Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to not enough comparable receipts for any Feeder or Slaughter class offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −154.65 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$277.00

7 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.02

vs AR average

−36.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	284.20	1,546	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	259.00	1,334	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $212 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $395.04, median $431.65 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

277.00

—

AR average3 barns · 110 hd

294.02

−17.02

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−36.00

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−154.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,807	125.33	2,265	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	118.00	1,679	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	111.38	1,381	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	90.00	986	1thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,734	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,674	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,679	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,545	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	324.92/cwt	323.00–327.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	248.50/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	245.74/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	288.75/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	296.34/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,649	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,394	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	241.94/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	110.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	272.33/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	435	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	243.98/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1

How this sale compares

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 74Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 3

Compared to last week: No trend due to not enough comparable receipts for any Feeder or Slaughter class offered.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,988	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,257	110.00–113.00	110.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	325.08
2	350–400	380	323.00–327.00	324.92
3	450–500	467	295.00–297.00	296.34
4	500–550	535	288.00–289.00	288.75
1	550–600	580	266.00	266.00
3	600–650	627	263.00	263.00
4	650–700	683	238.00–250.00	241.94
1	700–750	735	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	435	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
4	500–550	520	245.00–248.00	245.74
3	550–600	573	240.00–248.00	243.98
1	600–650	620	238.00	238.00
1	650–700	650	231.00	231.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	512	270.00–277.00	272.33
2	600–650	640	248.00–249.00	248.50
1	900–950	915	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	236.00	236.00
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	118.00	118.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	110.00	110.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	121.00	121.00

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.

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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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