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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 5

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 100▲ 9 vs year ago 132 · +6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 13▲ 25 vs year ago 10 · +250.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400 lbs - 600 lbs sold 15.00 to 25.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs sold 21.00-30.00, mostly 25.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of several groups of long weaned, suitable for grazing cattle who sold for a Premium. Hot weather is here, Fleshy or cattle with too much hair are heavily discounted. Not enough receipts last week to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

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 $402.36/cwt on 14 head, up $7.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 18 comparable sales and sits −24.10 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$402.36

▲ 7.33 vs prior sale

14 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$52.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs AR average

−11.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	413.53	2,283	11thin
Medium and Large 2	565	361.42	2,042	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.11/cwt here — about $241 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

402.36

—

AR average8 barns · 200 hd

403.95

−1.58

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−11.88

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−24.10

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	1,759	196.30	3,453	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	169.92	2,531	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	159.67	1,541	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,069	155.57	1,663	17

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,790	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,550	2thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	488.94/cwt	475.00–532.00	1,922	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	489.58/cwt	486.00–500.00	2,007	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,888	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,857	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,162	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,882	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,224	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	361.42/cwt	340.00–374.00	2,042	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	400.16/cwt	399.00–405.00	2,317	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,136	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,093	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,373	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,450	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	705	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,263	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,287	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,688	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	449.25/cwt	432.00–470.00	1,667	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	417.64/cwt	392.00–430.00	1,783	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	380.50/cwt	364.00–392.00	1,815	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,630	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	355.39/cwt	351.00–360.00	1,876	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,922	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,120	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	331.53/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,039	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	643	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,746	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,249	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	415.50/cwt	401.00–430.00	1,974	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	391.34/cwt	386.00–397.00	2,074	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,887	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	377.69/cwt	358.00–389.00	2,119	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	317.36/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,882	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	344.30/cwt	327.00–357.00	2,121	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,006	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,239	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,109	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	267.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,175	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,399	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	970	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,306	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,816	189.70/cwt	182.00–199.00	3,445	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,312	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	967	137.98/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,334	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,606	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,719	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	155.98/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,661	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	167.75/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,912	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	174.63/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,160	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	173.38/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,467	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,645	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	945	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,344	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,790.34/head	2,750.00–2,825.00	2,790	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	165.06/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,266	3

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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 100Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 13Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	593	309.00–323.00	317.36
1	600–650	645	311.00	311.00
1	750–800	790	267.00	267.00
1	950–1000	970	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	401.00–430.00	415.50
2	500–550	530	386.00–397.00	391.34
6	550–600	561	358.00–389.00	377.69
9	600–650	616	327.00–357.00	344.30
1	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	720	311.00	311.00
2	800–850	813	260.00–275.00	267.57
1	950–1000	950	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	431.00	431.00
2	450–500	480	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
3	600–650	643	369.00	369.00
5	650–700	675	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
7	350–400	393	475.00–532.00	488.94
4	400–450	410	486.00–500.00	489.58
4	450–500	458	472.00	472.00
4	500–550	527	422.00	422.00
5	550–600	579	399.00–405.00	400.16
1	600–650	600	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	640	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	440	422.00	422.00
3	550–600	565	340.00–374.00	361.42
3	750–800	770	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	371	432.00–470.00	449.25
10	400–450	427	392.00–430.00	417.64
3	450–500	477	364.00–392.00	380.50
2	500–550	528	351.00–360.00	355.39
3	600–650	615	320.00–345.00	331.53
1	700–750	705	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	604	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	600	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	336.00	336.00
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	595	323.00	323.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	173.00	173.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,750.00–2,825.00	2,790.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,373	163.00–168.00	165.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	172.00–176.00	173.38
2	—	1,623	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	128.00–148.00	137.98
4	—	1,065	153.00–159.00	155.98
3	—	1,237	173.00–176.00	174.63
4	—	1,140	167.00–169.00	167.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,005	171.00	171.00
1	—	905	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	206.00	206.00
4	—	1,816	182.00–199.00	189.70
1	—	1,685	213.00	213.00

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.