Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400 lbs - 600 lbs sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs sold 21.00-30.00, mostly 25.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of several groups of long weaned, suitable for grazing cattle who sold for a Premium. Hot weather is here, Fleshy or cattle with too much hair are heavily discounted. Not enough receipts last week to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.36/cwt on 14 head, up $7.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 19 comparable sales and sits −29.29 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$402.36

▲ 7.33 vs prior sale

14 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$52.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs AR average

−11.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	413.53	2,283	11thin
Medium and Large 2	565	361.42	2,042	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.11/cwt here — about $241 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $395.04, median $431.65 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 sale14 hd

402.36

—

AR average8 barns · 200 hd

403.95

−1.58

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−11.88

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−29.29

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	—	Average	1,759	196.30	3,453	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	169.92	2,531	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	159.67	1,541	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,069	155.57	1,663	17

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)	1,320	$2,790	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Lean 85-90%	—	985	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	155.98/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,661	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	967	137.98/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,334	5
Bulls	—	—	1,605	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,306	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,645	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	173.38/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,467	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	945	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	377.69/cwt	358.00–389.00	2,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	344.30/cwt	327.00–357.00	2,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	380.50/cwt	364.00–392.00	1,815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	415.50/cwt	401.00–430.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	643	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	267.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	391.34/cwt	386.00–397.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	449.25/cwt	432.00–470.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	355.39/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	488.94/cwt	475.00–532.00	1,922	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	331.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	400.16/cwt	399.00–405.00	2,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	317.36/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	417.64/cwt	392.00–430.00	1,783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	489.58/cwt	486.00–500.00	2,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	361.42/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,042	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,719	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,790.34/head	2,750.00–2,825.00	2,790	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	165.06/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	705	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,263	1
Bulls	—	—	1,816	189.70/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,445	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	174.63/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,160	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,589	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	167.75/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,912	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 100Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 13Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,005	171.00	171.00
1	—	905	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,065	153.00–159.00	155.98
5	—	967	128.00–148.00	137.98
3	—	1,237	173.00–176.00	174.63
4	—	1,140	167.00–169.00	167.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	163.00	163.00
4	—	1,423	172.00–176.00	173.38
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	206.00	206.00
4	—	1,816	182.00–199.00	189.70
1	—	1,685	213.00	213.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	173.00	173.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,750.00–2,825.00	2,790.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,373	163.00–168.00	165.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	401.00–430.00	415.50
2	500–550	530	386.00–397.00	391.34
6	550–600	561	358.00–389.00	377.69
9	600–650	616	327.00–357.00	344.30
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	720	311.00	311.00
2	800–850	813	260.00–275.00	267.57
1	950–1000	950	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	593	309.00–323.00	317.36
1	600–650	645	311.00	311.00
1	750–800	790	267.00	267.00
1	950–1000	970	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	371	432.00–470.00	449.25
10	400–450	427	392.00–430.00	417.64
3	450–500	477	364.00–392.00	380.50
2	500–550	528	351.00–360.00	355.39
3	600–650	615	320.00–345.00	331.53
1	700–750	705	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	427.00	427.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	604	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	336.00	336.00
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	323.00	323.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	640	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	643	369.00	369.00
5	650–700	675	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
7	350–400	393	475.00–532.00	488.94
4	400–450	410	486.00–500.00	489.58
4	450–500	458	472.00	472.00
4	500–550	527	422.00	422.00
5	550–600	579	399.00–405.00	400.16
1	600–650	600	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	431.00	431.00
2	450–500	480	392.00	392.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	440	422.00	422.00
3	550–600	565	340.00–374.00	361.42
3	750–800	770	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	321.00	321.00

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

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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