Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.63/cwt on 7 head, up $2.36 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 19 comparable sales and sits −8.01 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$423.63

▲ 2.36 vs prior sale

7 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.43

vs AR average

+4.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	423.63	2,314	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale7 hd

423.63

—

AR average6 barns · 154 hd

417.20

+6.43

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+4.59

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−8.01

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	1,790	219.00	3,920	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,130	182.00	2,057	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,250	179.00	2,238	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	159.18	1,788	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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%	—	1,144	167.53/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,917	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,057	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	157.06/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,743	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,385	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	412.05/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	433.11/cwt	402.00–444.00	2,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	354.17/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	434.13/cwt	428.00–440.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	441.63/cwt	412.00–452.00	1,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	462.71/cwt	458.00–475.00	1,689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	393.00/cwt	387.00–399.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	361.20/cwt	353.00–365.00	1,922	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	190.73/cwt	182.00–202.50	2,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,943	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	205.55/cwt	202.50–212.50	2,672	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,318	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 118Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 26Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	164.00–169.00	167.53
2	—	1,110	154.00–161.00	157.06
1	—	1,065	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	182.00	182.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	179.00	179.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	219.00	219.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	421.00	421.00
4	450–500	476	400.00–416.00	412.05
3	500–550	532	353.00–365.00	361.20
2	550–600	553	367.00	367.00
2	600–650	635	337.00	337.00
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	700	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	339.00	339.00
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	412.00–452.00	441.63
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
9	550–600	556	320.00–360.00	354.17
2	600–650	618	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	470.00	470.00
6	350–400	365	458.00–475.00	462.71
4	400–450	428	428.00–440.00	434.13
4	500–550	511	402.00–444.00	433.11
3	550–600	593	411.00	411.00
4	600–650	619	408.00	408.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	632	378.00	378.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	470	387.00–399.00	393.00

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	1	—	1,160	2,825.00	2,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	182.00–202.50	190.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	167.50	167.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	202.50–212.50	205.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	179.00	179.00

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

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