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County Line Sale Market Report

Ratcliff, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 26, 2026

89 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 89 42 219
Feeder cattle 74 35 190
Slaughter cattle 10 4 25
Replacement cattle 5 3 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

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.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 504.00 $504.00 $1,452 —
360–395 386 4 429.00–450.00 $433.89 $1,675 +13.29
403 403 2 406.00 $406.00 $1,636 —
465–495 481 9 374.00–416.00 $400.18 $1,925 —
555 555 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 —
603 value added 603 4 333.00 $333.00 $2,008 —
730 value added 730 2 316.00 $316.00 $2,307 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713 value added 713 6 301.00 $301.00 $2,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 360.00–391.00 $374.99 $1,436 —
525 525 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,801 —
600 600 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,562 —
465 465 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,720 —
500–510 503 3 326.00–354.00 $344.54 $1,733 —
570 570 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,767 —
635 635 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 -31.00
455 455 1 323.00 $323.00 $1,470 —
540 540 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,701 —
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 405 3 350.00–393.00 $378.31 $1,532 —
456 456 4 381.00 $381.00 $1,737 +30.51
535–540 538 3 325.00–368.00 $353.76 $1,903 +8.76
560–575 569 4 320.00–329.00 $324.80 $1,848 +2.23
600–608 606 7 320.00–342.00 $327.12 $1,982 +9.74
760 760 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,166 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 80-85% 1 102.00 $102.00 $862 —
865–1200 1033 80-85% 2 110.00–127.00 $119.88 $1,238 —
1290–1430 1360 80-85% 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,836 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1435 1393 75-80% 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,950 —
1690 1690 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,315 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,209 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1185 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 160.00–215.00 $182.57 $1,835

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 229.00 $229.00 $1,912
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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.