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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 83▼ 71 vs year ago 170 · −41.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 9 vs year ago 22 · −40.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 3▼ 23 vs year ago 34 · −67.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Light run and with not all classes represented; Feeder steers 300-500 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs sold 9.00-10.00 lower. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls 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 $324.33/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −53.45 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$324.33

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$16.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.83

vs AR average

−41.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	328.55	1,714	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	593	319.20	1,893	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	312.00	1,716	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.55/cwt here — about −$2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

324.33

—

AR average7 barns · 248 hd

343.16

−18.83

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−41.52

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−53.45

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	1,622	163.00	2,643	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	160.00	2,168	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	139.91	1,497	9thin

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
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,625	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	465.49/cwt	455.00–482.00	1,471	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	393.30/cwt	375.00–422.00	1,306	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	465.81/cwt	452.00–480.00	1,747	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	386.61/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,481	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,774	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	406	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,949	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,483	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	401.89/cwt	386.00–410.00	1,921	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	348.75/cwt	338.00–366.00	1,779	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	403.88/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,104	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,932	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,188	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	366.70/cwt	357.50–376.00	1,624	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,493	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	351.32/cwt	346.00–378.00	1,676	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	328.37/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,714	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,716	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,876	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,989	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,959	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,035	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,175	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,628	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	384.96/cwt	379.00–397.00	1,936	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,879	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	382.80/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,136	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	627	365.37/cwt	354.00–373.00	2,291	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,256	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,209	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,335	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	151.74/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,643	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	144.25/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,668	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,168	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,617	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	158.24/cwt	143.00–190.00	1,361	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,187.17/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 83Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 3Year ago 34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,425	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	150.00–154.00	151.74
4	—	1,156	140.00–147.00	144.25
1	—	1,035	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	379.00–397.00	384.96
4	550–600	558	380.00–390.00	382.80
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	354.00–373.00	365.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	354.00	354.00
1	500–550	540	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	610	326.00	326.00
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	357.50–376.00	366.70
12	450–500	477	346.00–378.00	351.32
8	500–550	522	324.00–329.00	328.37
1	650–700	665	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	320.00–325.00	322.46
1	550–600	550	312.00	312.00
1	600–650	630	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	590	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	455.00–482.00	465.49
2	350–400	375	452.00–480.00	465.81
1	400–450	405	438.00	438.00
3	450–500	478	386.00–410.00	401.89
8	500–550	521	380.00–425.00	403.88
1	550–600	585	374.00	374.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	406	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	465	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	375.00–422.00	393.30
3	350–400	383	360.00–400.00	386.61
3	500–550	510	338.00–366.00	348.75
1	550–600	560	345.00	345.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,625.00	1,625.00

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	4	—	860	143.00–190.00	158.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	217.00	217.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187.17

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.