Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend in any Feeder or Slaughter class. Extreme hot weather and upheaval in futures market are combining to limit cattle movement in trade area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.60/cwt on 5 head, down $36.31 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −71.06 against this barn's trailing median of $435.66.

Average price

$364.60

▼ 36.31 vs prior sale

5 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.86

vs AR average

−6.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	370.00	2,054	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	343.00	1,801	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $253 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

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $393.43, median $435.66 across 18 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 sale5 hd

364.60

—

AR average8 barns · 123 hd

371.46

−6.86

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−6.40

This barn, trailing median18 sales

435.66

−71.06

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,425	155.00	2,209	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	139.00	2,074	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	122.35	1,378	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,000	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
Bulls	—	—	1,425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,209	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,836	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,950	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,315	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	119.88/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,238	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	400.18/cwt	374.00–416.00	1,925	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	378.31/cwt	350.00–393.00	1,532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	353.76/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	344.54/cwt	326.00–354.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	603	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	433.89/cwt	429.00–450.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	374.99/cwt	360.00–391.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	730	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	324.80/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	327.12/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,982	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,912	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	182.57/cwt	160.00–215.00	1,835	2

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 35Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,033	110.00–127.00	119.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,690	137.00	137.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	102.00	102.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	504.00	504.00
4	350–400	386	429.00–450.00	433.89
2	400–450	403	406.00	406.00
9	450–500	481	374.00–416.00	400.18
4	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	603	333.00	333.00
2	700–750	730	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	360.00–391.00	374.99
1	500–550	525	343.00	343.00
1	600–650	600	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	713	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	503	326.00–354.00	344.54
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	323.00	323.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	350.00–393.00	378.31
4	450–500	456	381.00	381.00
3	500–550	538	325.00–368.00	353.76
4	550–600	569	320.00–329.00	324.80
7	600–650	606	320.00–342.00	327.12
2	750–800	760	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	229.00	229.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	160.00–215.00	182.57

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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