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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 1

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 209▲ 141 vs year ago 59 · +239.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 27▲ 9 vs year ago 24 · +37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 189 vs last sale 16▲ 171 vs year ago 34 · +502.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 30.00-40.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 11.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 25.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-15.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted of mostly new crop calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on few observed. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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 $390.81/cwt on 14 head, up $0.94 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 18 comparable sales and sits +13.02 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$390.81

▲ 0.94 vs prior sale

14 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$47.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.87

vs AR average

−32.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	401.02	2,223	11thin
Medium and Large 2	560	353.33	1,979	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.69/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd

390.81

—

AR average9 barns · 285 hd

414.68

−23.87

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−32.38

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

+13.02

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	1,636	186.98	3,059	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	179.62	2,134	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	175.67	2,692	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	165.00	1,815	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,908	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$3,013	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$2,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,487	$4,065	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,424	$3,926	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,708	$3,918	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$3,706	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$3,256	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$3,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	712	$2,648	106

Every lot

89 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	298	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,922	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	453.00/cwt	400.00–538.00	1,481	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	550.01/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,008	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	1,920	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	450.51/cwt	450.00–451.00	1,906	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	528.93/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,285	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	493.40/cwt	475.00–512.00	2,284	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	467.41/cwt	451.00–476.00	2,173	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,147	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,509	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	436.60/cwt	429.00–444.00	2,349	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,624	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,632	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,661	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	508.37/cwt	500.00–517.00	1,652	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	478.31/cwt	435.00–525.00	1,593	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,469	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	416.59/cwt	412.00–421.00	1,512	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	492.36/cwt	485.00–496.00	1,910	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	478.45/cwt	462.00–494.00	2,043	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	432.72/cwt	408.00–450.00	1,861	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	440.50/cwt	425.00–457.00	2,101	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	415.10/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,980	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,924	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	418.73/cwt	414.00–421.00	2,240	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	379.18/cwt	374.00–391.00	2,169	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	348.50/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,004	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	365.57/cwt	357.00–374.00	2,212	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	624	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,465	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	324.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,064	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,215	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,464	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,383	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,137	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,296	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	271.73/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,397	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	526.15/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,973	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	490.90/cwt	482.00–500.00	2,307	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	437.68/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,079	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	435.67/cwt	431.00–450.00	2,218	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	372.19/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,006	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	403.42/cwt	387.00–433.00	2,320	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	352.49/cwt	341.00–367.00	2,034	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	378.86/cwt	372.00–392.00	2,375	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,334	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,223	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	199.96/cwt	199.00–201.00	3,519	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,815	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,798	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	185.11/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,158	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	175.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,225	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,562	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,631	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	167.84/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,769	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,934	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	188.01/cwt	180.00–212.50	2,220	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	194.22/cwt	180.00–206.00	2,336	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	174.32/cwt	155.00–195.00	2,115	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	2,907.50/head	2,300.00–3,650.00	2,908	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	3,530.75/head	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,531	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	3,255.86/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,256	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,396	3,813.34/head	3,725.00–4,000.00	3,813	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,826.43/head	3,775.00–3,875.00	3,826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,407	3,746.92/head	3,650.00–3,925.00	3,747	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,462	4,077.34/head	3,950.00–4,250.00	4,077	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,487	4,064.80/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,065	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,708	3,918.37/head	3,875.00–4,000.00	3,918	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	3,012.86/head	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,013	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	2,647.61/head	2,350.00–3,275.00	2,648	106
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 209Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 16Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	500.00–517.00	508.37
3	350–400	388	485.00–496.00	492.36
6	400–450	427	462.00–494.00	478.45
3	450–500	477	425.00–457.00	440.50
3	500–550	535	414.00–421.00	418.73
6	550–600	572	374.00–391.00	379.18
2	600–650	605	357.00–374.00	365.57
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	705	338.00	338.00
1	800–850	820	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	882	265.00–280.00	271.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	432.00	432.00
2	350–400	363	412.00–421.00	416.59
1	400–450	430	190.00	190.00
1	450–500	480	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	435.00–525.00	478.31
3	400–450	430	408.00–450.00	432.72
3	450–500	477	400.00–440.00	415.10
1	500–550	530	363.00	363.00
2	550–600	575	330.00–367.00	348.50
3	600–650	637	320.00–330.00	324.05
1	650–700	690	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	710	301.00	301.00
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	624	395.00	395.00
1	700–750	700	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	645.00	645.00
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
4	350–400	365	520.00–570.00	550.01
11	400–450	432	500.00–545.00	528.93
2	450–500	463	475.00–512.00	493.40
2	500–550	538	429.00–444.00	436.60
4	600–650	640	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	400.00–538.00	453.00
1	350–400	395	486.00	486.00
2	400–450	423	450.00–451.00	450.51
3	450–500	465	451.00–476.00	467.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	454.00	454.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	469.00	469.00
2	650–700	680	387.00	387.00
2	700–750	735	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	500.00–540.00	526.15
2	450–500	470	482.00–500.00	490.90
4	500–550	509	431.00–450.00	435.67
7	550–600	575	387.00–433.00	403.42
3	600–650	627	372.00–392.00	378.86
1	650–700	650	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	427.00–455.00	437.68
4	500–550	539	370.00–379.00	372.19
3	550–600	577	341.00–367.00	352.49
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	359.00	359.00
1	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	960	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	170.00–180.00	175.44
6	—	1,166	182.00–187.00	185.11
1	—	1,160	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	166.00–170.00	167.84
1	—	1,430	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,400	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,760	199.00–201.00	199.96
1	—	1,555	165.00	165.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,213	155.00–195.00	174.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,181	180.00–212.50	188.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	180.00–206.00	194.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	202.50	202.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,217	2,300.00–3,650.00	2,907.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	2	—	1,400	3,775.00–3,875.00	3,826.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,396	3,725.00–4,000.00	3,813.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	3,250.00–4,000.00	3,530.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,255.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,407	3,650.00–3,925.00	3,746.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,708	3,875.00–4,000.00	3,918.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,487	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,064.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,462	3,950.00–4,250.00	4,077.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,850.00	2,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,012.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	106	—	712	2,350.00–3,275.00	2,647.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,550.00	3,550.00

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.