Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 30.00-40.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 11.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 25.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-15.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted of mostly new crop calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on few observed. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.81/cwt on 14 head, up $0.94 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 19 comparable sales and sits +1.80 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$390.81

▲ 0.94 vs prior sale

14 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$47.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.87

vs AR average

−32.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	401.02	2,223	11thin
Medium and Large 2	560	353.33	1,979	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.69/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale14 hd

390.81

—

AR average9 barns · 285 hd

414.68

−23.87

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−32.38

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

+1.80

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	—	Average	1,636	186.98	3,059	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	179.62	2,134	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	175.67	2,692	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	165.00	1,815	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,908	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,013	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,487	$4,065	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,424	$3,926	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,708	$3,918	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$3,706	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$3,256	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$3,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	712	$2,648	106

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	379.18/cwt	374.00–391.00	2,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	348.50/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	508.37/cwt	500.00–517.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	365.57/cwt	357.00–374.00	2,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	416.59/cwt	412.00–421.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	440.50/cwt	425.00–457.00	2,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	324.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	415.10/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	493.40/cwt	475.00–512.00	2,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	418.73/cwt	414.00–421.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	453.00/cwt	400.00–538.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	436.60/cwt	429.00–444.00	2,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	528.93/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,285	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	550.01/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	450.51/cwt	450.00–451.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	467.41/cwt	451.00–476.00	2,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	680	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	435.67/cwt	431.00–450.00	2,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	352.49/cwt	341.00–367.00	2,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	490.90/cwt	482.00–500.00	2,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	378.86/cwt	372.00–392.00	2,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,223	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	175.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,225	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	167.84/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,769	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,631	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	185.11/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,158	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,798	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	199.96/cwt	199.00–201.00	3,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,566	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	174.32/cwt	155.00–195.00	2,115	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	188.01/cwt	180.00–212.50	2,220	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	194.22/cwt	180.00–206.00	2,336	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,934	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,826.43/head	3,775.00–3,875.00	3,826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,396	3,813.34/head	3,725.00–4,000.00	3,813	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	3,012.86/head	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,013	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,907.50/head	2,300.00–3,650.00	2,908	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,530.75/head	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,531	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	492.36/cwt	485.00–496.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	437.68/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	478.45/cwt	462.00–494.00	2,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	478.31/cwt	435.00–525.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	432.72/cwt	408.00–450.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	271.73/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	526.15/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	372.19/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	403.42/cwt	387.00–433.00	2,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	3,255.86/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	3,746.92/head	3,650.00–3,925.00	3,747	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,708	3,918.37/head	3,875.00–4,000.00	3,918	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,487	4,064.80/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,065	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462	4,077.34/head	3,950.00–4,250.00	4,077	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	2,647.61/head	2,350.00–3,275.00	2,648	106
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 209Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 16Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	500.00–517.00	508.37
3	350–400	388	485.00–496.00	492.36
6	400–450	427	462.00–494.00	478.45
3	450–500	477	425.00–457.00	440.50
3	500–550	535	414.00–421.00	418.73
6	550–600	572	374.00–391.00	379.18
2	600–650	605	357.00–374.00	365.57
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	338.00	338.00
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	882	265.00–280.00	271.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	432.00	432.00
2	350–400	363	412.00–421.00	416.59
1	400–450	430	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	480	361.00	361.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	435.00–525.00	478.31
3	400–450	430	408.00–450.00	432.72
3	450–500	477	400.00–440.00	415.10
1	500–550	530	363.00	363.00
2	550–600	575	330.00–367.00	348.50
3	600–650	637	320.00–330.00	324.05
1	650–700	690	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	710	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	624	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	700	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	645.00	645.00
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	365	520.00–570.00	550.01
11	400–450	432	500.00–545.00	528.93
2	450–500	463	475.00–512.00	493.40
2	500–550	538	429.00–444.00	436.60
4	600–650	640	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	400.00–538.00	453.00
1	350–400	395	486.00	486.00
2	400–450	423	450.00–451.00	450.51
3	450–500	465	451.00–476.00	467.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	454.00	454.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	469.00	469.00
2	650–700	680	387.00	387.00
2	700–750	735	362.00	362.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	500.00–540.00	526.15
2	450–500	470	482.00–500.00	490.90
4	500–550	509	431.00–450.00	435.67
7	550–600	575	387.00–433.00	403.42
3	600–650	627	372.00–392.00	378.86
1	650–700	650	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	427.00–455.00	437.68
4	500–550	539	370.00–379.00	372.19
3	550–600	577	341.00–367.00	352.49
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	359.00	359.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	960	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	170.00–180.00	175.44
6	—	1,166	182.00–187.00	185.11
1	—	1,160	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	166.00–170.00	167.84
1	—	1,430	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,400	183.00	183.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,760	199.00–201.00	199.96
1	—	1,555	165.00	165.00

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)	3	—	1,213	155.00–195.00	174.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,181	180.00–212.50	188.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	180.00–206.00	194.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	202.50	202.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,217	2,300.00–3,650.00	2,907.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,850.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	3,775.00–3,875.00	3,826.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,396	3,725.00–4,000.00	3,813.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,530.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,255.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,407	3,650.00–3,925.00	3,746.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,708	3,875.00–4,000.00	3,918.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,487	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,064.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,462	3,950.00–4,250.00	4,077.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,012.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	106	—	712	2,350.00–3,275.00	2,647.61
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,550.00	3,550.00

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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