Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week in any Feeder class to establish a Trend. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.02/cwt on 8 head, down $17.29 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −57.32 against this barn's trailing median of $390.34.

Average price

$333.02

▼ 17.29 vs prior sale

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$8.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.77

vs AR average

−21.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	334.02	1,802	7thin
Medium and Large 2	560	326.00	1,826	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about −$24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.29, low $335.80, median $390.34 across 16 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 sale8 hd

333.02

—

AR average8 barns · 305 hd

355.79

−22.77

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−21.30

This barn, trailing median16 sales

390.34

−57.32

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	1,495	176.50	2,639	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	155.19	2,188	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	142.30	1,698	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	129.00	1,306	2thin

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)	725	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	585	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	135.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,596	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	152.58/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	335.00/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,546	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,478	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	116.47/cwt	101.00–129.00	1,139	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	146.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,786	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	151.63/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	329.94/cwt	328.00–337.00	2,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	389.71/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,830	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	725	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	585	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	745	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	392.38/cwt	371.00–407.00	1,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	345.83/cwt	344.00–349.00	1,947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	445.59/cwt	431.00–462.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	436.90/cwt	424.00–460.00	1,446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	331.56/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	402.27/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	379.00/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.06/cwt	316.00–331.00	2,025	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	200.42/cwt	181.00–252.50	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 54Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 11Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week in any Feeder class to establish a Trend. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	149.00	149.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	181.00–252.50	200.42
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	585	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,035.00	1,035.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	371.00–407.00	392.38
1	500–550	500	363.00	363.00
5	550–600	563	344.00–349.00	345.83
6	600–650	631	328.00–337.00	329.94
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	560	326.00	326.00
1	650–700	685	286.00	286.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	383	375.00–405.00	389.71
1	400–450	400	376.00	376.00
2	450–500	483	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	532	333.00–338.00	335.00
2	550–600	558	327.00–336.00	331.56
14	600–650	623	316.00–331.00	325.06
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	424.00–460.00	436.90
4	350–400	369	431.00–462.00	445.59
2	400–450	408	390.00–415.00	402.27
3	450–500	452	377.00–380.00	379.00
1	500–550	520	352.00	352.00
2	600–650	608	353.00	353.00
1	750–800	765	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	381.00	381.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,181	130.00–139.00	135.17
2	—	978	101.00–129.00	116.47
11	—	1,218	140.00–149.00	146.64
5	—	1,239	150.00–153.00	151.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,060	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	149.00–155.00	152.58
1	—	1,520	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,125	163.00	163.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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