Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented, Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-19.00, mostly 11.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.71/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −143.30 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$245.71

15 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$47.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.38

vs AR average

−24.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	262.87	1,377	8thin
Medium and Large 2	511	233.91	1,195	4thin
Medium and Large 3	528	215.68	1,140	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.19/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.29, low $350.30, median $389.01 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 sale15 hd

245.71

—

AR average9 barns · 301 hd

259.09

−13.38

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−24.88

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−143.30

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	—	High	1,903	146.45	2,787	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,365	131.37	1,793	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,357	124.37	1,688	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	70.00	707	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,475	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	297.94/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	336.56/cwt	329.00–352.50	1,410	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	634	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,604	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	375	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	375	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	397	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	342.86/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,258	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	319.13/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	263.68/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	256.97/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	222.02/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	259.46/cwt	243.00–278.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,844	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,087	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	233.91/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	262.87/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,377	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	356.22/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	303.92/cwt	294.00–311.00	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	279.20/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,939	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	283.50/cwt	276.00–289.00	1,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	290.47/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,356	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,477	130.31/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,925	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	115.47/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	707	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	146.45/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,787	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	131.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,793	3

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 178Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 66Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	378	295.00–310.00	297.94
5	400–450	420	276.00–289.00	283.50
13	450–500	467	276.00–295.00	290.47
8	500–550	524	258.00–268.00	262.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	375	610.00	610.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	397	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	505	220.00–224.00	222.02
1	550–600	575	203.00	203.00
1	600–650	620	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	425	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	254.00–270.00	263.68
2	450–500	485	254.00–260.00	256.97
4	500–550	511	230.00–246.00	233.91
1	750–800	765	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	855	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	355.00–357.50	356.22
9	350–400	367	322.50–365.00	342.86
11	400–450	419	329.00–352.50	336.56
7	450–500	487	317.00–320.00	319.13
5	500–550	516	294.00–311.00	303.92
3	550–600	577	268.00–285.00	279.20
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	375	620.00	620.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	273.00	273.00
1	400–450	445	277.00	277.00
5	450–500	479	243.00–278.00	259.46
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	940	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	296.00	296.00
1	550–600	560	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	600	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	760	211.00	211.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	248.00	248.00
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,413	130.00–131.00	130.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,605	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	138.00	138.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,415	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	130.00–131.00	130.31
2	—	1,178	115.00–116.00	115.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	130.00–134.00	131.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	144.00–148.00	146.45

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle