Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: with somewhat cooler weather, Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 25.00-40.00 higher, over 600 lbs on a light test, sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400lbs -600 lbs sold 1.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower on a light test. Feeder supply included several groups of long weaned, reputable cattle. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $345.55/cwt on 9 head, down $9.80 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −76.75 against this barn's trailing median of $422.30.

Average price

$345.55

▼ 9.80 vs prior sale

9 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−20.09

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	345.55	1,949	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $473.75, low $353.27, median $422.30 across 12 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 sale9 hd

345.55

—

AR average8 barns · 177 hd

365.64

−20.09

This barn, trailing median12 sales

422.30

−76.75

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	1,145	149.00	1,706	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	141.70	2,274	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	138.85	1,745	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	116.00	1,172	1thin

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)	1,340	$2,925	1thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,588	164.11/cwt	141.00–183.00	2,606	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	143.21/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,744	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,172	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	148.50/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,280	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	783	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,443	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	721	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,358	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,973	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	133.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,145	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	140.56/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,235	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	134.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	322.93/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	344.38/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	382.46/cwt	372.00–397.00	1,603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	357.76/cwt	351.00–360.00	2,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	760	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,288	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,471	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	345.86/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	675	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	470.11/cwt	447.00–491.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	369.50/cwt	363.00–376.00	2,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	444.77/cwt	429.00–450.00	1,966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	318.98/cwt	311.00–321.00	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	424.85/cwt	398.00–435.00	2,158	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	381.47/cwt	379.00–388.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	357.00–369.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	366.34/cwt	350.00–383.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	368.93/cwt	351.00–373.00	1,712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	423.99/cwt	401.00–441.00	2,039	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 83Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 34Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 11

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,588	141.00–183.00	164.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,765	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	141.00–145.00	143.21
3	—	1,318	147.50–150.00	148.50
3	—	1,355	130.00–137.00	133.41
2	—	1,075	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	140.00–141.00	140.56
1	—	1,635	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,605	130.00–139.00	134.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	149.00	149.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	385	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	720	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	442.00	442.00
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	419	372.00–397.00	382.46
9	450–500	464	351.00–373.00	368.93
6	500–550	529	331.00–351.00	345.86
2	550–600	570	321.00–325.00	322.93
5	600–650	630	311.00–321.00	318.98
2	750–800	770	286.00	286.00
1	900–950	930	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	760	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	600–650	628	363.00	363.00
11	700–750	721	327.00	327.00
13	750–800	783	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	350.00–383.00	366.34
6	550–600	575	325.00–368.00	344.38
1	650–700	660	323.00	323.00
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	351.00–360.00	357.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	385	447.00–491.00	470.11
4	400–450	442	429.00–450.00	444.77
6	450–500	481	401.00–441.00	423.99
11	500–550	508	398.00–435.00	424.85
4	550–600	569	379.00–388.00	381.47
4	600–650	600	357.00–369.00	360.00
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
2	950–1000	950	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	545	363.00–376.00	369.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	587	372.00	372.00

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

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