Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 19.00-30.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 30.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 15.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 25.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly plain or fleshy unweaned cattle, the few long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $474.38/cwt on 15 head, up $24.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 19 comparable sales and sits +42.73 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$474.38

▲ 24.99 vs prior sale

15 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$51.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs AR average

−1.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	477.84	2,518	14thin
Medium and Large 2	515	426.00	2,194	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.84/cwt here — about $324 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 sale15 hd

474.38

—

AR average9 barns · 253 hd

469.96

+4.42

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−1.18

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

+42.73

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	—	High	1,664	168.37	2,801	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,363	161.66	2,204	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	161.23	2,052	9thin

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)	1,208	$2,999	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$2,150	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	422.57/cwt	416.00–426.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	514.18/cwt	479.00–527.00	1,687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	498.83/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	466.89/cwt	448.00–487.00	2,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	570	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	518.40/cwt	510.00–524.00	2,182	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	367	610.89/cwt	602.00–630.00	2,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	493.03/cwt	451.00–532.00	1,834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	564.39/cwt	547.00–582.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	564.72/cwt	547.00–577.00	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	412.90/cwt	390.00–436.00	2,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	421.48/cwt	419.00–424.00	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	384.87/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	465.29/cwt	450.00–481.00	1,745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	385.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	453.49/cwt	452.00–455.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	482.36/cwt	477.00–485.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	432.94/cwt	415.00–457.00	1,840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,740	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	169.21/cwt	154.00–182.00	2,051	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,998.96/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,999	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	163.53/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,082	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	196.06/cwt	192.50–199.00	3,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	168.98/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	156.51/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,831	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 106Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	547.00–582.00	564.39
3	350–400	357	547.00–577.00	564.72
10	400–450	421	510.00–524.00	518.40
2	450–500	478	486.00	486.00
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	416.00–426.00	422.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	440.00–530.00	498.83
6	350–400	372	451.00–532.00	493.03
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	480	448.00–487.00	466.89
1	500–550	515	426.00	426.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	520.00	520.00
3	450–500	477	492.00	492.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	602.00–630.00	610.89
7	500–550	501	510.00	510.00
4	550–600	570	463.00	463.00
8	600–650	606	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	479.00–527.00	514.18
3	350–400	358	477.00–485.00	482.36
6	400–450	425	415.00–457.00	432.94
1	450–500	480	433.00	433.00
3	500–550	512	375.00–405.00	384.87
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	474.00	474.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	450.00–481.00	465.29
2	450–500	483	380.00–390.00	385.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	401.00	401.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	452.00–455.00	453.49
2	500–550	540	419.00–424.00	421.48
2	550–600	553	390.00–436.00	412.90
1	750–800	790	312.00	312.00
1	850–900	880	280.00	280.00

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	—	1,160	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,998.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	165.00	165.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,325.00	2,325.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,212	154.00–182.00	169.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	161.00–165.00	163.53
1	—	1,400	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,310	166.00–172.00	168.98
2	—	1,170	154.00–159.00	156.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	159.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	1,160	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	192.50–199.00	196.06
1	—	1,425	113.00	113.00

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.

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle