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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 12

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 141▼ 11 vs year ago 123 · −8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 35▼ 6 vs year ago 14 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend.

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 $400.91/cwt on 11 head, down $1.45 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 18 comparable sales and sits −25.55 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$400.91

▼ 1.45 vs prior sale

11 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$47.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs AR average

−0.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	409.56	2,258	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	362.00	2,082	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.56/cwt here — about $177 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 sale11 hd

400.91

—

AR average9 barns · 300 hd

408.96

−8.05

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−0.92

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−25.55

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	178.00	2,545	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,058	154.89	1,639	7thin

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)	898	$1,518	2thin

Every lot

50 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 1	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	445.76/cwt	440.00–451.00	1,640	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,792	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,784	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,879	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,553	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,829	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	429.46/cwt	410.00–452.00	2,018	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	415.84/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,212	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,082	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,342	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	383.04/cwt	374.00–394.00	2,432	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	640	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,342	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,442	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	654	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,505	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	775	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,449	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	885	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,744	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	405.34/cwt	404.00–411.00	1,779	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	397.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,922	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	352.55/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,830	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,055	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	350.22/cwt	349.00–351.00	1,982	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,986	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	339.32/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,131	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,233	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,296	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	407.50/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,956	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,793	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,929	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,222	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,065	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3Value Added	770	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,010	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	138.25/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,366	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,846	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	164.82/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,862	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,545	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	855	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,545	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 141Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 35Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	125.00–149.00	138.25
3	—	1,130	160.00–169.00	164.82
1	—	1,055	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	178.00	178.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	393	456.00	456.00
2	400–450	400	446.00	446.00
8	450–500	470	410.00–452.00	429.46
6	500–550	532	415.00–420.00	415.84
3	550–600	590	397.00	397.00
9	600–650	635	374.00–394.00	383.04
2	650–700	653	374.00	374.00
2	700–750	728	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	654	383.00	383.00
1	750–800	775	316.00	316.00
1	850–900	885	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	440.00–451.00	445.76
1	400–450	425	442.00	442.00
1	450–500	455	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	480	406.00–410.00	407.50
3	550–600	550	404.00	404.00
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	490	366.00	366.00
1	500–550	530	364.00	364.00
1	550–600	580	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
5	400–450	439	404.00–411.00	405.34
7	450–500	483	390.00–405.00	397.83
4	500–550	519	349.00–360.00	352.55
5	550–600	566	349.00–351.00	350.22
3	600–650	628	335.00–343.00	339.32
3	650–700	658	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	600	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	367.00	367.00
2	600–650	638	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	261.00	261.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	178.00	178.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,635.00	1,635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	200.00	200.00

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.