Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend for either Feeder or Slaughter classes; not enough receipts from last week to compare.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.50/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −144.51 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$244.50

2 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.92

vs AR average

−28.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	259.00	1,347	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	230.00	1,219	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about $128 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 sale2 hd

244.50

—

AR average10 barns · 655 hd

254.42

−9.92

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−28.53

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−144.51

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	1,574	129.76	2,042	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,212	133.05	1,613	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	126.83	1,440	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	120.00	1,137	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	(<2 yrs)	1,135	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	236.95/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	285.97/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	268.96/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	295.97/cwt	294.00–297.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	238.50/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	258.01/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	276.84/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	243.47/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	260.98/cwt	259.00–263.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	335	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	116.51/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,174	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	139.68/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	179.67/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,333	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,212	133.05/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,613	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1950–2000	1,955	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	264.12/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,955	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	126.23/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,378	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,523	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 65Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 5

Compared to last week: No trend for either Feeder or Slaughter classes; not enough receipts from last week to compare.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	274.00	274.00
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	695	193.00	193.00
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	309.00	309.00
3	300–350	329	294.00–297.00	295.97
1	350–400	390	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	520	259.00	259.00
1	600–650	625	236.00	236.00
2	800–850	815	171.00	171.00
3	900–950	904	179.00–180.00	179.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
2	300–350	335	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	273.00	273.00
1	450–500	465	276.00	276.00
3	500–550	515	262.00–289.00	276.84
2	550–600	570	259.00–263.00	260.98
2	600–650	608	241.00–246.00	243.47
3	650–700	670	234.00–239.00	236.95
1	850–900	890	181.00	181.00
1	1950–2000	1,955	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	243.00	243.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	347.50	347.50
3	450–500	487	285.00–288.00	285.97
2	550–600	583	266.00–272.00	268.96
1	600–650	600	253.00	253.00
2	650–700	680	256.00–260.00	258.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	254.00–269.00	264.12
2	600–650	635	238.00–239.00	238.50
1	750–800	750	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	114.00–119.00	116.51
2	—	1,165	125.00–128.00	126.53
6	—	1,222	135.00–137.00	135.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,025	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	130.00–135.00	133.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,578	135.00–146.00	139.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,955	154.00	154.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,092	115.00–135.00	126.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	128.00	128.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle