Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough receipts to establish a Trend in any Feeder class, however lower undertones denoted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.23/cwt on 6 head, down $24.37 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −21.78 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$367.23

▼ 24.37 vs prior sale

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$19.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.09

vs AR average

−40.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	370.48	2,002	5thin
Medium and Large 2	530	351.00	1,860	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.48/cwt here — about $142 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

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.29, low $350.30, median $389.01 across 19 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 sale6 hd

367.23

—

AR average8 barns · 303 hd

396.32

−29.09

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−40.21

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−21.78

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	1,875	227.03	4,257	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	175.33	2,683	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	164.00	1,673	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,162	158.06	1,836	18

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	145.41/cwt	132.00–159.00	1,544	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	174.24/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,215	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	227.03/cwt	226.00–228.00	4,257	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,736	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,555	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	425.94/cwt	417.00–441.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	407.50/cwt	403.00–413.00	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	464.99/cwt	463.00–467.00	2,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	424.89/cwt	415.00–437.00	2,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	379.78/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,982	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,916	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	435.95/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	506.00/cwt	499.00–524.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	356.52/cwt	353.00–360.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	492.82/cwt	475.00–501.00	1,587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	583.50/cwt	572.00–595.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	346.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	393	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	467.02/cwt	463.00–471.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	410.51/cwt	407.00–414.00	2,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	164.86/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,041	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,376	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	238.18/cwt	190.00–256.00	2,563	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,880	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 May 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 106Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 8Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 7

Not enough receipts to establish a Trend in any Feeder class, however lower undertones denoted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,062	132.00–159.00	145.41
4	—	1,271	173.00–176.00	174.24
4	—	1,238	161.00–168.00	164.86
1	—	1,320	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,530	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,620	169.00	169.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	226.00–228.00	227.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	322	475.00–501.00	492.82
2	350–400	388	457.00	457.00
3	400–450	412	417.00–441.00	425.94
6	450–500	472	403.00–413.00	407.50
3	500–550	522	370.00–395.00	379.78
2	550–600	568	353.00–360.00	356.52
3	650–700	657	340.00–350.00	346.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	416.00	416.00
1	500–550	530	351.00	351.00
1	650–700	685	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	572.00–595.00	583.50
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	381	499.00–524.00	506.00
2	400–450	440	471.00	471.00
3	450–500	457	463.00–467.00	464.99
1	500–550	515	449.00	449.00
2	550–600	565	430.00–442.00	435.95
1	800–850	845	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	491	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	463.00–471.00	467.02
4	500–550	540	415.00–437.00	424.89
2	550–600	588	407.00–414.00	410.51

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	—	1,050	182.50	182.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	300.00	300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,076	190.00–256.00	238.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	182.00	182.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,600	180.00	180.00

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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County Line Sale Barn

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Slaughter Cattle

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