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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 185▼ 22 vs year ago 105 · −21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 26▼ 17 vs year ago 25 · −68.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a trend.

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 $307.42/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −70.36 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$307.42

15 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$847

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$159.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.83

vs AR average

−52.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	335.21	1,804	10thin
Medium and Large 2	515	302.75	1,559	3thin
Medium and Large 3	545	175.50	956	2thin

One grade step is worth $159.71/cwt here — about $847 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale15 hd

307.42

—

AR average7 barns · 258 hd

340.25

−32.83

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−52.24

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−70.36

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	1,535	176.00	2,702	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	168.00	2,293	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	154.48	1,709	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,272	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,351	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,296	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	388.95/cwt	380.00–399.00	1,517	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,544	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,566	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,795	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,821	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	349.91/cwt	333.00–367.00	1,725	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	383.29/cwt	373.00–400.00	1,966	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	352.55/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,869	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,462	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,705	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	404.31/cwt	403.00–405.00	1,342	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,351	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	349.40/cwt	346.00–353.00	1,478	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	326.36/cwt	323.00–330.00	1,397	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	344.15/cwt	323.00–354.00	1,628	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,473	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	329.33/cwt	318.00–340.00	1,693	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	302.75/cwt	297.50–306.00	1,559	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,901	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	175.50/cwt	150.00–201.00	956	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	333.82/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,926	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	322.53/cwt	303.00–341.00	2,025	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,026	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	815	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,306	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,747	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,665	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	343.71/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,798	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	349.00/cwt	335.00–363.00	1,920	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	317.03/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,753	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,998	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,066	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	146.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,571	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,461	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	166.54/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,965	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,293	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,706	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,343	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 185Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 26Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	144.00–149.00	146.40
2	—	1,180	166.00–167.00	166.54
1	—	1,015	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,115	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	176.00	176.00

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	445	392.50	392.50
1	450–500	465	358.00	358.00
8	500–550	523	335.00–360.00	343.71
2	550–600	550	335.00–363.00	349.00
1	600–650	600	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	310.00–324.00	317.03
1	700–750	705	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	352.00	352.00
1	800–850	815	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	403.00–405.00	404.31
2	400–450	423	346.00–353.00	349.40
8	450–500	473	323.00–354.00	344.15
5	500–550	514	318.00–340.00	329.33
3	550–600	577	327.50–340.00	333.82
2	600–650	628	303.00–341.00	322.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	495	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	545	150.00–201.00	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	386.00	386.00
2	400–450	428	323.00–330.00	326.36
1	450–500	495	297.50	297.50
3	500–550	515	297.50–306.00	302.75
1	650–700	660	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	417.00	417.00
1	400–450	400	386.00	386.00
2	450–500	483	377.00	377.00
3	500–550	513	373.00–400.00	383.29
1	800–850	835	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	380.00–399.00	388.95
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	493	333.00–367.00	349.91
2	500–550	530	350.00–355.00	352.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	394.00	394.00
3	350–400	362	358.00	358.00
2	450–500	465	386.00	386.00

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	1	—	1,040	164.00	164.00

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	1	—	920	146.00	146.00

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.