Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers sold 20.00-40.00 lower, Feeder heifers sold 10.00-25.00 lower. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.77/cwt on 19 head, down $22.83 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 19 comparable sales and sits −20.24 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$368.77

▼ 22.83 vs prior sale

19 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.24

vs AR average

−35.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	369.48	1,991	18thin
Medium and Large 2	530	356.00	1,887	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $105 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 sale19 hd

368.77

—

AR average9 barns · 478 hd

385.00

−16.24

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−35.99

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−20.24

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	201.50	3,164	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	154.67	2,432	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	146.03	1,820	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	153.17/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,126	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	153.22/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,456	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,969	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,364	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	138.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,535	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	377.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	343.03/cwt	336.00–350.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	352.39/cwt	341.00–362.00	2,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	436.94/cwt	423.00–449.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	342.35/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	379.66/cwt	363.00–385.00	1,959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	397.16/cwt	384.00–422.00	1,875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	504.86/cwt	494.00–515.00	1,671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	419.31/cwt	410.00–423.00	2,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	365.39/cwt	364.00–371.00	2,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	413.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	483.78/cwt	470.00–491.00	1,858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	359.29/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	407.41/cwt	391.00–415.00	2,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	386.51/cwt	368.00–399.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	403.52/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	404.96/cwt	404.00–409.00	2,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,012	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,249	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	392.10/cwt	380.00–403.00	2,027	7

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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 70Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 13

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers sold 20.00-40.00 lower, Feeder heifers sold 10.00-25.00 lower. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	150.00–156.00	153.17
2	—	1,105	130.00–145.00	138.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	150.00–156.00	153.22
1	—	1,480	159.00	159.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	196.00	196.00
1	—	1,625	207.00	207.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	517	380.00–403.00	392.10
2	550–600	585	375.00–380.00	377.52
3	600–650	630	341.00–362.00	352.39
2	650–700	673	336.00–350.00	343.03
1	700–750	700	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	494.00–515.00	504.86
9	350–400	384	470.00–491.00	483.78
1	400–450	440	427.00	427.00
4	450–500	469	423.00–449.00	436.94
1	500–550	510	421.00	421.00
7	550–600	580	410.00–423.00	419.31
5	600–650	625	404.00–409.00	404.96
5	650–700	681	364.00–371.00	365.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	441.00	441.00
2	400–450	443	400.00–407.00	403.52
3	500–550	527	391.00–415.00	407.41
1	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	485.00	485.00
7	350–400	386	451.00	451.00
6	400–450	435	405.00–425.00	413.00
5	450–500	472	384.00–422.00	397.16
9	500–550	516	363.00–385.00	379.66
9	550–600	562	335.00–370.00	359.29
7	600–650	623	320.00–350.00	342.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	360	416.00	416.00
3	450–500	472	368.00–399.00	386.51
1	500–550	530	356.00	356.00
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00

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)	1	—	1,350	149.00	149.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	163.00	163.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	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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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

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