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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 7

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 107▲ 49 vs year ago 217 · +22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 11▲ 16 vs year ago 19 · +84.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established in any Feeder or Slaughter class as the Auction has been closed last two weeks for Holidays; however definite higher undertones noted in all classes of Feeder cattle and Slaughter cattle. Several groups of long weaned cattle were in high demand.

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 $368.47/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −9.31 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$368.47

39 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$38.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.33

vs AR average

−41.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	370.45	2,097	37
Medium and Large 2	548	332.00	1,818	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.45/cwt here — about $280 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 sale39 hd

368.47

—

AR average5 barns · 216 hd

380.81

−12.33

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−41.63

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−9.31

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,448	166.42	2,410	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	158.65	2,188	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	156.00	1,782	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,154	147.47	1,701	15

Every lot

69 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	543.64/cwt	517.00–572.00	1,740	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	458.88/cwt	440.00–477.00	1,666	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	542.76/cwt	520.00–551.00	1,981	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	461.58/cwt	443.00–477.00	1,962	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	428.42/cwt	421.00–443.00	1,842	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	438	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,190	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,125	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	436.19/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,050	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	418.96/cwt	417.00–421.00	2,011	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	389.50/cwt	389.00–390.00	1,986	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	410.12/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,124	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	528	431.00/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,276	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,145	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,224	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,317	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	599	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,498	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	676	386.76/cwt	386.00–389.00	2,614	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,516	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,488	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	823	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,724	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	502.74/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,835	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	415.06/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,598	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	411	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,973	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	395.58/cwt	385.00–416.00	1,654	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	426.17/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,841	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	417.36/cwt	394.00–442.00	1,937	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	372.95/cwt	349.00–391.00	1,775	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,042	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	373.04/cwt	351.00–392.00	1,958	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,814	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	367.01/cwt	346.00–381.00	2,140	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	358.33/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,182	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,919	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,984	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	346.73/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,347	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,459	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,519	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,354	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	420.64/cwt	409.00–433.00	1,847	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,964	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	390.35/cwt	385.00–396.00	2,049	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,895	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	404.45/cwt	390.00–424.00	2,127	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	543	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,362	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	364.17/cwt	352.00–377.00	2,101	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,209	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	384.17/cwt	353.00–388.00	2,455	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	743	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,541	8
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,626	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,212	157.48/cwt	148.00–168.00	1,909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	173.12/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,813	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	132.78/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,401	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	170.07/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,956	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	148.61/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,709	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,017	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	161.29/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,145	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,344	161.38/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,169	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,255	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	20,330	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	183.68/cwt	127.50–218.00	1,739	3

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 107Year ago 217

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 11Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	410.00–420.00	415.06
3	400–450	418	385.00–416.00	395.58
5	450–500	476	349.00–391.00	372.95
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	560	324.00	324.00
1	600–650	615	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	321.00	321.00
3	750–800	782	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	411	480.00	480.00
4	500–550	513	398.00	398.00
2	650–700	685	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	365	460.00–525.00	502.74
17	400–450	432	390.00–450.00	426.17
9	450–500	464	394.00–442.00	417.36
5	500–550	525	351.00–392.00	373.04
27	550–600	583	346.00–381.00	367.01
3	600–650	609	353.00–361.00	358.33
6	650–700	677	335.00–351.00	346.73
1	750–800	775	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	385.00–396.00	390.35
7	550–600	577	352.00–377.00	364.17
2	600–650	618	355.00–360.00	357.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	409.00–433.00	420.64
1	450–500	460	427.00	427.00
14	500–550	526	390.00–424.00	404.45
16	600–650	639	353.00–388.00	384.17
1	950–1000	955	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	543	435.00	435.00
8	700–750	743	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	440.00–477.00	458.88
3	400–450	430	421.00–443.00	428.42
3	450–500	480	417.00–421.00	418.96
2	500–550	510	389.00–390.00	389.50
1	550–600	560	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	528	430.00–432.00	431.00
15	550–600	599	417.00	417.00
3	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
12	650–700	676	386.00–389.00	386.76
1	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	823	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	517.00–572.00	543.64
8	350–400	365	520.00–551.00	542.76
5	400–450	425	443.00–477.00	461.58
5	450–500	470	420.00–475.00	436.19
4	500–550	518	400.00–417.00	410.12
1	550–600	565	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	680	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	715	348.00	348.00
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	563	395.00	395.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	127.50–218.00	183.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	129.00–140.00	132.78
2	—	1,150	167.00–172.00	170.07
2	—	1,150	144.00–154.00	148.61
4	—	1,330	156.00–166.00	161.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,344	155.00–166.00	161.38
1	—	1,555	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,245	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	170.00–177.00	173.12
3	—	1,212	148.00–168.00	157.48

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.