Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a trend; however lower undertones denoted in all classes observed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $271.55/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −160.10 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$271.55

7 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,026

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

$205.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.25

vs AR average

−33.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	300.97	1,586	6thin
Small and Medium 3	590	95.00	561	1thin

One grade step is worth $205.97/cwt here — about $1,026 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 sale7 hd

271.55

—

AR average8 barns · 220 hd

294.79

−23.25

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−33.92

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−160.10

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	—	Low	1,435	108.00	1,550	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	994	84.00	835	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,470	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	210.47/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	960	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	800–850	800	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	219.48/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,963	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,470.00/head	1,470.00–1,470.00	1,470	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	745	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	544	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	3,039	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	438	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	230.34/cwt	219.00–250.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	274.69/cwt	261.00–282.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	250.76/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,309	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	289.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	323.75/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	304.86/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	334.23/cwt	331.00–357.50	1,063	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	300.21/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,231	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	550–600	590	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	259.61/cwt	242.50–277.50	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	306.49/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,560	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	700–750	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	298.83/cwt	296.00–304.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	209.51/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	257.65/cwt	254.00–263.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	297.73/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,563	5

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 131Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a trend; however lower undertones denoted in all classes observed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	261.00–282.00	274.69
7	500–550	522	240.00–258.00	250.76
1	550–600	565	244.00	244.00
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	657	215.00–224.00	219.48
1	700–750	710	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
4	400–450	426	219.00–250.00	230.34
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	565	224.00	224.00
1	600–650	620	213.00	213.00
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	201.00	201.00
1	450–500	485	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	800	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	285.00–307.00	297.73
3	550–600	585	254.00–263.00	257.65
1	600–650	605	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	735	208.00–213.00	210.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	214.00	214.00
2	600–650	613	209.00–210.00	209.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	331.00–357.50	334.23
2	350–400	355	320.00–327.50	323.75
4	400–450	410	292.00–303.00	300.21
3	450–500	467	296.00–304.00	298.83
4	500–550	509	302.00–311.00	306.49
2	550–600	563	285.00–295.00	289.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	208.00	208.00
3	350–400	372	242.50–277.50	259.61
1	400–450	420	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	295.00–315.00	304.86
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	95.00	95.00
1	600–650	620	110.00	110.00
1	700–750	700	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,465	134.00	134.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,470.00	1,470.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	143.00	143.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,375	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,160	110.00	110.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle