Ratcliff, Arkansas · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Wed, Oct 14, 2026. 49 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Wednesday.
Cattle receipts
110 head
Last reported: 185 (Oct 7, 2026) Year ago: 293
500-599 lb steers
$370.00/cwt
3 head, M&L 1 ▼ -$8.90 vs last week ▼ -$29.74 vs Oct 15, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$322.31/cwt
3 head, M&L 1 ▼ -$0.04 vs last week ▼ -$60.69 vs Oct 15, 2025
Reports
49 in 12 mo
Since Oct 15, 2025 Usual day: Wednesday
Prices, Oct 14, 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
8
332313-348
489.92480.00-497.00
$1,627
1
365365
491.00491.00
$1,792
3
423420-430
413.31410.00-415.00
$1,748
3
535535
370.00370.00
$1,980
3
622610-628
345.88340.00-358.00
$2,151
5
651651
342.00342.00
$2,226
Value Added
3
730728-735
322.31315.00-326.00
$2,353
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
353353
430.00430.00
$1,518
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
395395
424.00424.00
$1,675
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
335335
442.00417.00-467.00
$1,481
3
373365-380
404.44385.00-420.00
$1,509
5
432432
401.00401.00
$1,732
6
465450-485
357.74341.00-371.00
$1,663
4
510510
356.50356.00-357.00
$1,818
Value Added
2
540540
336.00336.00
$1,814
2
580580
331.00331.00
$1,920
1
600600
327.00327.00
$1,962
1
810810
266.00266.00
$2,155
1
885885
251.00251.00
$2,221
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
494494
350.00350.00
$1,729
Value Added
2
508508
328.00328.00
$1,666
Value Added
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
315315
415.00415.00
$1,307
2
713705-720
269.49269.00-270.00
$1,921
Feeder heifers, Small and Medium 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
465465
205.00205.00
$953
Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
530530
341.00341.00
$1,807
1
630630
340.00340.00
$2,142
3
652652
326.00326.00
$2,126
1
770770
300.00300.00
$2,310
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
530530
270.00270.00
$1,431
1
555555
315.00315.00
$1,748
1
605605
328.00328.00
$1,984
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,4751475
152.00152.00
$2,242
Low dressing
1
1,8701870
184.00184.00
$3,441
High dressing
1
1,9701970
177.00177.00
$3,487
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,2251225
122.00122.00
$1,494
Average dressing
3
1,6351430-1785
117.54115.00-119.00
$1,922
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
1,1621050-1225
120.90120.00-123.00
$1,405
Low dressing
2
1,3281195-1460
118.10117.00-119.00
$1,568
Very Low 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. 48 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026
$370.00
$322.31
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 14, 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
$490.04
$419.46
400-499 lb
$413.31-76.73
$377.40-42.06
500-599 lb
$370.00-43.31
$345.00-32.40
600-699 lb
$343.45-26.55
$327.00-18.00
700-799 lb
$322.31-21.14
-
800-899 lb
-
$258.50
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.