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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 25

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 99▼ 53 vs year ago 128 · −41.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on any Feeder or Slaughter cattle; not enough receipts in any class to establish one.

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 $324.01/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −53.78 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$324.01

11 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$34.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.00

vs AR average

−11.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	327.11	1,771	10thin
Medium and Large 2	540	293.00	1,582	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.11/cwt here — about $189 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 sale11 hd

324.01

—

AR average5 barns · 172 hd

312.01

+12.00

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−11.90

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−53.78

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	—	Average	1,600	162.88	2,606	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	126.90	1,371	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	765	100.00	765	1thin

Every lot

35 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,171	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,273	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	386.31/cwt	374.00–400.00	1,634	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	365.93/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,782	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	371.55/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,943	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,006	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,063	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	664	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	346.64/cwt	336.00–357.00	1,317	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,485	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	349.70/cwt	341.00–359.00	1,546	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,742	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,582	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	324.22/cwt	317.00–326.00	1,799	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	621	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,919	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,889	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,958	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,670	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,362	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	370.60/cwt	359.00–378.00	1,797	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	352.72/cwt	343.00–363.00	1,820	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,938	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,714	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	317.13/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,944	6
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	900	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,548	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	162.88/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,606	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,022	130.47/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,333	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,225	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,799	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,858	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,315	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 Jun 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 99Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 4

Compared to last week: No trend on any Feeder or Slaughter cattle; not enough receipts in any class to establish one.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	184.00	184.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,022	125.00–137.00	130.47
2	—	1,065	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	160.00–165.00	162.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	442.00	442.00
2	400–450	423	374.00–400.00	386.31
3	450–500	487	364.00–370.00	365.93
4	500–550	523	361.00–375.00	371.55
1	600–650	625	321.00	321.00
3	650–700	653	316.00	316.00
1	900–950	935	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	393.00	393.00
3	450–500	485	359.00–378.00	370.60
4	500–550	516	343.00–363.00	352.72
1	550–600	565	343.00	343.00
6	600–650	613	303.00–320.00	317.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	306.00	306.00
1	600–650	610	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	373.00	373.00
3	400–450	442	341.00–359.00	349.70
5	500–550	528	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	555	317.00–326.00	324.22
3	650–700	665	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	336.00–357.00	346.64
1	500–550	540	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	621	309.00	309.00
3	650–700	680	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	207.50	207.50

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.