Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established in any Feeder or Slaughter class as the Auction has been closed last two weeks for Holidays; however definite higher undertones noted in all classes of Feeder cattle and Slaughter cattle. Several groups of long weaned cattle were in high demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.47/cwt on 39 head, up $18.10 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −20.53 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$368.47

▲ 18.10 vs prior sale

39 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$38.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.33

vs AR average

−41.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	370.45	2,097	37
Medium and Large 2	548	332.00	1,818	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.45/cwt here — about $280 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.29, low $350.30, median $389.01 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

368.47

—

AR average5 barns · 216 hd

380.81

−12.33

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−41.63

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−20.53

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,448	166.42	2,410	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	158.65	2,188	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	156.00	1,782	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,154	147.47	1,701	15

Every lot, as filed

69 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	415.06/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	364.17/cwt	352.00–377.00	2,101	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	390.35/cwt	385.00–396.00	2,049	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	404.45/cwt	390.00–424.00	2,127	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	458.88/cwt	440.00–477.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	367.01/cwt	346.00–381.00	2,140	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	358.33/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	418.96/cwt	417.00–421.00	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	389.50/cwt	389.00–390.00	1,986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	599	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,498	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	676	386.76/cwt	386.00–389.00	2,614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	543.64/cwt	517.00–572.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	461.58/cwt	443.00–477.00	1,962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	428.42/cwt	421.00–443.00	1,842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	431.00/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	823	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	436.19/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	542.76/cwt	520.00–551.00	1,981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	410.12/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	420.64/cwt	409.00–433.00	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	743	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,541	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	543	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	373.04/cwt	351.00–392.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	395.58/cwt	385.00–416.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	372.95/cwt	349.00–391.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	346.73/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,347	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	417.36/cwt	394.00–442.00	1,937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	502.74/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	426.17/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,841	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	384.17/cwt	353.00–388.00	2,455	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	20,330	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	183.68/cwt	127.50–218.00	1,739	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	132.78/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,401	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	161.38/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,169	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,255	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	173.12/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,813	4
Bulls	—	—	1,212	157.48/cwt	148.00–168.00	1,909	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	170.07/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	148.61/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,709	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,017	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	161.29/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,145	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 107Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 11Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	410.00–420.00	415.06
3	400–450	418	385.00–416.00	395.58
5	450–500	476	349.00–391.00	372.95
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	560	324.00	324.00
1	600–650	615	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	321.00	321.00
3	750–800	782	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	480.00	480.00
4	500–550	513	398.00	398.00
2	650–700	685	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	365	460.00–525.00	502.74
17	400–450	432	390.00–450.00	426.17
9	450–500	464	394.00–442.00	417.36
5	500–550	525	351.00–392.00	373.04
27	550–600	583	346.00–381.00	367.01
3	600–650	609	353.00–361.00	358.33
6	650–700	677	335.00–351.00	346.73
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	385.00–396.00	390.35
7	550–600	577	352.00–377.00	364.17
2	600–650	618	355.00–360.00	357.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	409.00–433.00	420.64
1	450–500	460	427.00	427.00
14	500–550	526	390.00–424.00	404.45
16	600–650	639	353.00–388.00	384.17
1	950–1000	955	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	543	435.00	435.00
8	700–750	743	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	440.00–477.00	458.88
3	400–450	430	421.00–443.00	428.42
3	450–500	480	417.00–421.00	418.96
2	500–550	510	389.00–390.00	389.50
1	550–600	560	383.00	383.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	528	430.00–432.00	431.00
15	550–600	599	417.00	417.00
3	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
12	650–700	676	386.00–389.00	386.76
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	823	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	517.00–572.00	543.64
8	350–400	365	520.00–551.00	542.76
5	400–450	425	443.00–477.00	461.58
5	450–500	470	420.00–475.00	436.19
4	500–550	518	400.00–417.00	410.12
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	715	348.00	348.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	563	395.00	395.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	127.50–218.00	183.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	129.00–140.00	132.78
2	—	1,150	167.00–172.00	170.07
2	—	1,150	144.00–154.00	148.61
4	—	1,330	156.00–166.00	161.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	155.00–166.00	161.38
1	—	1,555	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,245	162.00	162.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	170.00–177.00	173.12
3	—	1,212	148.00–168.00	157.48

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.

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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle