Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested; Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 10.00-12.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 3.00-7.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.55/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −151.46 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$237.55

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$30.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.42

vs AR average

−32.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	249.99	1,275	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	593	225.00	1,334	2thin
Medium and Large 2	565	219.00	1,237	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.99/cwt here — about $38 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

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 sale9 hd

237.55

—

AR average7 barns · 235 hd

250.97

−13.42

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−32.64

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−151.46

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	1,810	123.00	2,226	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	123.77	1,785	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,093	105.41	1,152	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	105.00	1,040	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,635	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,600	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,243	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,365	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,635.11/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,635	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	258.23/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	354.44/cwt	317.50–375.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	299.05/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	324.76/cwt	307.00–350.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	249.99/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	284.00/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,410	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,407	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,244	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	111.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	155.83/cwt	97.50–215.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	166.43/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	268.68/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	285.24/cwt	270.00–298.00	1,446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,346	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,826	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	127.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,889	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	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 Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 115Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	257.00	257.00
2	600–650	635	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	507	270.00–298.00	285.24
3	550–600	565	266.00–270.00	268.68
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	708	215.00	215.00
2	900–950	918	161.00–172.00	166.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	267.00	267.00
2	550–600	593	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	283.00	283.00
2	350–400	373	278.00	278.00
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	470	255.00–264.00	258.23
5	500–550	510	236.00–254.00	249.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	613	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	665	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	232.50	232.50
2	550–600	565	219.00	219.00
1	600–650	635	204.00	204.00
2	750–800	753	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	97.50–215.00	155.83
1	450–500	450	186.00	186.00
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	317.50–375.00	354.44
4	350–400	383	307.00–350.00	324.76
7	450–500	477	295.00–300.00	299.05
3	500–550	540	272.00–290.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	415	251.00	251.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	114.00	114.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	110.00–115.00	112.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,230	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,635.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,315	120.00	120.00
6	—	1,481	125.00–128.00	127.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	105.00	105.00
6	—	1,161	110.00–115.00	111.73
2	—	930	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,122	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,960	136.00	136.00

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

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