Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder steer or heifer class to establish a trend; however higher undertones denoted in better weaned ready for grass cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.86/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −141.79 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$289.86

17 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.82

vs AR average

−19.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	291.54	1,622	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	263.00	1,447	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $176 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

289.86

—

AR average9 barns · 340 hd

297.68

−7.82

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−19.85

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−141.79

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	1,671	137.50	2,297	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	124.99	1,646	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,028	110.99	1,141	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	104.00	1,056	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)	775	$700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$420	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,559	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,054	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	991	110.88/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,099	8
Bulls	—	—	1,598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,157	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,440	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	775	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	245.95/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,267	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	274.43/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	288.57/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	260.09/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	273.60/cwt	249.00–286.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,668	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	660	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	805	95.56/cwt	90.00–100.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	217.83/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	324.68/cwt	319.00–337.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	240.14/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	268.15/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,140	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,757	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	357.35/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,425	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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 79Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 4Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	120.00–128.00	123.91
5	—	994	105.00–108.00	106.01
8	—	991	109.00–115.00	110.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	126.00–129.00	127.48
1	—	1,195	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,743	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	157.00	157.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	420.00	420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	90.00–100.00	95.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	125.00–129.00	127.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	302.00	302.00
5	550–600	590	288.00–291.00	288.57
3	650–700	650	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	335.00–370.00	357.35
4	400–450	418	319.00–337.00	324.68
1	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
3	550–600	592	249.00–286.00	273.60
2	600–650	630	270.00–279.00	274.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	240.00–295.00	268.15
1	550–600	550	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	257.00–263.00	260.09
7	500–550	515	243.00–249.00	245.95
1	550–600	560	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	232.46
1	650–700	655	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	463	235.00–245.00	240.14
2	550–600	563	205.00–231.00	217.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	221.00	221.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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