Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2026-06-24

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 24
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 73▲ 27 vs year ago 75 · +36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 21▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test; Feeder steers 400-500 lbs sold 8.00-14.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-15.00 higher. Demand strong for both weaned and unweaned cattle suitable for grazing. Not enough comparable Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a Trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.94/cwt on 8 head, up $10.84 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 18 comparable sales and sits +10.16 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.
Average price
$387.94
▲ 10.84 vs prior sale
8 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$36
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$20.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.43
vs AR average
−27.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545403.002,1962thin
Medium and Large 1564382.932,1606thin
One grade step is worth $20.07/cwt here — about $36 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
387.94
—
AR average7 barns · 247 hd
400.37
−12.43
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−27.89
This barn, trailing median18 sales
377.79
+10.16
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
426390354319median 377.7903/2505/0606/1709/2310/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,510160.002,4162thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,138147.521,6796thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$1,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,4092thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,8501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)930$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$4,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,090$4,1001thin

Every lot

42 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314526.73/cwt525.00–530.001,6543
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360419.00/cwt419.00–419.001,5081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379512.51/cwt485.00–531.001,9428
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430492.96/cwt478.00–508.002,1205
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485469.00/cwt469.00–469.002,2751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520440.56/cwt431.00–451.002,2918
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628419.03/cwt412.00–426.002,6322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added730386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,8181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335505.60/cwt502.00–510.001,6943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378477.86/cwt475.00–481.001,8062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422442.44/cwt420.00–454.001,8673
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,0571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1499429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,1415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,1511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed545403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,1962
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576374.31/cwt365.00–383.002,1565
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2262
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662341.75/cwt341.00–347.002,2628
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,1011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2791
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,4331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535425.31/cwt421.00–430.002,2753
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567420.78/cwt401.00–428.002,3865
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1241
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1642404.72/cwt390.00–412.002,59812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673365.79/cwt350.00–377.002,4624
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783325.48/cwt318.00–328.002,5494
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,4461
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103145.02/cwt134.00–150.001,6005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,1041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,2781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,5581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2354,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0904,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 39451,409.40/head1,285.00–1,510.001,4092
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 39551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501

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.