Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Lower undertones denoted in all classes observed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.60/cwt on 10 head, down $6.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 19 comparable sales and sits +2.59 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$391.60

▼ 6.95 vs prior sale

10 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$47.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.92

vs AR average

−26.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	401.13	2,102	8thin
Medium and Large 2	538	353.50	1,900	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.63/cwt here — about $202 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

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 sale10 hd

391.60

—

AR average7 barns · 255 hd

403.52

−11.92

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−26.66

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

+2.59

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	153.00	1,867	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	160.00	2,248	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	148.45	1,696	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$2,730	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	978	$3,500	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,775	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	484.94/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	469.72/cwt	440.00–477.00	1,907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	444.61/cwt	423.00–478.00	2,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	500.64/cwt	493.00–526.00	1,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	471.40/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,123	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,775.00/head	3,775.00–3,775.00	3,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	366.82/cwt	358.00–374.00	2,311	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	540	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	477.78/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,597	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	217.16/cwt	192.00–277.50	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	427.33/cwt	412.00–460.00	2,423	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,023	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,867	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	130.40/cwt	100.00–154.00	1,217	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	239.75/cwt	200.00–300.00	1,098	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	191.97/cwt	173.00–217.50	2,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,730.43/head	1,800.00–3,500.00	2,730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,251	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	448.88/cwt	424.00–459.00	2,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	513.62/cwt	486.00–522.00	1,936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	537.96/cwt	521.00–550.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	436.60/cwt	420.00–483.00	2,279	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	422.23/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,526	1

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 329Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Lower undertones denoted in all classes observed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	435	470.00–475.00	471.40
4	450–500	465	470.00–490.00	484.94
4	500–550	514	424.00–459.00	448.88
3	550–600	575	420.00–427.00	422.23
1	600–650	630	401.00	401.00
2	650–700	680	384.00	384.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	521.00–550.00	537.96
5	350–400	377	486.00–522.00	513.62
5	450–500	485	423.00–478.00	444.61
1	550–600	595	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	493.00–526.00	500.64
5	400–450	406	440.00–477.00	469.72
2	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	503	404.00	404.00
1	550–600	580	366.00	366.00
7	600–650	630	358.00–374.00	366.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	419.00	419.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	389.00	389.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	458	200.00–300.00	239.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	485	389.00	389.00
1	500–550	520	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	625	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	470.00–485.00	477.78
6	500–550	522	420.00–483.00	436.60
5	550–600	567	412.00–460.00	427.33
1	600–650	615	406.00	406.00
1	700–750	740	351.00	351.00
9	750–800	778	347.00	347.00
1	850–900	870	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	406.00	406.00
1	550–600	570	401.00	401.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,775.00	3,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	3,500.00	3,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	758	192.00–277.50	217.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	217.50	217.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,085	173.00–217.50	191.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	978	1,800.00–3,500.00	2,730.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	139.00	139.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	172.00	172.00
2	—	933	100.00–154.00	130.40
1	—	1,275	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	160.00	160.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle