Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week's very light offering to establish a Trend in any Feeder or Slaughter class.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $395.50/cwt on 12 head, down $5.41 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 18 comparable sales and sits −40.16 against this barn's trailing median of $435.66.

Average price

$395.50

▼ 5.41 vs prior sale

12 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+35.24

vs AR average

+24.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	395.50	2,135	12thin

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

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 sale12 hd

395.50

—

AR average8 barns · 233 hd

360.26

+35.24

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

+24.11

This barn, trailing median18 sales

435.66

−40.16

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	1,646	177.16	2,916	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	147.48	2,261	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,079	125.11	1,350	10

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$1,781	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,195	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$3,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	452.99/cwt	414.00–467.00	1,694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	396.60/cwt	380.00–414.00	2,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	526.22/cwt	464.00–542.00	1,794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	432.27/cwt	421.00–438.00	1,751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	373.79/cwt	368.00–382.00	1,940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	402.47/cwt	393.00–412.00	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	433.36/cwt	425.00–442.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	335.85/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	368.93/cwt	320.00–374.00	1,535	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	317.49/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	313.71/cwt	305.00–319.00	2,080	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	778	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	267.53/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	735	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	875	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	183.51/cwt	183.00–184.00	3,309	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,261	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	134.04/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,521	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	112.31/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	235.51/cwt	235.00–236.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	567.50/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	393.96/cwt	388.00–398.00	2,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	406.90/cwt	370.00–427.00	1,949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	403.37/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	280.54/cwt	273.00–288.00	2,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	373.94/cwt	350.00–391.00	1,619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	320.29/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,649	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	328.05/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	397.53/cwt	391.00–404.00	1,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	164.38/cwt	151.00–175.00	2,499	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,702	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,947.10/head	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,947	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,363	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 74Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week's very light offering to establish a Trend in any Feeder or Slaughter class.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	517.00	517.00
2	250–300	285	565.00–570.00	567.50
5	300–350	341	464.00–542.00	526.22
7	350–400	374	414.00–467.00	452.99
3	400–450	405	421.00–438.00	432.27
5	450–500	479	370.00–427.00	406.90
7	500–550	524	380.00–414.00	396.60
5	550–600	562	388.00–398.00	393.96
1	600–650	610	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	860	273.00–288.00	280.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	364.00	364.00
8	750–800	770	326.00	326.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	375.00–430.00	403.37
3	350–400	378	391.00–404.00	397.53
4	400–450	433	350.00–391.00	373.94
1	450–500	450	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	452	393.00–412.00	402.47
8	500–550	519	368.00–382.00	373.79
6	650–700	663	305.00–319.00	313.71
2	700–750	720	265.00–270.00	267.53
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	337.00	337.00
1	450–500	470	331.00	331.00
2	500–550	515	305.00–335.00	320.29
1	550–600	565	278.00	278.00
1	600–650	625	288.00	288.00
1	700–750	720	231.00	231.00
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	305	425.00–442.00	433.36
14	400–450	416	320.00–374.00	368.93
4	450–500	471	330.00–341.00	335.85
8	550–600	561	315.00–325.00	317.49
3	600–650	643	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	915	235.00–236.00	235.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
2	750–800	778	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	324.00–332.00	328.05
1	500–550	535	301.00	301.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	3,025.00	3,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	2,175.00	2,175.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	182.50	182.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	207.50	207.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	164.00	164.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,947.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	252.00	252.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,803	183.00–184.00	183.51
2	—	1,520	151.00–175.00	164.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	146.00–149.00	147.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,135	131.00–137.00	134.04
3	—	998	109.00–117.00	112.31

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

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