Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2026-01-14

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 14
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 266▲ 80 vs year ago 75 · +106.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 35▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 32.00-36.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 11.00-26.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 40.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-11.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not enough comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $422.06/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 10 of 18 comparable sales and sits −4.40 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.
Average price
$422.06
10 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,236
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$68.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.26
vs AR average
−49.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522442.632,3117thin
Medium and Large 2548374.062,0513thin
One grade step is worth $68.57/cwt here — about $259 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 sale10 hd
422.06
—
AR average8 barns · 431 hd
437.32
−15.26
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−49.92
This barn, trailing median18 sales
426.46
−4.40
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
489444400355median 426.4603/0404/1506/1008/0510/07
Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $369.12, median $426.46 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,452155.172,2533thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,139137.141,5625thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$2,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$3,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)765$2,0001thin

Every lot

50 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324597.81/cwt582.00–603.001,9374
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375455.26/cwt440.00–465.001,7073
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376553.35/cwt515.00–597.002,0817
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2321
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419513.39/cwt487.00–523.002,15114
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423449.46/cwt422.00–480.001,9012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468491.05/cwt461.00–500.002,29810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470411.15/cwt400.00–429.001,9323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,8131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522442.63/cwt420.00–470.002,3117
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565385.09/cwt370.00–401.002,1762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615405.11/cwt398.00–415.002,4915
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3650251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,6072
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320562.00/cwt562.00–562.001,7982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384510.33/cwt482.00–517.001,96012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432468.99/cwt452.00–487.002,0269
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475411.77/cwt398.00–423.001,9566
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,9801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557371.02/cwt353.00–379.002,0676
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588336.97/cwt330.00–344.001,9812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,2011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,0381
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,0851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510361.00/cwt361.00–361.001,8411
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550433.00/cwt433.00–433.002,3822
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577410.90/cwt382.00–434.002,3716
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,2101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680384.74/cwt378.00–399.002,6163
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8053
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,452155.17/cwt152.00–161.002,2533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,018120.23/cwt116.00–124.001,2243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,1011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2715260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8591
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7391
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2853150.45/cwt139.00–160.001,2832

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.