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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 87▼ 48 vs year ago 155 · −31.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▼ 13 vs year ago 26 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady, 500-600 lbs sold 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.97/cwt on 7 head, down $1.63 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 18 comparable sales and sits −37.81 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$339.97

▼ 1.63 vs prior sale

7 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$96

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

$27.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

vs AR average

−37.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	343.97	1,768	6thin
Medium and Large 2	590	316.00	1,864	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about −$96 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

339.97

—

AR average5 barns · 153 hd

337.41

+2.56

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−37.05

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−37.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.51, low $332.98, median $377.79 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	118.14	1,964	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,081	109.77	1,186	6thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,895	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	469.77/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,574	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	509.00/cwt	503.00–515.00	1,858	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	412.22/cwt	409.00–417.00	1,801	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	411.24/cwt	411.00–412.00	1,970	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	356.55/cwt	346.00–367.00	1,722	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	372.58/cwt	356.00–389.00	1,848	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,014	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,141	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,339	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,354	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	433.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,459	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	409.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,549	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,685	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	361.50/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,482	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	359.95/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,670	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,605	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	343.97/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,768	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,864	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,103	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,084	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,253	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	881	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,308	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	976	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,333	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	367.80/cwt	351.00–391.00	1,732	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,932	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,168	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,254	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,172	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,052	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	100.15/cwt	81.00–112.00	1,078	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,421	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,662	117.20/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,948	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,006	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,895	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,323	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,732	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Oct 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 87Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	950	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	351.00–391.00	367.80
1	550–600	575	336.00	336.00
2	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	331.00	331.00
4	700–750	700	322.00	322.00
1	900–950	905	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	425.00–435.00	433.07
2	350–400	378	400.00–420.00	409.80
2	400–450	410	411.00	411.00
5	450–500	464	355.00–368.00	359.95
6	500–550	514	335.00–351.00	343.97
1	650–700	670	311.00	311.00
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	350.00–373.00	361.50
1	450–500	485	331.00	331.00
1	550–600	590	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	881	262.00	262.00
16	950–1000	976	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	465.00–480.00	469.77
2	350–400	365	503.00–515.00	509.00
9	400–450	437	409.00–417.00	412.22
4	450–500	479	411.00–412.00	411.24
2	500–550	523	385.00	385.00
6	550–600	559	383.00	383.00
1	650–700	690	339.00	339.00
1	700–750	720	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	496	356.00–389.00	372.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	346.00–367.00	356.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	115.00	115.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	232.50	232.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	815	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,895	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	120.00–121.00	120.48
5	—	1,662	116.00–119.00	117.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	81.00–112.00	100.15
1	—	1,155	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,025	135.00	135.00

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.