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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 25

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

106 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 115▼ 244 vs year ago 350 · −69.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 42 vs year ago 60 · −70.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 34 vs year ago 45 · −75.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-20.00 higher. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, No comparable receipts from last week to establish a trend for Slaughter bulls.

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 $402.24/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 15 of 18 comparable sales and sits +24.46 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$402.24

8 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$26.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.31

vs AR average

−28.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	408.99	2,179	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	588	382.00	2,246	2thin

One grade step is worth $26.99/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale8 hd

402.24

—

AR average8 barns · 258 hd

405.55

−3.31

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−28.17

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

+24.46

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	—	High	1,568	181.74	2,849	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	159.95	2,511	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,104	152.03	1,678	9thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,975	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	602.91/cwt	592.00–620.00	2,026	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	352.05/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,313	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	590.99/cwt	572.00–602.00	2,216	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	560.50/cwt	532.00–570.00	2,304	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	455.60/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,891	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,544	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	488.94/cwt	477.00–501.00	2,582	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	449.27/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,390	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,630	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,684	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,617	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	845	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,822	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	559.09/cwt	512.00–590.00	1,795	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	496.22/cwt	482.00–535.00	1,891	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	432.28/cwt	427.00–434.00	2,131	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	418.60/cwt	402.00–424.00	2,131	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	389.77/cwt	379.00–400.00	2,261	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,246	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	409.14/cwt	385.00–414.00	2,463	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,068	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	374.12/cwt	363.00–381.00	2,293	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,463	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,492	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	818	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,585	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	462.76/cwt	449.00–490.00	2,231	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	443.67/cwt	420.00–488.00	2,289	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,408	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,549	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,678	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,620	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,284	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	181.47/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,345	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,144	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,485	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	144.37/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,562	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	161.05/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,884	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,236	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	159.95/cwt	159.00–161.00	2,511	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,078	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,560	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,772	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,646	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	163.03/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,872	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	3,975.00/head	3,975.00–3,975.00	3,975	1

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 115Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	602	385.00–414.00	409.14
2	800–850	818	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	512.00–590.00	559.09
9	350–400	381	482.00–535.00	496.22
4	450–500	493	427.00–434.00	432.28
4	500–550	509	402.00–424.00	418.60
2	550–600	580	379.00–400.00	389.77
3	600–650	613	363.00–381.00	374.12
1	650–700	655	376.00	376.00
1	750–800	755	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	610	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	415	430.00–480.00	455.60
1	450–500	465	499.00	499.00
4	500–550	532	447.00–450.00	449.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	592.00–620.00	602.91
7	350–400	375	572.00–602.00	590.99
9	400–450	411	532.00–570.00	560.50
1	450–500	495	514.00	514.00
2	500–550	528	477.00–501.00	488.94
1	650–700	685	384.00	384.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	733	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	378.00	378.00
1	800–850	845	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	330.00–375.00	352.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	449.00–490.00	462.76
8	500–550	516	420.00–488.00	443.67
1	650–700	690	349.00	349.00
2	700–750	718	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	750	357.00	357.00
1	850–900	885	296.00	296.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	139.00–149.00	144.37
1	—	990	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,355	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,170	160.00–163.00	161.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	159.00–161.00	159.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,598	180.00–183.00	181.47
1	—	1,305	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	750	277.00	277.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	783	354.00	354.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	713	359.00	359.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	151.00–172.00	163.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	158.00	158.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	151.00	151.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	3,975.00	3,975.00

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.