Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established in any Feeder or Slaughter class, not enough comparable receipts from last week; however definite higher undertones denoted in all Feeder and Slaughter classes offered today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $453.22/cwt on 17 head, down $21.16 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 19 comparable sales and sits +21.58 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$453.22

▼ 21.16 vs prior sale

17 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,648

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$267.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AR average

−18.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	477.46	2,698	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	476.00	2,570	3thin
Medium and Large 2	523	442.42	2,314	4thin
Medium and Large 3	500	210.00	1,050	1thin

One grade step is worth $267.46/cwt here — about $1,648 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

453.22

—

AR average8 barns · 133 hd

456.69

−3.47

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−18.90

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

+21.58

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	1,717	201.05	3,451	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,327	175.61	2,330	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,018	151.00	1,538	3thin

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)	1,070	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	350–400	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	496	523.00/cwt	523.00–523.00	2,594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	467.02/cwt	450.00–474.00	2,709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	416.17/cwt	394.00–440.00	2,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	499	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,440	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	442.42/cwt	420.00–457.00	2,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	521.08/cwt	500.00–542.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	553.34/cwt	525.00–588.00	2,346	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	445.92/cwt	432.00–459.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	574.94/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	508.92/cwt	495.00–519.00	2,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	450.73/cwt	436.00–458.00	2,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	501.35/cwt	500.00–502.00	2,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	492.52/cwt	480.00–501.00	2,482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,902	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	209.59/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	175.61/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,330	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,521	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,079	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,685	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,101	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	198.70/cwt	186.00–213.00	2,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	338.80/cwt	320.00–358.00	2,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	441.85/cwt	435.00–456.00	2,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	371.43/cwt	363.00–380.00	2,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	381.30/cwt	375.00–388.00	2,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	511.05/cwt	510.00–512.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	464.43/cwt	462.00–467.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	451.97/cwt	446.00–458.00	2,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	447.88/cwt	445.00–451.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,266	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 77Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	500.00–542.00	521.08
1	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	400	451.00	451.00
2	450–500	480	432.00–459.00	445.92
4	500–550	523	420.00–457.00	442.42
1	600–650	625	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	437.00	437.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	375	550.00–605.00	574.94
12	400–450	424	525.00–588.00	553.34
3	450–500	472	495.00–519.00	508.92
2	500–550	513	514.00	514.00
2	600–650	623	394.00–440.00	416.17
1	650–700	685	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	590.00	590.00
9	450–500	496	523.00	523.00
7	550–600	580	450.00–474.00	467.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	476.00	476.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	499	489.00	489.00
1	600–650	620	402.00	402.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	510.00–512.00	511.05
1	350–400	380	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	423	462.00–467.00	464.43
5	450–500	484	435.00–456.00	441.85
3	500–550	510	424.00	424.00
2	550–600	573	375.00–388.00	381.30
2	600–650	630	363.00–380.00	371.43
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	487.00	487.00
2	350–400	380	445.00–451.00	447.88
1	450–500	480	429.00	429.00
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	354.00	354.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	500.00–502.00	501.35
1	450–500	490	511.00	511.00
6	500–550	504	480.00–501.00	492.52
3	550–600	575	436.00–458.00	450.73
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	728	320.00–358.00	338.80
1	750–800	760	351.00	351.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	452.00	452.00
2	500–550	543	446.00–458.00	451.97
1	850–900	865	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,040	162.00	162.00
1	—	975	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	174.00–179.00	175.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	186.00	186.00
2	—	1,833	208.00–211.00	209.59
1	—	1,640	199.00	199.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	184.00	184.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	194.00	194.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	162.00	162.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	208.00	208.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,133	186.00–213.00	198.70

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

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