Ratcliff, Arkansas · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Wed, Oct 7, 2026. 48 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Wednesday.
Receipts
185 head
Last reported: 209 (Sep 30, 2026) Year ago: 301
500-599 lb steers
$378.90/cwt
8 head, M&L 1 ▲ +$13.57 vs last week ▼ -$28.00 vs Oct 8, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$322.35/cwt
3 head, M&L 1 n/a vs last week n/a vs Oct 8, 2025
Reports
48 in 12 mo
Since Oct 15, 2025 Usual day: Wednesday
Prices, Oct 7, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
315315
550.00550.00
$1,732
Value Added
5
330300-340
473.36460.00-500.00
$1,562
2
380380
434.00434.00
$1,649
9
419400-430
455.06417.00-467.00
$1,907
2
470460-480
367.81359.00-377.00
$1,729
3
493493
408.00408.00
$2,011
Value Added
8
540535-545
378.90368.00-394.00
$2,046
1
605605
360.00360.00
$2,178
Value Added
1
730730
335.00335.00
$2,446
Value Added
2
770765-775
316.02313.00-319.00
$2,433
2
810810
305.00305.00
$2,470
Value Added
1
980980
255.00255.00
$2,499
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
375375
429.00429.00
$1,609
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
432429-445
357.94346.00-404.00
$1,546
1
485485
350.00350.00
$1,698
2
528528
330.00330.00
$1,742
1
605605
314.00314.00
$1,900
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
298298
456.00456.00
$1,359
11
371350-398
423.07385.00-450.00
$1,570
4
429420-440
380.08372.00-393.00
$1,631
1
495495
325.00325.00
$1,609
17
520510-545
343.74327.00-356.00
$1,787
2
583575-590
336.97335.00-339.00
$1,965
1
630630
331.00331.00
$2,085
Value Added
1
660660
350.00350.00
$2,310
Replacement
3
684683-685
306.97275.00-323.00
$2,100
1
690690
303.00303.00
$2,091
Fleshy
1
745745
326.00326.00
$2,429
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
345345
370.00370.00
$1,276
4
371368-380
370.88356.00-376.00
$1,376
5
464455-490
331.47320.00-347.00
$1,538
1
675675
295.00295.00
$1,991
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
435435
404.00404.00
$1,757
2
475460-490
421.01406.00-437.00
$2,000
8
538525-545
367.29354.00-376.30
$1,976
6
577550-598
352.58336.00-369.00
$2,034
1
615615
339.00339.00
$2,085
7
665655-680
322.83308.00-331.00
$2,147
6
751751
326.00326.00
$2,448
1
815815
295.00295.00
$2,404
1
880880
270.00270.00
$2,376
Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
438438
411.00411.00
$1,800
2
608608
331.00331.00
$2,012
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
450450
350.00350.00
$1,575
1
600600
311.00311.00
$1,866
Feeder bulls, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
395395
250.00250.00
$988
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,6151615
143.00143.00
$2,309
Low dressing
1
1,9051905
186.00186.00
$3,543
High dressing
1
1,9551955
176.00176.00
$3,441
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
1,5751415-1755
128.35126.00-131.00
$2,022
Average dressing
3
1,6551420-1885
123.33120.00-125.00
$2,041
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
6
953850-1070
103.2185.00-119.00
$984
Very Low dressing
3
1,2481190-1365
124.68123.00-126.00
$1,556
Low dressing
1
1,3301330
135.00135.00
$1,796
Average dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 47 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026
$378.90
$322.35
Sep 28, 2026
$365.33
-
Sep 21, 2026
$401.59
$340.00
Sep 14, 2026
$352.00
$311.00
Sep 7, 2026
$338.99
-
Aug 31, 2026
$395.50
$326.00
Aug 24, 2026
$370.00
$316.00
Aug 10, 2026
$409.56
$318.67
Aug 3, 2026
$413.53
$321.00
Jul 27, 2026
$395.04
$339.00
Jul 20, 2026
$423.63
-
Jul 13, 2026
$428.46
-
Jul 6, 2026
$466.79
-
Jun 29, 2026
$424.60
$340.00
Jun 22, 2026
$440.56
$386.00
Jun 15, 2026
$432.68
$352.00
Jun 8, 2026
$441.10
-
Jun 1, 2026
$419.52
-
May 25, 2026
$440.30
-
May 18, 2026
$437.46
-
May 11, 2026
$459.43
$380.54
May 4, 2026
$474.79
$358.00
Apr 27, 2026
$455.26
$360.00
Apr 20, 2026
$437.00
-
Apr 13, 2026
$477.48
$378.33
Apr 6, 2026
$441.21
$367.00
Mar 30, 2026
$460.90
$362.00
Mar 23, 2026
$467.53
$336.00
Mar 16, 2026
$477.46
-
Mar 9, 2026
$401.00
-
Mar 2, 2026
$477.84
-
Feb 23, 2026
$488.94
$378.00
Feb 16, 2026
-
$368.00
Feb 9, 2026
$470.73
$380.11
Feb 2, 2026
$415.75
-
Jan 19, 2026
$419.09
$370.43
Jan 12, 2026
$442.63
-
Jan 5, 2026
$416.70
$349.00
Dec 15, 2025
$397.31
$335.00
Dec 8, 2025
$377.43
$348.00
Dec 1, 2025
$385.80
-
Nov 17, 2025
$400.58
$305.56
Nov 10, 2025
$377.02
-
Nov 3, 2025
$368.70
$296.00
Oct 27, 2025
$334.72
-
Oct 20, 2025
$396.12
-
Oct 13, 2025
$399.74
$383.00
Price slide, Oct 7, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
$473.10
$423.07
400-499 lb
$432.51-40.59
$369.06-54.01
500-599 lb
$378.90-53.61
$343.03-26.03
600-699 lb
$360.00-18.90
$317.49-25.54
700-799 lb
$322.35-37.65
$326.00+8.51
800-899 lb
$305.00-17.35
-
900-999 lb
$255.00-50.00
-
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.