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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Sale area still under extreme heat impeding cattle movement.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.21/cwt on 9 head, down $82.29 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −122.45 against this barn's trailing median of $435.66.

Average price

$313.21

▼ 82.29 vs prior sale

9 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,173

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$200.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.04

vs AR average

−77.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	338.99	1,959	7thin
Medium and Large 2	510	308.00	1,571	1thin
Small and Medium 3	570	138.00	787	1thin

One grade step is worth $200.99/cwt here — about $1,173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale9 hd

313.21

—

AR average7 barns · 145 hd

358.25

−45.04

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−77.38

This barn, trailing median18 sales

435.66

−122.45

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	—	Average	1,625	150.00	2,438	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	134.65	1,975	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,319	125.02	1,649	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,325	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,688	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,574	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	134.65/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,975	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	124.56/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	369.54/cwt	359.00–381.00	1,545	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	328.25/cwt	326.00–329.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	297.01/cwt	295.00–299.00	2,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	340.05/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	289.98/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	333.22/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	353.27/cwt	348.00–359.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	351.41/cwt	340.00–373.00	1,536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	331.28/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,762	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	151.03/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	338.99/cwt	331.00–345.00	1,959	7

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 149Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 20Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend. Sale area still under extreme heat impeding cattle movement.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,350	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	1,140	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,365	121.00–129.00	124.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	134.00–135.00	134.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	340.00–373.00	351.41
3	500–550	532	327.00–340.00	331.28
4	550–600	556	328.00–335.00	333.22
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	670	298.00	298.00
1	700–750	715	296.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	386.00	386.00
1	350–400	350	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	418	359.00–381.00	369.54
1	450–500	490	337.00	337.00
4	500–550	528	326.00–329.00	328.25
1	550–600	575	314.00	314.00
3	650–700	675	280.00–300.00	289.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	331.00–350.00	340.05
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	542.00	542.00
1	300–350	340	423.00	423.00
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
7	550–600	578	331.00–345.00	338.99
2	650–700	690	295.00–299.00	297.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	348.00–359.00	353.27
1	500–550	510	308.00	308.00
1	850–900	850	271.00	271.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,325.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	147.00–156.00	151.03

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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