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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 13

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 132▼ 229 vs year ago 352 · −65.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 13 · +7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 17.00-30.00 higher, except 500-600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 14.00-30.00 higher. Not enough receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows and bulls.

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 $358.91/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −18.88 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$358.91

20 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$42.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.34

vs AR average

+8.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	361.01	1,948	19thin
Medium and Large 2	555	319.00	1,770	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.01/cwt here — about $177 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 sale20 hd

358.91

—

AR average7 barns · 275 hd

347.56

+11.34

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

+8.10

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−18.88

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	1,538	179.16	2,755	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	180.00	2,817	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,173	165.97	1,946	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,048	152.00	1,592	2thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	462.28/cwt	447.50–477.50	1,572	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	390.47/cwt	372.50–410.00	1,652	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	412.21/cwt	405.00–414.00	1,867	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,831	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	599	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,294	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,349	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	698	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,296	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,370	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	421.86/cwt	404.00–437.00	1,582	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	364.07/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,511	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	385.87/cwt	373.00–391.00	1,752	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	346.38/cwt	337.00–359.00	1,753	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,770	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,109	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	352.61/cwt	346.00–355.00	1,978	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,173	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	341.00/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,148	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,017	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,958	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,710	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,723	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	314.84/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,495	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,894	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,733	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	363.25/cwt	354.00–383.00	1,900	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	326.62/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,911	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,761	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	602	323.68/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,949	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,830	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	317.44/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,095	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,258	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,264	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,238	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,538	179.16/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,755	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,382	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,733	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,816	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	151.14/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,738	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	172.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,037	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	179.39/cwt	178.00–181.00	2,248	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,817	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,701	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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 132Year ago 352

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,150	149.00–154.00	151.14
1	—	1,050	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,183	170.00–175.00	172.18
2	—	1,253	178.00–181.00	179.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	160.00	160.00
1	—	960	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	176.00–182.00	179.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	412.00	412.00
3	450–500	497	381.00	381.00
6	500–550	523	354.00–383.00	363.25
5	550–600	585	320.00–340.00	326.62
3	600–650	602	313.00–330.00	323.68
2	650–700	660	310.00–325.00	317.44
1	700–750	710	318.00	318.00
1	750–800	765	296.00	296.00
1	800–850	835	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	300.00–330.00	314.84
1	550–600	585	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	640	286.00	286.00
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	558	378.00	378.00
5	600–650	628	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
8	350–400	375	404.00–437.00	421.86
7	450–500	454	373.00–391.00	385.87
7	500–550	506	337.00–359.00	346.38
4	550–600	561	346.00–355.00	352.61
3	600–650	630	339.00–345.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	415	355.00–372.50	364.07
1	550–600	555	319.00	319.00
1	750–800	780	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	607	387.00	387.00
5	650–700	665	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	447.50–477.50	462.28
1	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	453	405.00–414.00	412.21
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	599	383.00	383.00
1	750–800	750	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	372.50–410.00	390.47
3	450–500	483	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	329.00	329.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	162.00	162.00

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.