Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No Trend established in any Feeder or Slaughter class due to very light offering in each class. Much needed heavy rains impeded cattle movement in trade area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.01/cwt on 8 head, down $10.00 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits −10.00 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$379.01

▼ 10.00 vs prior sale

8 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.53

vs AR average

−34.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	379.01	2,104	8thin

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

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 sale8 hd

379.01

—

AR average8 barns · 218 hd

406.54

−27.53

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−34.77

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−10.00

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	1,363	152.11	2,073	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	169.00	2,552	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	150.50	1,707	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	397.86/cwt	380.00–407.00	2,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	469.87/cwt	457.00–480.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	529.35/cwt	505.00–552.00	1,736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	525.00/cwt	515.00–535.00	2,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	483.21/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,116	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	579.60/cwt	577.00–582.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	553.65/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	459.38/cwt	438.00–467.00	2,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	358.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,039	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	538.64/cwt	520.00–557.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	423.51/cwt	406.00–432.00	1,741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	152.11/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,073	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,516	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,552	1

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 122Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 10

Compared to last week: No Trend established in any Feeder or Slaughter class due to very light offering in each class. Much needed heavy rains impeded cattle movement in trade area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	399.00	399.00
3	600–650	630	380.00–407.00	397.86
1	650–700	680	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	520.00–557.00	538.64
4	350–400	372	457.00–480.00	469.87
3	400–450	427	450.00	450.00
8	450–500	477	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	569	350.00–360.00	358.01
1	750–800	790	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	398.00	398.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	414.00	414.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	406.00–432.00	423.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	505.00–552.00	529.35
2	350–400	385	515.00–535.00	525.00
1	450–500	495	412.00	412.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	318	577.00–582.00	579.60
4	350–400	375	550.00–560.00	553.65
8	400–450	438	475.00–490.00	483.21
4	450–500	471	438.00–467.00	459.38
1	500–550	505	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	327.00	327.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	176.00	176.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,363	140.00–170.00	152.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,160	168.00	168.00
2	—	1,123	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	169.00	169.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle