Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2025-06-04

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 4
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 186▲ 232 vs year ago 60 · +386.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 7 vs year ago 20 · +35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 7 vs year ago 6 · +116.7%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 18.00-25.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average with many Fleshy unweaned cattle offered. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a Trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $347.76/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −78.70 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.
Average price
$347.76
38 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$228
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.17
vs AR average
−30.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558360.122,00816thin
Medium and Large 1-2596340.002,02620
Medium and Large 2545326.501,7792thin
One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about $228 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 sale38 hd
347.76
—
AR average7 barns · 431 hd
366.93
−19.17
National average158 barns · 13,435 hd
378.58
−30.82
This barn, trailing median18 sales
426.46
−78.70
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
489444400355median 426.4603/0404/1506/1008/0510/07
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,848165.003,0492thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,462145.672,1306thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,108128.801,42712
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94799.679443thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)718$1,5352thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,860$3,0251thin

Every lot

77 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322430.41/cwt410.00–452.501,3869
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added328365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,1973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338389.78/cwt380.00–400.001,3172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368422.56/cwt407.50–427.501,5556
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370345.27/cwt340.00–350.001,2772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added407342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410284.39/cwt235.00–335.001,1662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423362.55/cwt338.00–377.501,5349
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424398.35/cwt398.00–401.001,6898
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450239.50/cwt150.00–329.001,0782
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468357.95/cwt356.00–360.001,6752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1493402.77/cwt394.00–404.001,98615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536369.23/cwt339.00–385.001,9798
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545326.50/cwt326.00–327.001,7792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,0328
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2596340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,02620
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7392
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612327.54/cwt300.00–344.002,0059
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,0681
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned680304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,06712
Steers650–700Small and Medium 3680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,9591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned715290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,0983
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,3371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360270.00/cwt270.00–270.009721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385322.04/cwt307.50–340.001,2407
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added396349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,3828
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419336.38/cwt329.00–339.001,40910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423273.59/cwt270.00–277.501,1572
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,3311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475263.91/cwt215.00–316.001,2542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,53311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480299.99/cwt286.00–309.001,4404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1493322.37/cwt294.00–328.001,58928
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513324.09/cwt302.00–328.001,6637
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy5351,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,2271
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565269.49/cwt255.00–278.001,5233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,5874
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,7204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615296.96/cwt293.00–306.001,8267
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,7675
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4891
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655254.96/cwt250.00–260.001,6702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355397.50/cwt397.50–397.501,4111
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435366.34/cwt327.00–387.501,5945
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1481362.15/cwt352.00–375.001,7426
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525334.27/cwt328.00–338.001,7555
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,5751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574309.54/cwt303.00–313.001,7773
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605263.19/cwt240.00–286.001,5922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619321.45/cwt310.00–326.001,9905
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy710304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,1581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,848165.00/cwt165.00–165.003,0492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78589.00/cwt89.00–89.006991
Cows—Boner 80-85%970117.51/cwt110.00–120.001,1404
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028105.01/cwt100.00–110.001,0802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110131.11/cwt125.00–135.001,4555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,347145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,668140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3352
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8603,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,279146.78/cwt140.00–160.001,8775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,353162.39/cwt159.00–166.002,1972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27181,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5352
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088140.46/cwt140.00–141.001,5282

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.