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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 30

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 160▲ 29 vs year ago 124 · +23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 18▲ 18 vs year ago 19 · +94.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 7▲ 16 vs year ago 3 · +533.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-35.00 higher, not enough comparable receipts to establish a Trend over 500 lbs. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs sold 15.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold steady, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder supply no as attractive as last week, including many unweaned plain cattle and several unweaned bull calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower.

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 $361.25/cwt on 4 head, down $32.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −65.21 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$361.25

▼ 32.18 vs prior sale

4 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$16.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.47

vs AR average

−53.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	365.33	1,973	3thin
Medium and Large 2	550	349.00	1,920	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.33/cwt here — about $53 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 sale4 hd

361.25

—

AR average8 barns · 470 hd

382.72

−21.47

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−53.41

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−65.21

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	1,419	152.25	2,161	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,140	142.00	1,619	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	128.29	1,819	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,082	125.71	1,361	13

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)	1,263	$2,802	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,801	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,568	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	541.08/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,737	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,492	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	504.93/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,868	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	444.23/cwt	424.00–453.00	1,835	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,660	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	365.30/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,571	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,812	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	370.80/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,795	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,920	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,015	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	334.54/cwt	332.00–337.00	2,225	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	429.72/cwt	408.00–450.00	1,401	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	426.00/cwt	401.00–431.00	1,619	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,386	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	342.45/cwt	320.00–366.00	1,421	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	384.50/cwt	381.00–385.00	1,715	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	367.30/cwt	358.00–372.00	1,715	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	340.49/cwt	331.00–351.00	1,794	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	311.13/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,736	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	317.27/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,834	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	318.48/cwt	313.00–324.00	1,920	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	300.49/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,998	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	777	261.34/cwt	261.00–262.00	2,031	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,556	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	348.86/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,668	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	365.06/cwt	328.00–377.00	1,931	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	352.20/cwt	326.00–369.00	1,983	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	319.14/cwt	311.00–337.00	1,950	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	304.33/cwt	301.00–306.00	2,036	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,256	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,004	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	287.99/cwt	286.00–290.00	2,183	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	268.58/cwt	260.00–273.00	2,197	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,058	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,245	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,023	217.78/cwt	200.00–236.00	2,228	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,364	136.37/cwt	117.00–149.00	1,860	5
Bulls	—	—	1,370	173.57/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,393	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	117.45/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,227	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,472	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	136.35/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,558	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,773	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,583	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	133.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,810	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	124.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,821	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,546	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	163.39/cwt	135.00–212.50	1,735	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	140.87/cwt	129.00–152.00	1,624	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	2,800.72/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,801	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,801.98/head	2,600.00–3,025.00	2,802	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,590	130.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,069	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	125.19/cwt	112.00–136.00	1,174	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	217.91/cwt	195.00–256.00	2,146	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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 160Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	535.00	535.00
8	300–350	321	535.00–545.00	541.08
4	350–400	370	490.00–510.00	504.93
10	400–450	413	424.00–453.00	444.23
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	555	363.00	363.00
1	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	665	332.00–337.00	334.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	452.00	452.00
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	430	350.00–397.00	365.30
4	450–500	484	350.00–390.00	370.80
1	550–600	550	349.00	349.00
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	675	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	386.00	386.00
8	450–500	482	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	366.00	366.00
4	450–500	478	340.00–362.00	348.86
4	500–550	529	328.00–377.00	365.06
13	550–600	563	326.00–369.00	352.20
4	600–650	611	311.00–337.00	319.14
3	650–700	669	301.00–306.00	304.33
1	700–750	730	309.00	309.00
2	750–800	758	286.00–290.00	287.99
3	800–850	818	260.00–273.00	268.58
1	850–900	870	258.00	258.00
2	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	200.00–236.00	217.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	745	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	820	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	408.00–450.00	429.72
6	350–400	380	401.00–431.00	426.00
8	400–450	446	381.00–385.00	384.50
3	450–500	467	358.00–372.00	367.30
10	500–550	527	331.00–351.00	340.49
2	550–600	578	307.00–328.00	317.27
2	600–650	603	313.00–324.00	318.48
2	650–700	665	300.00–301.00	300.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	320.00–366.00	342.45
2	550–600	558	301.00–321.00	311.13
3	750–800	777	261.00–262.00	261.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	351.00	351.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	129.00–152.00	140.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,590	125.00–135.00	130.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,800.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	135.00–212.50	163.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,600.00–3,025.00	2,801.98

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	—	1,095	232.50	232.50

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	—	985	195.00–256.00	217.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	938	112.00–136.00	125.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,045	109.00–126.00	117.45
2	—	1,218	130.00	130.00
1	—	890	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,143	135.00–138.00	136.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,090	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	120.00–129.00	124.30
3	—	1,355	131.00–135.00	133.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	171.00–176.00	173.57
1	—	1,795	189.00	189.00
5	—	1,364	117.00–149.00	136.37

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.