Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

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 $400.91/cwt on 11 head, down $1.45 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 19 comparable sales and sits −30.73 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$400.91

▼ 1.45 vs prior sale

11 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$47.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs AR average

−0.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	409.56	2,258	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	362.00	2,082	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.56/cwt here — about $177 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

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 sale11 hd

400.91

—

AR average9 barns · 300 hd

408.96

−8.05

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−0.97

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−30.73

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%	High	1,430	178.00	2,545	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,058	154.89	1,639	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	898	$1,518	2thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	700–750	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	397.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	383.04/cwt	374.00–394.00	2,432	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	415.84/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	352.55/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	350.22/cwt	349.00–351.00	1,982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	407.50/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	405.34/cwt	404.00–411.00	1,779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	339.32/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	640	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	429.46/cwt	410.00–452.00	2,018	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,296	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3Value Added	750–800	770	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	445.76/cwt	440.00–451.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	855	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	164.82/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,862	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	138.25/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,366	3

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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 141Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 35Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 1

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	393	456.00	456.00
2	400–450	400	446.00	446.00
8	450–500	470	410.00–452.00	429.46
6	500–550	532	415.00–420.00	415.84
3	550–600	590	397.00	397.00
9	600–650	635	374.00–394.00	383.04
2	650–700	653	374.00	374.00
2	700–750	728	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	654	383.00	383.00
1	750–800	775	316.00	316.00
1	850–900	885	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	440.00–451.00	445.76
1	400–450	425	442.00	442.00
1	450–500	455	402.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	362.00	362.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	439	404.00–411.00	405.34
7	450–500	483	390.00–405.00	397.83
4	500–550	519	349.00–360.00	352.55
5	550–600	566	349.00–351.00	350.22
3	600–650	628	335.00–343.00	339.32
3	650–700	658	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	367.00	367.00
2	600–650	638	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	490	366.00	366.00
1	500–550	530	364.00	364.00
1	550–600	580	356.00	356.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	480	406.00–410.00	407.50
3	550–600	550	404.00	404.00
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	261.00	261.00

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	—	1,055	200.00	200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	178.00	178.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,635.00	1,635.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,130	160.00–169.00	164.82
3	—	988	125.00–149.00	138.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	178.00	178.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle