Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Hot dry weather continues to impede cattle movement in area. 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 $395.04/cwt on 21 head, down $26.24 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −36.61 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$395.04

▼ 26.24 vs prior sale

21 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.22

vs AR average

−4.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	395.04	2,195	21

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 sale21 hd

395.04

—

AR average7 barns · 143 hd

402.26

−7.22

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−4.25

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−36.61

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	1,360	177.25	2,411	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,096	158.13	1,733	7thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,015	139.75/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	177.25/cwt	177.00–177.50	2,411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	161.23/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	358.61/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	315.62/cwt	311.00–320.00	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	455.96/cwt	450.00–462.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	334.07/cwt	327.00–339.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	276.22/cwt	272.50–280.00	2,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	430.72/cwt	407.00–455.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,737	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	376.20/cwt	368.00–385.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	396.05/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	431.24/cwt	417.00–461.00	1,984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	365.77/cwt	346.00–369.00	2,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	308.98/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	427.13/cwt	417.00–432.00	2,200	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	376.81/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,197	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	377.10/cwt	365.00–391.00	1,761	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,509	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	357.45/cwt	351.00–371.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,183	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,378	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 69Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Hot dry weather continues to impede cattle movement in area. 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
2	—	1,015	138.00–142.00	139.75
1	—	1,365	182.50	182.50
4	—	1,069	159.00–164.00	161.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	177.00–177.50	177.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00–367.00	358.61
1	550–600	555	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	368	450.00–462.00	455.96
2	400–450	425	407.00–455.00	430.72
7	450–500	460	417.00–461.00	431.24
8	500–550	515	417.00–432.00	427.13
12	550–600	583	370.00–379.00	376.81
1	600–650	615	363.00	363.00
7	650–700	666	346.00–369.00	365.77
4	750–800	755	339.00	339.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	368.00–385.00	376.20
3	450–500	467	365.00–391.00	377.10
3	550–600	562	327.00–339.00	334.07
3	600–650	620	306.00–311.00	308.98
5	650–700	669	311.00–320.00	315.62
3	700–750	702	313.00	313.00
2	850–900	858	272.50–280.00	276.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	415	332.00	332.00
1	650–700	680	306.00	306.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	392.00–400.00	396.05
1	450–500	490	361.00	361.00
3	500–550	517	351.00–371.00	357.45
4	650–700	680	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	316.00	316.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	205.00	205.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	195.00	195.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	182.50	182.50

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Slaughter Cattle

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