Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Feeder offering was mostly in plain in quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $351.53/cwt on 5 head, down $54.25 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −37.47 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$351.53

▼ 54.25 vs prior sale

5 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$22.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.90

vs AR average

−70.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	360.55	1,983	3thin
Medium and Large 2	563	338.00	1,901	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.55/cwt here — about $82 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

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 sale5 hd

351.53

—

AR average8 barns · 201 hd

402.43

−50.90

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−70.64

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−37.47

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	1,125	157.00	1,766	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	169.00	2,239	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	150.00	1,616	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	149.17	1,746	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	500–550	510	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	558.79/cwt	551.00–564.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	413.52/cwt	411.00–415.00	1,997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	572.69/cwt	555.00–580.00	1,827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	465.73/cwt	445.00–484.00	1,965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	501.02/cwt	478.00–531.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	446.39/cwt	436.00–459.00	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	313.03/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	440.90/cwt	400.00–487.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,052	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	490.06/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	491.01/cwt	477.00–505.00	2,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	510.66/cwt	481.00–545.00	1,910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	427.41/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	367.07/cwt	350.00–384.00	2,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	403.72/cwt	396.00–412.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	354.18/cwt	340.00–369.00	2,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	448.37/cwt	442.00–451.00	2,282	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	157.83/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,970	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,766	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	165.05/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,827	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	215.75/cwt	210.00–221.00	2,444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	414.18/cwt	365.00–464.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	394.30/cwt	380.00–409.00	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	482.95/cwt	477.00–489.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	528.87/cwt	504.00–565.00	1,703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	351.86/cwt	337.00–362.00	2,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	440.76/cwt	439.00–445.00	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	422.17/cwt	412.00–434.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	721	346.96/cwt	337.00–349.00	2,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	281.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	359.33/cwt	340.00–379.00	2,048	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 173Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Feeder offering was mostly in plain in quality.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	504.00–565.00	528.87
4	350–400	366	478.00–531.00	501.02
7	400–450	422	445.00–484.00	465.73
4	450–500	465	439.00–445.00	440.76
1	500–550	510	363.00	363.00
2	550–600	570	340.00–379.00	359.33
6	600–650	628	337.00–362.00	351.86
2	650–700	658	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	735	311.00–315.00	313.03
4	800–850	829	275.00–285.00	281.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	477.00–489.00	482.95
2	350–400	388	365.00–464.00	414.18
3	400–450	427	412.00–434.00	422.17
4	450–500	483	411.00–415.00	413.52
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	351.00	351.00
1	650–700	690	309.00	309.00
1	750–800	750	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	352.00	352.00
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	721	337.00–349.00	346.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	319	555.00–580.00	572.69
4	350–400	360	551.00–564.00	558.79
5	400–450	418	477.00–505.00	491.01
2	450–500	453	480.00–500.00	490.06
1	500–550	500	437.00	437.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	547.00	547.00
5	350–400	374	481.00–545.00	510.66
1	400–450	440	452.00	452.00
3	450–500	483	436.00–459.00	446.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	400.00–487.00	440.90
1	400–450	400	452.50	452.50
1	450–500	455	451.00	451.00
1	600–650	625	227.50	227.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	425.00–430.00	427.41
2	500–550	533	380.00–409.00	394.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
7	500–550	509	442.00–451.00	448.37
2	550–600	575	396.00–412.00	403.72
2	600–650	638	350.00–384.00	367.07
2	650–700	675	340.00–369.00	354.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	160.00	160.00
1	—	975	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	169.00	169.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,025	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,248	155.00–160.00	157.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	157.00	157.00

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	5	—	1,107	155.00–179.00	165.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	210.00–221.00	215.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	160.00–166.00	162.97

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle