Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-17.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 20.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 15.00-19.00 higher, over 500 llbs not well tested. Feeder supply included several groups of high quality both weaned and unweaned offerings. Not enough comparable receipts from last week 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 $375.44/cwt on 15 head, down $31.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 19 comparable sales and sits −13.57 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$375.44

▼ 31.76 vs prior sale

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$52.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.58

vs AR average

−20.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	390.67	2,004	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	377.00	2,115	9thin
Medium and Large 2	565	337.95	1,909	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.72/cwt here — about $95 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 sale15 hd

375.44

—

AR average9 barns · 256 hd

395.02

−19.58

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−20.61

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−13.57

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	1,637	207.50	3,397	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	174.53	2,108	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	170.00	1,879	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,649	168.02	2,770	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)	1,145	$2,864	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,410	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,296	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,311	$3,316	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,398	$3,051	6

Every lot, as filed

63 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	650–700	690	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	544.79/cwt	512.00–585.00	1,820	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	390.67/cwt	386.00–398.00	2,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	448.50/cwt	438.00–465.00	2,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	458.76/cwt	451.00–467.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,355	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	3,051.28/head	2,475.00–3,475.00	3,051	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	3,300.52/head	3,000.00–3,775.00	3,301	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	3,339.38/head	3,000.00–3,675.00	3,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	415.98/cwt	411.00–421.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,410.37/head	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,939	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,863.54/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	434.42/cwt	420.00–449.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	361.60/cwt	358.00–369.00	2,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,879	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	160.45/cwt	147.50–169.00	2,797	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,138	176.07/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,004	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	225.97/cwt	225.00–227.00	4,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	216.14/cwt	211.00–220.00	3,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	496.98/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,527	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	530.00–612.00	1,776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	507.14/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	476.31/cwt	473.00–481.00	2,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	507.96/cwt	506.00–511.00	2,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,115	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	457.93/cwt	454.00–462.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	443.80/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,296.23/head	2,150.00–2,425.00	2,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	337.95/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	379.03/cwt	357.00–400.00	1,831	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	172.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,153	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	178.30/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,015	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	171.71/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,644	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	181.73/cwt	169.00–205.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	185.48/cwt	178.00–194.00	2,560	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	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 Jul 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 168Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	530.00–612.00	555.00
4	350–400	368	500.00–515.00	507.14
5	400–450	431	506.00–511.00	507.96
4	450–500	473	438.00–465.00	448.50
1	500–550	540	434.00	434.00
3	550–600	560	418.00	418.00
2	600–650	640	369.00	369.00
1	650–700	690	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	516.00	516.00
1	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
8	550–600	589	429.00	429.00
1	600–650	625	409.00	409.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	485.00	485.00
3	550–600	567	392.00	392.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	454.00–462.00	457.93
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	530	421.00	421.00
1	550–600	565	416.00	416.00
1	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	334	512.00–585.00	544.79
3	350–400	367	495.00–500.00	496.98
2	400–450	418	451.00–467.00	458.76
2	450–500	453	420.00–449.00	434.42
4	500–550	513	386.00–398.00	390.67
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	835	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	422.00	422.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	473.00–481.00	476.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	561	377.00	377.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	410.00–475.00	443.80
4	450–500	483	357.00–400.00	379.03
2	550–600	565	336.00–340.00	337.95
1	600–650	635	316.00	316.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	503	411.00–421.00	415.98
3	600–650	637	358.00–369.00	361.60
1	650–700	670	356.00	356.00
1	850–900	875	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,398	2,475.00–3,475.00	3,051.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,287	3,000.00–3,775.00	3,300.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	3,000.00–3,675.00	3,339.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,410.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,670	176.00	176.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,863.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	2,150.00–2,425.00	2,296.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,403	169.00–205.00	181.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	178.00–194.00	185.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	175.00	175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	147.50–169.00	160.45
1	—	1,800	176.00	176.00
4	—	1,540	170.00–174.00	171.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,247	170.00–175.00	172.64
3	—	1,130	177.00–179.00	178.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	169.00–185.00	176.07
2	—	2,005	225.00–227.00	225.97
3	—	1,725	211.00–220.00	216.14

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle