Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established for any Feeder or Slaughter class as Auction was closed last week for inclement weather. Anticipating a good run next week of both weaned calves and cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.75/cwt on 4 head, down $6.31 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −15.90 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$415.75

▼ 6.31 vs prior sale

4 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.36

vs AR average

−67.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	415.75	2,380	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

415.75

—

AR average3 barns · 25 hd

422.11

−6.36

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−67.28

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−15.90

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	166.33	2,451	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	147.00	1,628	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	600–650	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	341.60/cwt	336.00–347.00	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	508.00/cwt	501.00–515.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	439.79/cwt	403.00–472.00	2,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	535.18/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	463.30/cwt	452.00–474.00	1,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	490.00/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	525.54/cwt	495.00–557.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	383.40/cwt	376.00–391.00	2,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	386.93/cwt	381.00–393.00	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	515.07/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,597	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,554	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	178.44/cwt	162.00–199.00	2,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,260	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,549	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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 103Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 6

Compared to last week: No trend established for any Feeder or Slaughter class as Auction was closed last week for inclement weather. Anticipating a good run next week of both weaned calves and cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	673	336.00–347.00	341.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	355	510.00–525.00	515.07
2	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	450	431.00	431.00
1	500–550	520	402.00	402.00
2	550–600	573	376.00–391.00	383.40
1	600–650	615	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	421.00	421.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	455	381.00–393.00	386.93
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	377.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	452.00–474.00	463.30
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	467	403.00–472.00	439.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	495.00–557.00	525.54
4	350–400	372	530.00–540.00	535.18
2	400–450	415	501.00–515.00	508.00
3	450–500	485	485.00–500.00	490.00
1	500–550	520	427.00	427.00
3	550–600	590	412.00	412.00
2	650–700	665	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	181.00	181.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	168.00	168.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	162.00–199.00	178.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	169.00	169.00
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,513	168.00–169.00	168.50

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle