Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks light test: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 17.00-23.00, mostly 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 14.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted of mostly unweaned, fleshy calves. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.12/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −153.53 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$278.12

46 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$45.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

vs AR average

−21.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	283.73	1,527	37
Medium and Large 1-2	510	267.00	1,362	4thin
Medium and Large 2	520	256.63	1,334	2thin
Medium and Large 3	522	238.00	1,242	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.73/cwt here — about $285 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 sale46 hd

278.12

—

AR average10 barns · 434 hd

285.04

−6.93

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−21.30

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−153.53

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	128.85	1,788	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,106	117.82	1,303	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	100.25	931	4thin

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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$370	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	277.28/cwt	268.00–284.00	1,719	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	282.72/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	214.35/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	283.16/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,461	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	230.92/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,432	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	305.74/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,321	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	276.25/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,177	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	239.13/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,380	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	261.19/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,356	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	323.77/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	307.96/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,441	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	266.50/cwt	253.00–285.00	1,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	257.36/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	262.43/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	280.54/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	255.86/cwt	242.00–259.00	1,464	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	—	600	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	470	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	912	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	405	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,669	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,870	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	129.52/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,728	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	104.25/cwt	99.00–107.00	985	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,622	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,459	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	112.90/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	599	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	260.85/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,260	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	336.68/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	537	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	253.86/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	204.40/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	267.60/cwt	259.00–285.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	244.10/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	233.81/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,228	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	287.01/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	256.63/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	299.50/cwt	299.00–300.00	1,177	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	130.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	128.44/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	266.47/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	241.78/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,257	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,583	6

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 60Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 20Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	287.50	287.50
4	500–550	510	267.00	267.00
6	600–650	633	250.00	250.00
8	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	335.00–340.00	336.68
2	350–400	388	320.00–327.50	323.77
11	400–450	432	290.00–322.50	305.74
25	450–500	468	290.00–314.00	307.96
22	500–550	516	270.00–291.00	283.16
12	550–600	579	270.00–287.00	282.72
32	600–650	620	268.00–284.00	277.28
8	650–700	661	263.00–283.00	280.54
7	700–750	716	256.00	256.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	537	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	522	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	393	299.00–300.00	299.50
3	400–450	418	259.00–285.00	267.60
2	450–500	488	286.00–288.00	287.01
2	500–550	520	252.00–261.00	256.63
2	600–650	615	238.00–250.00	244.10
2	650–700	673	230.00–254.00	241.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	278.00	278.00
25	400–450	426	264.00–280.00	276.25
23	450–500	483	258.00–270.00	260.85
16	500–550	519	255.00–275.00	261.19
18	550–600	577	230.00–244.00	239.13
12	600–650	620	230.00–237.00	230.92
3	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
8	700–750	718	205.00–221.00	214.35
2	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	805	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	542	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	230.00–231.00	230.50
1	350–400	395	224.00	224.00
1	450–500	465	219.00	219.00
4	500–550	511	200.00–206.00	204.40
1	550–600	575	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	785	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	265.00–268.00	266.47
4	400–450	445	248.00	248.00
6	450–500	470	250.00–255.00	253.86
7	500–550	525	225.00–240.00	233.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	253.00–285.00	266.50
3	500–550	533	255.00–272.00	262.43
9	550–600	572	242.00–259.00	255.86
3	600–650	645	250.00–261.00	257.36
6	650–700	684	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	715	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	251.00	251.00
1	700–750	745	198.00	198.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	194.00	194.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	125.00–135.00	130.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,246	121.00–141.00	128.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	370.00	370.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	124.00	124.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,334	128.00–130.00	129.52
1	—	1,605	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	99.00–107.00	104.25
4	—	1,248	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,167	125.00	125.00
6	—	1,061	109.00–119.00	112.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,035	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	73.00	73.00

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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