Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-35.00 higher, not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend over 500 lbs. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs sold 15.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold steady, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder supply no as attractive as last week, including many unweaned plain cattle and several unweaned bull calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.25/cwt on 4 head, down $32.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −74.41 against this barn's trailing median of $435.66.

Average price

$361.25

▼ 32.18 vs prior sale

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.47

vs AR average

−35.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	365.33	1,973	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	349.00	1,920	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about $53 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 sale4 hd

361.25

—

AR average8 barns · 470 hd

382.72

−21.47

National average132 barns · 9,219 hd

396.47

−35.22

This barn, trailing median18 sales

435.66

−74.41

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	1,419	152.25	2,161	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	142.00	1,619	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	128.29	1,819	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	125.71	1,361	13

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)	1,263	$2,802	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,801	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,801.98/head	2,600.00–3,025.00	2,802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	136.35/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,558	3
Bulls	—	—	1,364	136.37/cwt	117.00–149.00	1,860	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,393	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	133.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	125.19/cwt	112.00–136.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,386	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	163.39/cwt	135.00–212.50	1,735	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	2,800.72/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,801	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	130.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	342.45/cwt	320.00–366.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	261.34/cwt	261.00–262.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	311.13/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	541.08/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	340.49/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	318.48/cwt	313.00–324.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.30/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	367.30/cwt	358.00–372.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	365.06/cwt	328.00–377.00	1,931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	334.54/cwt	332.00–337.00	2,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	370.80/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	426.00/cwt	401.00–431.00	1,619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	319.14/cwt	311.00–337.00	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	352.20/cwt	326.00–369.00	1,983	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	217.78/cwt	200.00–236.00	2,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	429.72/cwt	408.00–450.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	287.99/cwt	286.00–290.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	504.93/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	268.58/cwt	260.00–273.00	2,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	384.50/cwt	381.00–385.00	1,715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	348.86/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	304.33/cwt	301.00–306.00	2,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	317.27/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	444.23/cwt	424.00–453.00	1,835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	300.49/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	140.87/cwt	129.00–152.00	1,624	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	217.91/cwt	195.00–256.00	2,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	117.45/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,227	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,773	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	173.57/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,378	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	124.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,821	4

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 160Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 3

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,600.00–3,025.00	2,801.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	135.00–212.50	163.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,800.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,590	125.00–135.00	130.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	129.00–152.00	140.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	112.00–136.00	125.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	195.00–256.00	217.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	135.00–138.00	136.35
7	—	1,045	109.00–126.00	117.45
2	—	1,218	130.00	130.00
1	—	890	143.00	143.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,190	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	131.00–135.00	133.60
4	—	1,465	120.00–129.00	124.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,364	117.00–149.00	136.37
1	—	1,795	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,370	171.00–176.00	173.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	452.00	452.00
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	430	350.00–397.00	365.30
4	450–500	484	350.00–390.00	370.80
1	550–600	550	349.00	349.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	675	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	535.00	535.00
8	300–350	321	535.00–545.00	541.08
4	350–400	370	490.00–510.00	504.93
10	400–450	413	424.00–453.00	444.23
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	555	363.00	363.00
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	665	332.00–337.00	334.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	386.00	386.00
8	450–500	482	376.00	376.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	320.00–366.00	342.45
2	550–600	558	301.00–321.00	311.13
3	750–800	777	261.00–262.00	261.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	408.00–450.00	429.72
6	350–400	380	401.00–431.00	426.00
8	400–450	446	381.00–385.00	384.50
3	450–500	467	358.00–372.00	367.30
10	500–550	527	331.00–351.00	340.49
2	550–600	578	307.00–328.00	317.27
2	600–650	603	313.00–324.00	318.48
2	650–700	665	300.00–301.00	300.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	745	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	820	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	366.00	366.00
4	450–500	478	340.00–362.00	348.86
4	500–550	529	328.00–377.00	365.06
13	550–600	563	326.00–369.00	352.20
4	600–650	611	311.00–337.00	319.14
3	650–700	669	301.00–306.00	304.33
1	700–750	730	309.00	309.00
2	750–800	758	286.00–290.00	287.99
3	800–850	818	260.00–273.00	268.58
1	850–900	870	258.00	258.00
2	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	200.00–236.00	217.78

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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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