Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-18.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 40.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 14.00-18.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Not enough comparable receipts for 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 $474.79/cwt on 23 head, up $22.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 19 comparable sales and sits +43.15 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$474.79

▲ 22.16 vs prior sale

23 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.97

vs AR average

−12.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	474.79	2,569	23

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale23 hd

474.79

—

AR average7 barns · 341 hd

467.82

+6.97

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−12.76

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

+43.15

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	1,430	191.00	2,731	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	176.97	2,947	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,019	139.46	1,420	6thin

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)	1,167	$2,965	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	815	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1Value Added	700–750	703	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	485.08/cwt	467.00–511.00	2,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	468.10/cwt	434.00–480.00	2,228	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	597	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	567.42/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	549.21/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	482.96/cwt	478.00–491.00	2,555	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	605.42/cwt	595.00–612.00	2,301	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	543.39/cwt	530.00–567.00	2,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	535.94/cwt	492.00–549.00	2,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	625.43/cwt	600.00–645.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	458.14/cwt	431.00–485.00	2,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	454.57/cwt	452.00–457.00	2,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	398.52/cwt	374.00–424.00	2,511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	478.07/cwt	471.00–482.00	2,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	378.98/cwt	376.00–382.00	2,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	413.00/cwt	411.00–416.00	2,404	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	176.97/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,947	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,678	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,899	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	140.89/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,617	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,731	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	214.75/cwt	185.00–250.00	2,605	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,965.43/head	2,875.00–3,075.00	2,965	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,666	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	420.44/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,195	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	420.50/cwt	420.00–421.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	539.37/cwt	523.00–572.00	2,023	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	598.87/cwt	586.00–627.00	1,928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	599	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,612	4

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 92Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	703	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	322	586.00–627.00	598.87
12	350–400	375	523.00–572.00	539.37
8	400–450	416	467.00–511.00	485.08
14	450–500	476	434.00–480.00	468.10
7	500–550	522	400.00–440.00	420.44
3	550–600	597	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	628	369.00	369.00
1	650–700	660	341.00	341.00
1	700–750	705	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	480	420.00–421.00	420.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	565.00–570.00	567.42
8	350–400	377	520.00–575.00	549.21
1	400–450	445	497.00	497.00
2	450–500	493	431.00–485.00	458.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	600.00–645.00	625.43
15	350–400	380	595.00–612.00	605.42
5	400–450	424	530.00–567.00	543.39
8	450–500	464	492.00–549.00	535.94
19	500–550	529	478.00–491.00	482.96
4	550–600	599	436.00	436.00
2	600–650	643	405.00	405.00
1	750–800	775	358.00	358.00
1	850–900	880	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	487	471.00–482.00	478.07
2	500–550	515	452.00–457.00	454.57
4	550–600	582	411.00–416.00	413.00
6	600–650	630	374.00–424.00	398.52
2	650–700	665	376.00–382.00	378.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	440.00	440.00
1	950–1000	950	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	175.00–179.00	176.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,165	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,148	140.00–142.00	140.89
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	191.00	191.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	185.00–250.00	214.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	2,875.00–3,075.00	2,965.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	215.00	215.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	240.00	240.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	165.00	165.00

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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