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County Line Sale Market Report

Ratcliff, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 12, 2026

124 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $381.34/cwt +23.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,423/hd at 636 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 124 184 138
Feeder cattle 112 141 123
Slaughter cattle 8 35 14
Replacement cattle 4 8 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,732 +40.00
393 393 2 456.00 $456.00 $1,792 -32.94
400 400 2 446.00 $446.00 $1,784 -43.58
450–482 470 8 410.00–452.00 $429.46 $2,018 -42.54
531–535 532 6 415.00–420.00 $415.84 $2,212 -6.16
590 590 3 397.00 $397.00 $2,342 -3.16
623–640 635 9 374.00–394.00 $383.04 $2,432 +56.04
640 640 1 366.00 $366.00 $2,342 +39.00
653 653 2 374.00 $374.00 $2,442 —
654 value added 654 6 383.00 $383.00 $2,505 +20.00
728 728 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,330 -1.00
775 value added 775 1 316.00 $316.00 $2,449 —
885 value added 885 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 440.00–451.00 $445.76 $1,640 -24.24
425 425 1 442.00 $442.00 $1,878 +20.00
455 455 1 402.00 $402.00 $1,829 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 2 362.00 $362.00 $2,082 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,105 —
450 450 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,552 +110.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,752 +30.75
420–444 439 5 404.00–411.00 $405.34 $1,779 -12.30
475–485 483 7 390.00–405.00 $397.83 $1,922 +17.33
505–530 519 4 349.00–360.00 $352.55 $1,830 -2.84
560 value added 560 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,055 —
550–577 566 5 349.00–351.00 $350.22 $1,982 —
620–635 628 3 335.00–343.00 $339.32 $2,131 +7.79
638 value added 638 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,233 -1.00
658 658 3 349.00 $349.00 $2,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,430 —
380 380 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,368 —
465 465 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,697 +29.00
510 510 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,658 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,986 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,012 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 8 406.00–410.00 $407.50 $1,956 -8.00
550 550 3 404.00 $404.00 $2,222 +61.00
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,669 —
490 490 1 366.00 $366.00 $1,793 +6.00
530 530 1 364.00 $364.00 $1,929 —
580 580 1 356.00 $356.00 $2,065 +38.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,110 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1015 988 80-85% 3 125.00–149.00 $138.25 $1,366 +0.27
1055 1055 80-85% 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,846 +19.02
985–1270 1130 80-85% 3 160.00–169.00 $164.82 $1,862 -2.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,545 +4.62

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 thin fleshed 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,635.00 $1,635.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1430 1430 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 178.00 $178.00 $2,545

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 value added 770 1 261.00 $261.00 $2,010 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.