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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 3

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

212 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 190▲ 145 vs year ago 67 · +216.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 23 vs year ago 10 · +230.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-16.00, mostly 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 11.00-13.00 higher, over 600 lbs, not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, No comparable receipts from last week to establish a trend for Slaughter bulls.

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 $420.91/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 9 of 18 comparable sales and sits −5.55 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$420.91

12 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$43.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs AR average

+4.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	424.54	2,178	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	381.00	2,076	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.54/cwt here — about $101 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 sale12 hd

420.91

—

AR average8 barns · 512 hd

422.57

−1.66

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

+4.38

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−5.55

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	—	Average	1,733	185.66	3,217	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	171.76	2,396	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	155.11	1,677	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	140.54	1,417	3thin

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	880	$3,225	1thin

Every lot

71 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 3	323	318.45/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,029	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	488.15/cwt	435.00–515.00	1,635	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	465.28/cwt	422.50–487.50	1,712	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	443.88/cwt	421.00–460.00	1,922	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	427.36/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,004	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	392.86/cwt	385.00–408.00	1,843	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,907	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,926	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	424.54/cwt	416.00–427.00	2,178	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,076	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,349	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,482	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,206	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	820	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,780	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	415.95/cwt	400.00–434.00	1,352	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,566	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	411.99/cwt	410.00–414.00	1,578	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,428	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	395.19/cwt	389.00–397.00	1,699	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	358.62/cwt	344.00–383.00	1,542	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	395.47/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,859	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	352.03/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,718	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	377.32/cwt	350.00–391.00	1,932	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,780	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	363.80/cwt	359.00–368.00	2,125	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,936	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	320.49/cwt	319.00–322.00	2,035	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	332.94/cwt	329.00–337.00	2,197	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,020	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	840	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,192	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,362	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	400.04/cwt	389.00–410.00	1,716	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,872	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,988	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	396.32/cwt	385.00–403.00	2,077	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	368.52/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,968	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	358.07/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,023	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	369.09/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,111	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	351.88/cwt	349.00–353.00	2,023	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,077	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	352.26/cwt	344.00–364.00	2,202	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	321.65/cwt	305.00–336.00	2,178	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	285.96/cwt	283.00–289.00	2,173	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	241.74/cwt	224.00–259.00	2,231	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	184.75/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	196.70/cwt	192.00–201.00	3,786	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	938	137.68/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,291	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	133.81/cwt	122.00–145.00	1,258	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	154.97/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,581	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,763	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,030	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	166.11/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,978	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,189	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	173.70/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,449	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	987	192.60/cwt	170.00–243.00	1,901	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	169.18/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,776	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,246	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	151.54/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,447	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,714	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,021	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 190Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–434.00	415.95
2	350–400	383	410.00–414.00	411.99
6	400–450	430	389.00–397.00	395.19
19	450–500	470	380.00–405.00	395.47
9	500–550	512	350.00–391.00	377.32
5	550–600	584	359.00–368.00	363.80
2	650–700	660	329.00–337.00	332.94
1	950–1000	960	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	371.00	371.00
5	400–450	430	344.00–383.00	358.62
2	450–500	488	350.00–354.00	352.03
1	500–550	525	339.00	339.00
1	550–600	585	331.00	331.00
2	600–650	635	319.00–322.00	320.49
1	650–700	660	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	820	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	490	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	435.00–515.00	488.15
11	350–400	368	422.50–487.50	465.28
12	400–450	433	421.00–460.00	443.88
6	450–500	469	422.00–445.00	427.36
11	500–550	513	416.00–427.00	424.54
2	600–650	615	382.00	382.00
2	650–700	655	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
5	450–500	469	385.00–408.00	392.86
1	500–550	545	381.00	381.00
1	650–700	685	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–335.00	318.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	484	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	389.00–410.00	400.04
4	500–550	524	385.00–403.00	396.32
9	550–600	572	355.00–385.00	369.09
5	600–650	625	344.00–364.00	352.26
6	650–700	677	305.00–336.00	321.65
2	900–950	923	224.00–259.00	241.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	386.00	386.00
7	500–550	534	360.00–373.00	368.52
2	550–600	565	350.00–366.00	358.07
2	600–650	620	330.00–340.00	335.00
2	750–800	760	283.00–289.00	285.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	386.00	386.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	349.00–353.00	351.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	3,225.00	3,225.00

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	3	—	1,050	165.00–175.00	169.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	987	170.00–243.00	192.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	131.00	131.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	140.00–161.00	151.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	175.00	175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	144.00	144.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	122.00–145.00	133.81
1	—	1,145	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	173.00–175.00	173.70
1	—	1,335	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	162.00–168.00	166.11
6	—	938	126.00–147.00	137.68
2	—	1,020	153.00–157.00	154.97
1	—	1,180	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	182.00–187.00	184.75
2	—	1,535	175.00–176.00	175.53
2	—	1,925	192.00–201.00	196.70

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.