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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 16

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 54▲ 0 vs year ago 83 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 11▲ 26 vs year ago 8 · +325.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week in any Feeder class to establish a Trend. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.02/cwt on 8 head, down $17.29 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 18 comparable sales and sits −44.77 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$333.02

▼ 17.29 vs prior sale

8 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$8.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.77

vs AR average

−21.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	334.02	1,802	7thin
Medium and Large 2	560	326.00	1,826	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.02/cwt here — about −$24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

333.02

—

AR average8 barns · 305 hd

355.79

−22.77

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−21.30

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−44.77

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,495	176.50	2,639	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	155.19	2,188	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,193	142.30	1,698	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	129.00	1,306	2thin

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)	725	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,035	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	585	$875	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	436.90/cwt	424.00–460.00	1,446	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	445.59/cwt	431.00–462.00	1,644	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	402.27/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,641	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,695	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	379.00/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,713	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,830	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,146	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,379	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	389.71/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,493	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,504	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,546	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,642	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,489	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	335.00/cwt	333.00–338.00	1,782	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	331.56/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,850	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,826	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	325.06/cwt	316.00–331.00	2,025	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,959	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	392.38/cwt	371.00–407.00	1,813	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,815	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	345.83/cwt	344.00–349.00	1,947	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	329.94/cwt	328.00–337.00	2,082	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,257	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,312	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	978	116.47/cwt	101.00–129.00	1,139	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	135.17/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,596	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	146.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,786	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	151.63/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,879	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	152.58/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,095	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,478	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	585	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	725	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	745	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	200.42/cwt	181.00–252.50	2,044	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,153	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 54Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 11Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week in any Feeder class to establish a Trend. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	163.00	163.00
3	—	1,373	149.00–155.00	152.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	122.00	122.00
1	—	965	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	101.00–129.00	116.47
11	—	1,218	140.00–149.00	146.64
5	—	1,239	150.00–153.00	151.63
6	—	1,181	130.00–139.00	135.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,865	190.00	190.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	371.00–407.00	392.38
1	500–550	500	363.00	363.00
5	550–600	563	344.00–349.00	345.83
6	600–650	631	328.00–337.00	329.94
1	700–750	740	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	383	375.00–405.00	389.71
1	400–450	400	376.00	376.00
2	450–500	483	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	532	333.00–338.00	335.00
2	550–600	558	327.00–336.00	331.56
14	600–650	623	316.00–331.00	325.06
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	560	326.00	326.00
1	650–700	685	286.00	286.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	424.00–460.00	436.90
4	350–400	369	431.00–462.00	445.59
2	400–450	408	390.00–415.00	402.27
3	450–500	452	377.00–380.00	379.00
1	500–550	520	352.00	352.00
2	600–650	608	353.00	353.00
1	750–800	765	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	381.00	381.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	585	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,035.00	1,035.00

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	4	—	1,020	181.00–252.50	200.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	149.00	149.00

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.