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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 26

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 35▼ 116 vs year ago 190 · −61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 4▼ 15 vs year ago 25 · −60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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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. Extreme hot weather and upheaval in futures market are combining to limit cattle movement in trade area.

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 $364.60/cwt on 5 head, down $36.31 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −61.86 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$364.60

▼ 36.31 vs prior sale

5 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.86

vs AR average

−6.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	370.00	2,054	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	343.00	1,801	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $253 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 sale5 hd

364.60

—

AR average8 barns · 123 hd

371.46

−6.86

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−6.40

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−61.86

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	—	Low	1,425	155.00	2,209	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	139.00	2,074	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	122.35	1,378	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	1,452	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	374.99/cwt	360.00–391.00	1,436	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	433.89/cwt	429.00–450.00	1,675	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,636	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	400.18/cwt	374.00–416.00	1,925	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,801	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,926	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,008	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,146	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,307	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,470	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	344.54/cwt	326.00–354.00	1,733	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,701	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	378.31/cwt	350.00–393.00	1,532	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,737	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	353.76/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,903	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	324.80/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,848	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	327.12/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,982	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	845	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	862	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	119.88/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,238	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,836	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,950	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,315	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,912	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	182.57/cwt	160.00–215.00	1,835	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 35Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,033	110.00–127.00	119.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,690	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	102.00	102.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	504.00	504.00
4	350–400	386	429.00–450.00	433.89
2	400–450	403	406.00	406.00
9	450–500	481	374.00–416.00	400.18
4	550–600	555	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	603	333.00	333.00
2	700–750	730	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	360.00–391.00	374.99
1	500–550	525	343.00	343.00
1	600–650	600	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	713	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	503	326.00–354.00	344.54
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	323.00	323.00
1	500–550	540	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	350.00–393.00	378.31
4	450–500	456	381.00	381.00
3	500–550	538	325.00–368.00	353.76
4	550–600	569	320.00–329.00	324.80
7	600–650	606	320.00–342.00	327.12
2	750–800	760	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	229.00	229.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	2	—	1,005	160.00–215.00	182.57

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.