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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 5

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 59▲ 81 vs year ago 61 · +132.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 7▲ 22 vs year ago 9 · +244.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 8 vs year ago 20 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 30.00-50.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 29.00-40.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

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 $339.81/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −37.97 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$339.81

35 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$935

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

$163.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs AR average

−25.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	350.45	1,898	28
Medium and Large 1-2	556	320.00	1,779	4thin
Medium and Large 2	508	306.96	1,559	2thin
Small and Medium 3	515	187.00	963	1thin

One grade step is worth $163.45/cwt here — about $935 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 sale35 hd

339.81

—

AR average8 barns · 380 hd

343.61

−3.80

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−25.80

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−37.97

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	—	Low	1,522	164.74	2,507	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	161.21	2,328	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	138.74	1,591	15

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$2,485	1thin

Every lot

64 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	451.41/cwt	430.00–482.50	1,747	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,615	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	382.06/cwt	353.00–404.00	1,761	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	323.18/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,723	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	353.00/cwt	330.00–376.00	1,889	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	373.94/cwt	342.00–383.00	2,113	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	317.94/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,854	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	344.62/cwt	326.00–371.00	2,130	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	640	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,054	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,244	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	317.34/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,250	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	773	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,164	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	413.53/cwt	397.50–422.50	1,389	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	386.29/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,433	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	398.42/cwt	367.50–409.00	1,665	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	296.77/cwt	273.00–320.00	1,291	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,549	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,648	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	306.96/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,559	2
Heifers	500–550	Small and Medium 3	515	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	963	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	519	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,889	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,913	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,768	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,779	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	361.02/cwt	357.00–362.00	2,022	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	312.80/cwt	303.00–330.00	1,808	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,022	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	299.67/cwt	291.00–308.00	1,882	2
Heifers	600–650	Small and Medium 3	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	328.22/cwt	313.00–336.00	2,166	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,923	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,132	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,098	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,405	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	319.20/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,532	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	313.54/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,640	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	352.40/cwt	330.00–359.00	1,921	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,759	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,305	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	719	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,934	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,894	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Small and Medium 3	790	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,390	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,522	164.74/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,507	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	112.56/cwt	95.00–130.00	1,182	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	145.73/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,669	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	155.28/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,865	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,178	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,133	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	165.29/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,306	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	157.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,094	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	160.37/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,141	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	156.73/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,359	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,485.00/head	2,485.00–2,485.00	2,485	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,841	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	192.27/cwt	164.00–230.00	2,515	2

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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 59Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	387	430.00–482.50	451.41
1	400–450	440	367.00	367.00
5	450–500	461	353.00–404.00	382.06
2	500–550	535	330.00–376.00	353.00
6	550–600	565	342.00–383.00	373.94
14	600–650	618	326.00–371.00	344.62
2	650–700	668	336.00	336.00
3	700–750	709	316.00–320.00	317.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	773	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	533	310.00–336.00	323.18
2	550–600	583	315.00–321.00	317.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	397.50–422.50	413.53
4	350–400	371	382.50–387.50	386.29
5	400–450	418	367.50–409.00	398.42
1	450–500	495	333.00	333.00
4	500–550	544	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	578	303.00–330.00	312.80
1	600–650	600	337.00	337.00
3	650–700	660	313.00–336.00	328.22
2	700–750	723	290.00–300.00	294.91
1	750–800	760	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	533	359.00	359.00
5	550–600	560	357.00–362.00	361.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	187.00	187.00
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	273.00–320.00	296.77
2	450–500	473	325.00–330.00	327.51
2	500–550	508	304.00–310.00	306.96
2	600–650	628	291.00–308.00	299.67
2	650–700	693	275.00–280.00	277.51
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	556	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	545	330.00–359.00	352.40
2	600–650	605	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	435	323.00	323.00
2	450–500	480	310.00–329.00	319.20
2	500–550	523	312.00–315.00	313.54
2	600–650	615	286.00	286.00
1	700–750	740	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	719	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	176.00	176.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,335	158.00–166.00	160.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,505	155.00–160.00	156.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	158.00	158.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,485.00	2,485.00

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	—	990	186.00	186.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	164.00–230.00	192.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	159.00	159.00
5	—	1,201	151.00–158.00	155.28
5	—	1,050	95.00–130.00	112.56
4	—	1,145	144.00–147.00	145.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	154.00	154.00
5	—	1,395	163.00–167.00	165.29
4	—	1,520	155.00–160.00	157.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	163.00–166.00	164.74

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.