Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 4.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-40.00 lower with steepest decline on heifers under 400 lbs. Feeder supply included several large groups of high quality calves, both weaned and unweaned. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend in eith Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.01/cwt on 42 head, down $19.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +23.37 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$455.01

▼ 19.78 vs prior sale

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$26.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

vs AR average

−18.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	459.43	2,539	35
Medium and Large 1-2	553	433.00	2,394	2thin
Medium and Large 2	551	432.89	2,385	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.54/cwt here — about $154 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

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 sale42 hd

455.01

—

AR average7 barns · 497 hd

465.57

−10.56

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−18.69

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

+23.37

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	—	High	1,827	197.35	3,606	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	176.95	2,820	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	150.50	1,509	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,062	149.20	1,585	8thin

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)	1,600	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	443.69/cwt	435.00–451.00	2,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	506.61/cwt	475.00–542.00	2,432	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	477.22/cwt	459.00–495.00	2,434	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	447.57/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,600	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	499.16/cwt	480.00–517.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	654.48/cwt	617.00–700.00	2,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	462.78/cwt	453.00–476.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	556.09/cwt	540.00–572.00	2,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	372.54/cwt	364.00–389.00	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	584.13/cwt	570.00–607.00	2,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	572.00/cwt	572.00–572.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,661	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	416.70/cwt	393.00–440.00	2,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	417.97/cwt	411.00–422.00	2,249	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	436.52/cwt	410.00–439.00	2,658	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	563.39/cwt	542.00–595.00	2,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	380.54/cwt	369.00–392.00	2,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	502.61/cwt	487.00–515.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	347.47/cwt	325.00–358.00	2,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	466.83/cwt	435.00–496.00	2,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,499	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	126.95/cwt	100.00–140.00	1,278	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,635	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	178.42/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,753	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	157.58/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,666	3
Bulls	—	—	1,835	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	4,055	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	185.52/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,382	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	196.04/cwt	181.00–215.00	2,358	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	170.44/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,747	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,496	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	192.05/cwt	177.00–207.00	2,335	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	332.02/cwt	309.00–335.00	2,666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	426.03/cwt	423.00–429.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	387.24/cwt	376.00–409.00	2,238	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	440.51/cwt	422.00–455.00	2,114	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	486.10/cwt	472.00–500.00	1,643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	375.02/cwt	371.00–378.00	2,351	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	531.44/cwt	515.00–537.00	1,711	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	572.00/cwt	572.00–572.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	424.65/cwt	422.00–427.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	473.67/cwt	447.00–498.00	1,970	21

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 166Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 11Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	540.00–572.00	556.09
3	400–450	423	487.00–515.00	502.61
3	450–500	475	453.00–476.00	462.78
3	500–550	525	435.00–451.00	443.69
2	550–600	590	393.00–440.00	416.70
1	600–650	620	387.00	387.00
1	650–700	680	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	700.00	700.00
4	300–350	320	617.00–700.00	654.48
5	350–400	382	570.00–607.00	584.13
3	400–450	427	542.00–595.00	563.39
17	450–500	480	475.00–542.00	506.61
14	500–550	510	459.00–495.00	477.22
21	550–600	581	435.00–460.00	447.57
38	600–650	609	410.00–439.00	436.52
3	650–700	672	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	703	369.00–392.00	380.54
1	850–900	860	329.00	329.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	572.00	572.00
2	450–500	453	490.00	490.00
2	550–600	553	433.00	433.00
12	600–650	635	419.00	419.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	572.00	572.00
7	300–350	322	515.00–537.00	531.44
4	350–400	370	480.00–517.00	499.16
21	400–450	416	447.00–498.00	473.67
38	450–500	480	422.00–455.00	440.51
18	500–550	538	411.00–422.00	417.97
24	550–600	578	376.00–409.00	387.24
14	600–650	627	371.00–378.00	375.02
1	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	645	366.00	366.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	472.00–500.00	486.10
3	400–450	442	422.00–427.00	424.65
2	450–500	455	423.00–429.00	426.03
3	500–550	532	364.00–389.00	372.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	468	435.00–496.00	466.83
1	500–550	540	449.00	449.00
1	550–600	575	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	610	418.00	418.00
1	650–700	670	372.00	372.00
4	700–750	728	325.00–358.00	347.47
9	800–850	803	309.00–335.00	332.02
1	900–950	905	275.00	275.00
7	1000–1050	1,037	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	353.00	353.00
1	650–700	670	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	770	324.00	324.00
1	850–900	870	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	900	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,055	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	100.00–140.00	126.95
1	—	1,260	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,045	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,057	154.00–159.00	157.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	177.00–180.00	178.42
1	—	1,695	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	221.00	221.00
2	—	1,823	185.00–186.00	185.52

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,203	181.00–215.00	196.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	164.00–177.00	170.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	174.00	174.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	3,025.00	3,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,600	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,216	177.00–207.00	192.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,795	196.00	196.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle