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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 15

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 114▲ 50 vs year ago 123 · +40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 12▼ 6 vs year ago 18 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 45.00-50.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 29.00 higher, 0ver 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 25.00-50.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 19.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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 $474.29/cwt on 13 head, up $55.80 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 18 comparable sales and sits +47.83 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$474.29

▲ 55.80 vs prior sale

13 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$41.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.44

vs AR average

−14.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	477.48	2,490	12thin
Medium and Large 2	500	436.00	2,180	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.48/cwt here — about $310 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 sale13 hd

474.29

—

AR average10 barns · 340 hd

472.85

+1.44

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−14.06

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

+47.83

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,582	198.67	3,142	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	176.96	2,579	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,032	156.47	1,614	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	800	124.00	992	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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	310	682.00/cwt	682.00–682.00	2,114	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	644.00/cwt	644.00–644.00	1,996	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	319	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,074	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,261	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	369.61/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,405	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	525.97/cwt	505.00–552.00	2,025	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,301	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	509.82/cwt	500.00–517.00	2,172	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	560.53/cwt	548.00–571.00	2,433	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	542.08/cwt	527.00–561.00	2,499	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	482.35/cwt	444.00–509.00	2,286	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,180	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	479.07/cwt	446.00–488.00	2,486	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,530	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	430.57/cwt	430.00–433.00	2,717	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,653	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,841	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,738	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	323	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,938	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	396.07/cwt	377.00–417.00	1,497	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	515.67/cwt	492.00–550.00	1,990	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	501.38/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,041	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,819	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	462.35/cwt	452.00–492.00	2,145	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,191	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	429.25/cwt	424.00–434.00	2,159	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	577	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,331	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	376.28/cwt	367.00–384.00	2,213	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,349	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,361	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	640	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,509	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,259	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,418	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,358	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,323	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	968	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,768	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	2,356	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	513.89/cwt	492.00–530.00	2,405	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	440.27/cwt	413.00–469.00	2,104	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,787	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	447.95/cwt	431.00–460.00	2,347	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	430.60/cwt	407.00–455.00	2,467	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	395.51/cwt	395.00–396.00	2,405	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,618	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,648	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	950	142.94/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,358	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	169.96/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,813	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,789	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,273	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	177.97/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,582	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	174.94/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,572	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,727	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,919	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,428	176.33/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,518	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	232.22/cwt	220.00–242.00	2,248	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	203.82/cwt	172.00–234.00	2,201	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,918	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 114Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 9Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	644.00	644.00
2	350–400	390	590.00	590.00
6	400–450	434	548.00–571.00	560.53
7	450–500	461	527.00–561.00	542.08
11	500–550	519	446.00–488.00	479.07
1	550–600	550	460.00	460.00
5	600–650	631	430.00–433.00	430.57
2	650–700	665	399.00	399.00
4	700–750	738	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	750	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	595.00	595.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	505.00–552.00	525.97
5	400–450	426	500.00–517.00	509.82
4	450–500	474	444.00–509.00	482.35
1	500–550	500	436.00	436.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	340.00–400.00	369.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	682.00	682.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	650.00	650.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	386	492.00–550.00	515.67
7	400–450	407	480.00–515.00	501.38
11	450–500	464	452.00–492.00	462.35
4	500–550	503	424.00–434.00	429.25
3	550–600	588	367.00–384.00	376.28
1	600–650	615	382.00	382.00
1	700–750	730	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	600.00	600.00
3	550–600	577	404.00	404.00
12	600–650	640	392.00	392.00
1	700–750	705	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	449.00	449.00
2	600–650	633	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	377.00–417.00	396.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	420	433.00	433.00
1	600–650	640	353.00	353.00
1	700–750	735	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	968	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	557.00	557.00
7	450–500	468	492.00–530.00	513.89
8	500–550	524	431.00–460.00	447.95
5	550–600	573	407.00–455.00	430.60
2	600–650	608	395.00–396.00	395.51
4	700–750	700	374.00	374.00
1	800–850	805	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	413.00–469.00	440.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	361.00	361.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	3,250.00	3,250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,428	170.00–184.00	176.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	181.00	181.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	202.00	202.00

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	3	—	1,080	172.00–234.00	203.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	169.00	169.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	220.00–242.00	232.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,695	218.00	218.00
1	—	1,500	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	174.00–176.00	174.94
4	—	1,451	175.00–180.00	177.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	166.00	166.00
3	—	950	135.00–150.00	142.94
3	—	1,067	169.00–172.00	169.96
1	—	1,270	179.00	179.00

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.