Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 18.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 30.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 20.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 30.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 500 lbs, no comparable receipts from last weeks light test to establish a Trend. With hot weather arriving, calves too fleshy or with too much hair are being discounted. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.20/cwt on 20 head, up $30.10 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 19 comparable sales and sits +18.19 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$407.20

▲ 30.10 vs prior sale

20 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,175

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

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

$97.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.34

vs AR average

−8.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	417.12	2,224	17thin
Medium and Large 2	553	366.50	2,025	2thin
Medium and Large 3	515	320.00	1,648	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.12/cwt here — about $576 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

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 sale20 hd

407.20

—

AR average4 barns · 151 hd

410.54

−3.34

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−8.91

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

+18.19

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	1,220	158.50	1,934	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	156.81	2,269	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	141.20	1,636	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	988	131.00	1,294	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$2,582	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,583	$3,316	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	417.41/cwt	403.00–438.00	2,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	483.16/cwt	463.00–500.00	2,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	426.67/cwt	417.00–428.00	2,304	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	538.76/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	388.51/cwt	368.00–399.00	2,389	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	354.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,156	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,112	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583	3,315.56/head	2,925.00–3,700.00	3,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	516.19/cwt	507.00–530.00	1,698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	367.28/cwt	364.00–369.00	2,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	460.66/cwt	440.00–468.00	1,875	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,138	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,669	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	152.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,115	2
Bulls	—	—	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	629	352.00/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,214	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,582.10/head	2,475.00–2,675.00	2,582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,242	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	128.30/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	409.27/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,394	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	415.58/cwt	410.00–422.00	2,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	479.03/cwt	450.00–503.00	2,194	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	487.84/cwt	476.00–500.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	468.22/cwt	455.00–469.50	2,528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,535	6

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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 59Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	515	383.00	383.00
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	507.00–530.00	516.19
2	350–400	370	476.00–500.00	487.84
8	400–450	407	440.00–468.00	460.66
3	450–500	485	419.00	419.00
5	500–550	535	417.00	417.00
6	550–600	553	411.00	411.00
4	600–650	609	340.00–360.00	354.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	443.00	443.00
5	500–550	509	431.00	431.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	483	410.00–422.00	415.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	462.00	462.00
1	450–500	495	442.00	442.00
10	500–550	540	417.00–428.00	426.67
6	550–600	563	403.00–438.00	417.41
7	600–650	615	368.00–399.00	388.51
3	650–700	660	364.00–369.00	367.28
6	700–750	718	353.00	353.00
1	800–850	820	316.00	316.00
3	850–900	895	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	629	350.00–356.00	352.00
1	650–700	650	354.00	354.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	426.00	426.00
1	550–600	590	389.00	389.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	520.00–560.00	538.76
4	400–450	428	463.00–500.00	483.16
11	450–500	458	450.00–503.00	479.03
11	500–550	540	455.00–469.50	468.22
1	550–600	550	451.00	451.00
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	585	395.00–415.00	409.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	517.00	517.00
1	400–450	420	442.00	442.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	651	374.00	374.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	202.50	202.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	2,475.00–2,675.00	2,582.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	159.00	159.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	134.00	134.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	178.00	178.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,583	2,925.00–3,700.00	3,315.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	167.00	167.00
2	—	1,098	126.00–130.00	128.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,105	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	150.00–155.00	152.72
1	—	1,570	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,230	177.00	177.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle