Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established, not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class. Higher under tones denoted in cattle suitable for grazing.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −151.65 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$280.00

4 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.26

vs AR average

−25.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	280.00	1,632	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

280.00

—

AR average10 barns · 655 hd

299.26

−19.26

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−25.14

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−151.65

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	2,075	145.00	3,009	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,230	130.00	1,599	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	127.50	1,575	2thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$1,675	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%	—	1,215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,599	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	548	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	258.63/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	316.76/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,486	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	265.19/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	292.56/cwt	289.00–296.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	319.35/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	341.00/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	395	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	281.50/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	162.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	191.26/cwt	150.00–232.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.99/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,271	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 287Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 31Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 4

Compared to last week: No trend established, not enough receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class. Higher under tones denoted in cattle suitable for grazing.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,255	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	307.00	307.00
3	500–550	548	279.00	279.00
5	550–600	560	249.00–265.00	258.63
1	700–750	740	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	316.00	316.00
1	400–450	440	284.00	284.00
4	500–550	514	262.00–270.00	265.19
2	550–600	568	248.00–254.00	250.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	307.00	307.00
1	350–400	395	291.00	291.00
2	400–450	418	289.00–296.00	292.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	244.00	244.00
1	800–850	845	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	350.00–360.00	355.12
2	350–400	385	338.00–344.00	341.00
6	400–450	425	315.00–327.00	319.35
5	450–500	469	315.00–321.00	316.76
4	550–600	583	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	253.00	253.00
2	650–700	658	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	423	281.00–282.00	281.50
1	450–500	485	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	150.00–232.00	191.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00

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	—	1,030	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,115	160.00–164.00	162.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,245	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,455	140.00	140.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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