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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 29

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 125▲ 11 vs year ago 81 · +13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend in any Feeder or Slaughter class, but definite higher undertones denoted in all classes offered.

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 $452.63/cwt on 24 head, down $21.66 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 18 comparable sales and sits +26.17 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$452.63

▼ 21.66 vs prior sale

24 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,516

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

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

$23.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs AR average

−28.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	455.26	2,513	20
Medium and Large 2	553	447.00	2,470	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	598	432.00	2,583	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale24 hd

452.63

—

AR average8 barns · 169 hd

459.81

−7.18

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−28.39

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

+26.17

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	1,570	195.75	3,074	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	175.00	2,301	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	165.07	1,825	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	765	132.00	1,010	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$3,071	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$4,400	1thin

Every lot

44 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	330	598.52/cwt	597.00–602.00	1,975	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	595.05/cwt	580.00–600.00	2,136	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	525.94/cwt	498.00–551.00	2,214	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	466.98/cwt	455.00–478.00	1,975	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	541.77/cwt	525.00–559.00	2,535	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	459.84/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,184	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,317	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,326	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	472.57/cwt	460.00–499.00	2,467	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	447.84/cwt	440.00–486.00	2,530	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,606	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,583	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,682	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,560	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,932	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	479.71/cwt	464.00–495.00	2,024	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	410.34/cwt	401.00–420.00	1,777	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,032	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,119	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	409.84/cwt	395.00–423.00	2,139	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,390	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	367.13/cwt	357.00–377.00	2,104	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,076	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	459.68/cwt	450.00–469.00	2,367	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	455.19/cwt	427.00–490.00	2,558	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,283	179.99/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,641	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,227	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,027	158.76/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,630	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	174.53/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,135	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,301	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	3,071.49/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,071	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	201.70/cwt	175.00–252.50	2,424	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,570	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	293.98/cwt	283.00–306.00	2,587	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 Apr 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 125Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend in any Feeder or Slaughter class, but definite higher undertones denoted in all classes offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	437.00	437.00
2	500–550	515	450.00–469.00	459.68
3	550–600	562	427.00–490.00	455.19
1	750–800	760	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	350	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	422	464.00–495.00	479.71
1	450–500	475	446.00	446.00
7	500–550	522	395.00–423.00	409.84
2	550–600	573	357.00–377.00	367.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	489.00	489.00
2	400–450	433	401.00–420.00	410.34
1	450–500	465	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	451.00	451.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	597.00–602.00	598.52
4	350–400	359	580.00–600.00	595.05
9	400–450	421	498.00–551.00	525.94
8	450–500	468	525.00–559.00	541.77
6	500–550	522	460.00–499.00	472.57
14	550–600	565	440.00–486.00	447.84
1	700–750	745	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	423	455.00–478.00	466.98
2	450–500	475	455.00–465.00	459.84
1	500–550	510	456.00	456.00
1	550–600	595	438.00	438.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	468.00	468.00
2	550–600	598	432.00	432.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,440	4,400.00	4,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,175.00	3,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	204.00	204.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	198.00	198.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,202	175.00–252.50	201.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,071.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	283.00–306.00	293.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,930	219.00	219.00
2	—	1,283	176.00–184.00	179.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	174.00–175.00	174.53
3	—	1,027	154.00–163.00	158.76

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.