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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 4

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 21Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 103▼ 63 vs year ago 127 · −49.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established for any Feeder or Slaughter class as Auction was closed last week for inclement weather. Anticipating a good run next week of both weaned calves and cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 7 of 18 comparable sales and sits −10.71 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$415.75

4 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.36

vs AR average

−67.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	415.75	2,380	4thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

415.75

—

AR average3 barns · 25 hd

422.11

−6.36

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−67.28

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−10.71

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	166.33	2,451	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	147.00	1,628	2thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	525.54/cwt	495.00–557.00	1,787	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	463.30/cwt	452.00–474.00	1,691	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	535.18/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,991	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	508.00/cwt	501.00–515.00	2,108	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	439.79/cwt	403.00–472.00	2,054	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	490.00/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,377	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,220	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,431	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,441	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,225	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,557	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	515.07/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,828	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,621	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,940	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	386.93/cwt	381.00–393.00	1,761	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,090	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	383.40/cwt	376.00–391.00	2,197	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,033	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	341.60/cwt	336.00–347.00	2,299	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,155	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,260	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,549	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,597	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,554	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	178.44/cwt	162.00–199.00	2,239	2

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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 103Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 6

Compared to last week: No trend established for any Feeder or Slaughter class as Auction was closed last week for inclement weather. Anticipating a good run next week of both weaned calves and cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
2	650–700	673	336.00–347.00	341.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	355	510.00–525.00	515.07
2	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	450	431.00	431.00
1	500–550	520	402.00	402.00
2	550–600	573	376.00–391.00	383.40
1	600–650	615	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	421.00	421.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	455	381.00–393.00	386.93
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	452.00–474.00	463.30
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	467	403.00–472.00	439.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	495.00–557.00	525.54
4	350–400	372	530.00–540.00	535.18
2	400–450	415	501.00–515.00	508.00
3	450–500	485	485.00–500.00	490.00
1	500–550	520	427.00	427.00
3	550–600	590	412.00	412.00
2	650–700	665	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	181.00	181.00

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)	1	—	1,520	168.00	168.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	162.00–199.00	178.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	169.00	169.00
1	—	940	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,513	168.00–169.00	168.50

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.