Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 16.00 higher, 400-600lbs sold 3.00-12.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Thinner, weaned cattle suitable for grazing are in high demand. Fleshy unweaned cattle are beginning to see discounts. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.49/cwt on 12 head, down $13.16 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −13.16 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$418.49

▼ 13.16 vs prior sale

12 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$620

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

$92.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.58

vs AR average

−72.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	441.21	2,383	9thin
Small and Medium 3	560	353.00	1,977	1thin
Medium and Large 3	505	349.00	1,762	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.21/cwt here — about $620 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 sale12 hd

418.49

—

AR average9 barns · 289 hd

462.07

−43.58

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−72.34

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−13.16

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	1,220	156.00	1,903	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	165.33	1,670	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,005	146.34	1,471	5thin

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)	1,295	$2,975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,840	$3,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	450–500	488	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	433.06/cwt	410.00–457.00	2,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	447.97/cwt	446.00–450.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	413.26/cwt	396.00–431.00	2,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	287	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	1,758	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	560	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	477.85/cwt	440.00–561.00	2,208	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	448.57/cwt	427.00–482.00	2,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	611.06/cwt	605.00–625.00	2,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	554.65/cwt	551.00–562.00	2,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	432.00/cwt	420.00–444.00	2,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	633.13/cwt	627.00–642.00	2,013	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,093	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	937	133.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,255	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	164.98/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,828	2
Bulls	—	—	1,220	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,903	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	177.05/cwt	148.00–198.00	1,670	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	243.38/cwt	210.00–286.00	2,380	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	154.99/cwt	142.00–170.00	1,338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	189.67/cwt	182.00–200.00	2,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,840	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	490.01/cwt	462.00–520.00	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	536.00/cwt	536.00–536.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	431.23/cwt	426.00–437.00	2,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	463.92/cwt	437.00–478.00	2,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	555.19/cwt	547.00–572.00	2,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	466.08/cwt	419.00–485.00	1,930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	537.39/cwt	505.00–550.00	2,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,141	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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 200Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 33Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 205Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	476.00	476.00
2	500–550	535	410.00–457.00	433.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	368	462.00–520.00	490.01
2	400–450	438	446.00–450.00	447.97
7	450–500	459	437.00–478.00	463.92
3	500–550	522	426.00–437.00	431.23
2	550–600	558	396.00–431.00	413.26
3	650–700	662	341.00	341.00
2	750–800	780	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	612.50	612.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	671	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	436.00	436.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	536.00	536.00
1	450–500	470	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	516.00	516.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	605.00–625.00	611.06
3	350–400	382	547.00–572.00	555.19
8	400–450	414	505.00–550.00	537.39
15	450–500	462	440.00–561.00	477.85
5	500–550	524	427.00–482.00	448.57
4	550–600	560	420.00–444.00	432.00
1	750–800	760	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	414	419.00–485.00	466.08
1	450–500	480	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	551.00–562.00	554.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	627.00–642.00	633.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	161.00	161.00
1	—	930	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,045	184.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	130.00–139.00	133.92
2	—	1,108	164.00–166.00	164.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	148.00–198.00	177.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	210.00–286.00	243.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,975.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	863	142.00–170.00	154.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	255.00	255.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	182.00–200.00	189.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,840	3,850.00	3,850.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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