Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 32.00-36.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 11.00-26.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 40.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-11.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not enough comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $422.06/cwt on 10 head, up $12.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 19 comparable sales and sits −9.59 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$422.06

▲ 12.79 vs prior sale

10 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$68.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.26

vs AR average

−49.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	442.63	2,311	7thin
Medium and Large 2	548	374.06	2,051	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.57/cwt here — about $259 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $395.04, median $431.65 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 sale10 hd

422.06

—

AR average8 barns · 431 hd

437.32

−15.26

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−49.92

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−9.59

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	—	Low	1,452	155.17	2,253	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	137.14	1,562	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	384.74/cwt	378.00–399.00	2,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	449.46/cwt	422.00–480.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	491.05/cwt	461.00–500.00	2,298	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	405.11/cwt	398.00–415.00	2,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	513.39/cwt	487.00–523.00	2,151	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	411.15/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	455.26/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	371.02/cwt	353.00–379.00	2,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	562.00/cwt	562.00–562.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	597.81/cwt	582.00–603.00	1,937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	510.33/cwt	482.00–517.00	1,960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	336.97/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,101	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	120.23/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	—	1,452	155.17/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,253	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,739	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,859	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	150.45/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,283	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	411.77/cwt	398.00–423.00	1,956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	468.99/cwt	452.00–487.00	2,026	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	410.90/cwt	382.00–434.00	2,371	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	442.63/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,311	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	553.35/cwt	515.00–597.00	2,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	385.09/cwt	370.00–401.00	2,176	2

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 266Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 35Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	475	429.00	429.00
1	500–550	500	417.00	417.00
6	550–600	577	382.00–434.00	410.90
3	650–700	680	378.00–399.00	384.74
3	850–900	850	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	930	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	433.00	433.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	361.00	361.00
1	600–650	635	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	375	440.00–465.00	455.26
2	400–450	423	422.00–480.00	449.46
3	450–500	470	400.00–429.00	411.15
1	500–550	515	352.00	352.00
2	550–600	565	370.00–401.00	385.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	582.00–603.00	597.81
7	350–400	376	515.00–597.00	553.35
14	400–450	419	487.00–523.00	513.39
10	450–500	468	461.00–500.00	491.05
7	500–550	522	420.00–470.00	442.63
5	600–650	615	398.00–415.00	405.11
2	650–700	655	398.00	398.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	562.00	562.00
12	350–400	384	482.00–517.00	510.33
9	400–450	432	452.00–487.00	468.99
2	450–500	468	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	505	392.00	392.00
6	550–600	557	353.00–379.00	371.02
2	600–650	638	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
6	450–500	475	398.00–423.00	411.77
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	588	330.00–344.00	336.97
1	650–700	655	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	326.00	326.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,305	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,018	116.00–124.00	120.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	152.00–161.00	155.17

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
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,775.00	2,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	207.00	207.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	260.00	260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	139.00–160.00	150.45

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

Steers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle