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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 22

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 256▼ 41 vs year ago 196 · −20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 22▼ 16 vs year ago 42 · −38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-15.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-12.00 lower. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, No test on Slaughter 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 $341.01/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −36.77 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$341.01

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.42

vs AR average

−49.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	345.00	1,880	6thin
Medium and Large 1	547	341.87	1,871	18thin
Medium and Large 2	510	321.37	1,639	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $241 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 sale26 hd

341.01

—

AR average7 barns · 320 hd

363.44

−22.42

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−49.81

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−36.77

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	160.80	2,245	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	142.33	1,566	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,121	135.83	1,523	13

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,801	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	848	$2,650	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	1,542	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,484	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	427.32/cwt	396.00–450.00	1,607	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	383	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	1,754	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,703	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	432.95/cwt	400.00–451.00	1,879	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	416.52/cwt	400.00–434.00	1,987	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	376.85/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,801	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	407.28/cwt	401.00–414.00	2,110	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	384.97/cwt	384.00–386.00	2,214	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,885	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,242	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	332.92/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,224	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	349.03/cwt	342.00–356.00	2,377	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,395	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,775	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	975	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,574	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	439.78/cwt	439.00–441.00	1,469	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,366	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	201.50/cwt	200.00–203.00	776	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	395.65/cwt	391.00–403.00	1,697	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	362.53/cwt	361.00–364.00	1,577	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,837	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	393.95/cwt	391.00–396.00	1,828	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	321.37/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,639	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	351.60/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,825	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	335.09/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,920	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	333.95/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,097	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	292.33/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,959	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	240.06/cwt	221.00–259.00	1,880	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	388.08/cwt	385.00–391.00	1,874	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	372.17/cwt	359.00–398.00	1,991	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	551	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,204	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,949	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	343.07/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,952	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	338.74/cwt	338.00–339.00	2,053	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	319.88/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,150	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,151	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,749	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	120.16/cwt	102.00–140.00	1,258	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,616	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,661	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,416	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,683	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	158.02/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,189	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	168.09/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,387	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,229	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,801.38/head	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,801	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,949	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,098	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,499	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Oct 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 256Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	482.00	482.00
5	350–400	376	396.00–450.00	427.32
8	400–450	434	400.00–451.00	432.95
9	450–500	477	400.00–434.00	416.52
2	500–550	518	401.00–414.00	407.28
2	550–600	575	384.00–386.00	384.97
1	600–650	635	353.00	353.00
4	650–700	681	342.00–356.00	349.03
1	900–950	925	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	396.00	396.00
3	450–500	478	365.00–387.00	376.85
1	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	309.00	309.00
2	650–700	668	330.00–336.00	332.92
1	750–800	770	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	950–1000	975	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	458.00	458.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	483	385.00–391.00	388.08
4	500–550	535	359.00–398.00	372.17
5	550–600	569	330.00–357.00	343.07
4	600–650	606	338.00–339.00	338.74
3	650–700	672	315.00–330.00	319.88
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	551	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	348.00	348.00
1	650–700	685	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	439.00–441.00	439.78
4	400–450	429	391.00–403.00	395.65
5	450–500	464	391.00–396.00	393.95
8	500–550	519	340.00–360.00	351.60
9	550–600	573	331.00–345.00	335.09
4	600–650	628	332.00–336.00	333.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	200.00–203.00	201.50
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	435	361.00–364.00	362.53
2	500–550	510	315.00–328.00	321.37
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	670	285.00–300.00	292.33
2	750–800	783	221.00–259.00	240.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	403.00	403.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	402.00	402.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	2,525.00–2,975.00	2,801.38
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,425.00	2,425.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	222.00	222.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	213.00	213.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	157.00	157.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,070	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,115	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,420	166.00–170.00	168.09
1	—	1,420	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,047	102.00–140.00	120.16
2	—	1,385	156.00–160.00	158.02
3	—	1,148	145.00–148.00	146.56
1	—	1,035	169.00	169.00

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.