279.08
1	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	635	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	728	258.00–259.00	258.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	713	248.00–251.00	249.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	590	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	411.00	411.00
4	450–500	476	342.00–397.00	382.10
13	500–550	515	362.00–391.00	384.30
6	550–600	561	340.00–373.00	366.04
3	600–650	627	310.00–319.00	314.95
1	650–700	655	318.00	318.00
1	700–750	720	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	324.00–325.00	324.66
2	600–650	628	275.00–277.00	276.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,050	170.00	170.00

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	—	1,365	153.00	153.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	143.00–153.00	147.72

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)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,085	135.00–139.00	137.03
10	—	963	90.00–120.00	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,160	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	130.00	130.00

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.