Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 7.00, mostly 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights not tested, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $313.83/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −117.82 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$313.83

29 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$737

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$126.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.85

vs AR average

+3.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	318.18	1,755	28
Medium and Large 3	530	192.00	1,018	1thin

One grade step is worth $126.18/cwt here — about $737 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale29 hd

313.83

—

AR average8 barns · 210 hd

297.98

+15.85

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+3.57

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−117.82

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	1,360	134.00	1,822	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	131.71	1,804	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	114.25	1,378	13

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,690	38
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$2,775	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,352	$2,289	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	—	1,360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	131.03/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,762	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	124.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	111.22/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	360.06/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	319.74/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	253.08/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	263.14/cwt	236.00–290.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	270.10/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	240.51/cwt	237.00–241.50	1,585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	393	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	327.45/cwt	319.00–333.00	1,667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,799	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	353	338.80/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,755.27/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,755	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,382.76/head	2,025.00–2,600.00	2,383	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	2,457.47/head	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,457	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,481	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,690.24/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,690	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,775.00/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	247.82/cwt	232.00–264.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	286.36/cwt	277.00–296.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	325.01/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	233.64/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	259.97/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	490	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1050–1100	1,080	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	714	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.42/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,565	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,184	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,848	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	98.04/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	181.94/cwt	142.50–237.50	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	219.05/cwt	211.00–225.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	213.38/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	246.58/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	274.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	887	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 160Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 39Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 41Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	129.00–132.00	131.03
3	—	1,375	120.00–128.00	124.40
4	—	1,156	110.00–115.00	111.22
2	—	1,030	90.00–106.00	98.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	125.00–127.00	125.99
8	—	1,388	130.00–135.00	133.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	78.00	78.00

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	323	352.50–367.50	360.06
7	350–400	375	320.00–355.00	340.00
8	400–450	431	302.50–332.50	325.01
5	450–500	462	313.00–327.00	319.74
2	500–550	528	277.00–296.00	286.36
3	600–650	623	261.00–280.00	270.10
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	400	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	483	236.00–290.00	263.14
2	650–700	663	232.00–264.00	247.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	392.50	392.50
2	400–450	430	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	490	329.00	329.00
5	500–550	509	319.00–333.00	327.45
21	550–600	564	319.00	319.00
2	600–650	610	283.00	283.00
5	700–750	714	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	530	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	317.50–322.50	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	291.00	291.00
4	550–600	580	247.00–265.00	253.08
10	600–650	625	244.00–260.00	250.42
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	870	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	745	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
4	500–550	514	250.00–266.00	259.97
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
3	600–650	608	229.00–238.00	233.64
1	750–800	765	213.00	213.00
1	800–850	840	186.00	186.00
1	900–950	925	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	315.00–345.00	338.80
9	650–700	659	237.00–241.50	240.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
4	400–450	413	270.00–280.00	274.23
4	450–500	470	231.00–258.00	246.58
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	575	220.00–230.00	224.87
3	650–700	658	205.00–220.00	213.38
1	750–800	755	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	299.00	299.00
2	550–600	585	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,080	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	142.50–237.50	181.94
3	400–450	437	211.00–225.00	219.05
1	450–500	490	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,280	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,755.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	2,025.00–2,600.00	2,382.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,393	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,457.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,325	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	134.00	134.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,010	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,690.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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