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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 29

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 155▼ 69 vs year ago 128 · −53.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 26▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%

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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. Very muddy conditions in cattle trade area after heavy rains last two days.

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 $334.72/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −91.74 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$334.72

11 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−52.69

vs AR average

−95.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	334.72	1,728	11thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

334.72

—

AR average7 barns · 383 hd

387.41

−52.69

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−95.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−91.74

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	137.46	1,616	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	404.25/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,350	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,354	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,541	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,468	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	399.78/cwt	375.00–408.00	1,663	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,539	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	371.85/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,796	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	335.09/cwt	314.00–339.00	1,719	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,821	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,482	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	373.71/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,570	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,556	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,004	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,663	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	293.52/cwt	291.00–296.00	1,644	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	290.96/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,784	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,807	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,356	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	985	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,197	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	128.25/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,434	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,827	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	169.05/cwt	155.00–188.00	1,479	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,695	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	158.65/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,845	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,063	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 155Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Very muddy conditions in cattle trade area after heavy rains last two days.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,118	120.00–135.00	128.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	291.00–296.00	293.52
2	600–650	613	281.00–301.00	290.96
1	650–700	650	278.00	278.00
1	750–800	775	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	985	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	402.00–405.00	404.25
1	350–400	360	428.00	428.00
8	400–450	416	375.00–408.00	399.78
3	450–500	483	350.00–383.00	371.85
10	500–550	513	314.00–339.00	335.09
1	550–600	550	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	392.50	392.50
1	400–450	410	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	331.00	331.00
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	414.00	414.00
4	400–450	420	370.00–375.00	373.71
2	500–550	518	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	475	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	875	155.00–188.00	169.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	143.00	143.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	154.00–164.00	158.65

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.