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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

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

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 153▲ 33 vs year ago 74 · +44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 29▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 7.00 higher, except 500-600 lbs sold 25.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 16.00-21.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or 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 $350.37/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −27.42 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$350.37

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.13

vs AR average

−39.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	350.37	1,937	13thin

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 sale13 hd

350.37

—

AR average8 barns · 405 hd

359.50

−9.13

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−39.54

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−27.42

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%	Average	1,309	156.26	2,045	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	141.31	1,660	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,150	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,200	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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	481.04/cwt	465.00–497.50	1,876	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	448.28/cwt	436.00–467.50	1,851	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,660	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,811	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,990	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	401.01/cwt	400.00–403.00	2,057	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	386.19/cwt	378.00–396.00	2,194	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,300	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,373	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	306.96/cwt	304.00–310.00	2,502	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,542	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,442	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	409.69/cwt	390.00–432.00	1,749	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	386.31/cwt	354.00–411.00	1,804	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,720	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,919	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	349.77/cwt	338.00–356.00	1,864	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	347.96/cwt	339.00–352.00	1,983	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	339.96/cwt	331.00–349.00	2,118	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,269	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,267	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,704	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	399.31/cwt	381.00–411.00	1,829	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	389.09/cwt	370.00–402.00	2,027	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,869	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	363.37/cwt	356.00–371.00	2,035	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	348.43/cwt	346.00–351.00	2,153	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	330.81/cwt	318.00–340.00	2,233	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,360	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	128.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,286	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,938	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,090	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,101	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	155.52/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,076	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,958	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,176	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,862	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	665	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,153	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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 153Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 29Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 4

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	383.00	383.00
3	450–500	458	381.00–411.00	399.31
9	500–550	521	370.00–402.00	389.09
2	550–600	560	356.00–371.00	363.37
2	600–650	618	346.00–351.00	348.43
3	650–700	675	318.00–340.00	330.81
1	800–850	825	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	356.00	356.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	390	465.00–497.50	481.04
5	400–450	413	436.00–467.50	448.28
1	450–500	465	428.00	428.00
9	500–550	513	400.00–403.00	401.01
3	550–600	568	378.00–396.00	386.19
1	600–650	620	371.00	371.00
1	650–700	650	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	815	304.00–310.00	306.96
2	850–900	895	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	386.00	386.00
1	450–500	455	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
12	400–450	427	390.00–432.00	409.69
5	450–500	467	354.00–411.00	386.31
4	500–550	533	338.00–356.00	349.77
7	550–600	570	339.00–352.00	347.96
2	600–650	623	331.00–349.00	339.96
1	650–700	650	349.00	349.00
1	700–750	715	317.00	317.00
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	366.00	366.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,095	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	—	1,110	194.00	194.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,350	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,000	120.00–133.00	128.61
1	—	1,395	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	154.00–157.00	155.52
1	—	1,290	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,275	152.00	152.00

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.