Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend in any Feeder or Slaughter class, but definite higher undertones denoted in all classes offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.63/cwt on 24 head, down $21.66 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 19 comparable sales and sits +20.99 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$452.63

▼ 21.66 vs prior sale

24 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$23.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs AR average

−28.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	455.26	2,513	20
Medium and Large 2	553	447.00	2,470	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	598	432.00	2,583	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about −$70 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

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 sale24 hd

452.63

—

AR average8 barns · 169 hd

459.81

−7.18

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−28.39

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

+20.99

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	1,570	195.75	3,074	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	175.00	2,301	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	165.07	1,825	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	765	132.00	1,010	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,071	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$4,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	500–550	515	459.68/cwt	450.00–469.00	2,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	455.19/cwt	427.00–490.00	2,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	409.84/cwt	395.00–423.00	2,139	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	598.52/cwt	597.00–602.00	1,975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	472.57/cwt	460.00–499.00	2,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	541.77/cwt	525.00–559.00	2,535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	595.05/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	466.98/cwt	455.00–478.00	1,975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	459.84/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	367.13/cwt	357.00–377.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	410.34/cwt	401.00–420.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	525.94/cwt	498.00–551.00	2,214	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	447.84/cwt	440.00–486.00	2,530	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	479.71/cwt	464.00–495.00	2,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	530	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,032	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	293.98/cwt	283.00–306.00	2,587	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,570	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	201.70/cwt	175.00–252.50	2,424	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	3,071.49/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,071	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,641	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,227	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,283	179.99/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,309	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	174.53/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,135	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	158.76/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,630	3

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 125Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend in any Feeder or Slaughter class, but definite higher undertones denoted in all classes offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	437.00	437.00
2	500–550	515	450.00–469.00	459.68
3	550–600	562	427.00–490.00	455.19
1	750–800	760	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	350	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	422	464.00–495.00	479.71
1	450–500	475	446.00	446.00
7	500–550	522	395.00–423.00	409.84
2	550–600	573	357.00–377.00	367.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	489.00	489.00
2	400–450	433	401.00–420.00	410.34
1	450–500	465	437.00	437.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	451.00	451.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	597.00–602.00	598.52
4	350–400	359	580.00–600.00	595.05
9	400–450	421	498.00–551.00	525.94
8	450–500	468	525.00–559.00	541.77
6	500–550	522	460.00–499.00	472.57
14	550–600	565	440.00–486.00	447.84
1	700–750	745	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	423	455.00–478.00	466.98
2	450–500	475	455.00–465.00	459.84
1	500–550	510	456.00	456.00
1	550–600	595	438.00	438.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	468.00	468.00
2	550–600	598	432.00	432.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,175.00	3,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	204.00	204.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	198.00	198.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,202	175.00–252.50	201.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,071.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	283.00–306.00	293.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,930	219.00	219.00
2	—	1,283	176.00–184.00	179.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	174.00–175.00	174.53
3	—	1,027	154.00–163.00	158.76

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle