Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test; Feeder steers 400-500 lbs sold 8.00-14.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-15.00 higher. Demand strong for both weaned and unweaned cattle suitable for grazing. Not enough comparable Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a Trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.94/cwt on 8 head, up $10.84 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits −1.06 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$387.94

▲ 10.84 vs prior sale

8 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$20.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.43

vs AR average

−27.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	403.00	2,196	2thin
Medium and Large 1	564	382.93	2,160	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about $36 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 sale8 hd

387.94

—

AR average7 barns · 247 hd

400.37

−12.43

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−27.89

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−1.06

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	160.00	2,416	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	147.52	1,679	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,409	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$4,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,090	$4,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,278	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	145.02/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	425.31/cwt	421.00–430.00	2,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	492.96/cwt	478.00–508.00	2,120	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	945	1,409.40/head	1,285.00–1,510.00	1,409	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	955	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	374.31/cwt	365.00–383.00	2,156	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	365.79/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	325.48/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	420.78/cwt	401.00–428.00	2,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	440.56/cwt	431.00–451.00	2,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	505.60/cwt	502.00–510.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	512.51/cwt	485.00–531.00	1,942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	341.75/cwt	341.00–347.00	2,262	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	477.86/cwt	475.00–481.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	442.44/cwt	420.00–454.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	526.73/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	404.72/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,598	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	419.03/cwt	412.00–426.00	2,632	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,630	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,275	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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 73Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 21Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,460	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,103	134.00–150.00	145.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	421.00–430.00	425.31
5	550–600	567	401.00–428.00	420.78
12	600–650	642	390.00–412.00	404.72
4	650–700	673	350.00–377.00	365.79
4	750–800	783	318.00–328.00	325.48
1	800–850	810	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	502.00–510.00	505.60
2	350–400	378	475.00–481.00	477.86
3	400–450	422	420.00–454.00	442.44
5	450–500	499	429.00	429.00
1	500–550	505	426.00	426.00
5	550–600	576	365.00–383.00	374.31
2	600–650	600	371.00	371.00
8	650–700	662	341.00–347.00	341.75
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	452.00	452.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	403.00	403.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	314	525.00–530.00	526.73
8	350–400	379	485.00–531.00	512.51
5	400–450	430	478.00–508.00	492.96
8	500–550	520	431.00–451.00	440.56
2	600–650	628	412.00–426.00	419.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	515.00	515.00
1	700–750	730	386.00	386.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	419.00	419.00
1	450–500	485	469.00	469.00

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	—	1,235	4,000.00	4,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	1,285.00–1,510.00	1,409.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	159.00	159.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	120.00	120.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,850.00	2,850.00

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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