Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00-13.00, mostly 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 300-400 lb and over 600 lb sold 2.00-5.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 1.00-8.00 lower. Fleshy or cattle with too much hair are sharply discounted with the Summer heat. No comparable receipts from two weeks ago to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.18/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −154.83 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$234.18

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$40.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.31

vs AR average

−34.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	246.23	1,302	4thin
Medium and Large 2	558	235.19	1,312	9thin
Medium and Large 3	553	205.50	1,135	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.73/cwt here — about $167 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

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 sale15 hd

234.18

—

AR average6 barns · 307 hd

263.49

−29.31

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−34.68

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−154.83

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	1,447	125.00	1,808	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	134.54	2,011	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	128.03	1,407	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	120.21	1,410	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,110	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,775	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	750–800	765	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,629	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	117.58/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,064	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	136.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,249	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	228.19/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	271.45/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	224.56/cwt	215.00–234.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	231.15/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	210.11/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	235.96/cwt	223.00–249.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	280.76/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	243.27/cwt	238.00–249.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	246.03/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	142.20/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	247.60/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,536	1
Bulls	—	—	2,120	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,296	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,649	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	131.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,002	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	124.54/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	96.70/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,040	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	123.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,526	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	281.68/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	261.15/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	252.37/cwt	223.00–260.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	315.52/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	269.43/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,295	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	266.08/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	260.00/cwt	242.00–276.00	1,474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	252.98/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	288.65/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,521	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	314.33/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	300.25/cwt	291.00–316.00	1,396	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	136.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	306.76/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	259.19/cwt	258.00–261.00	1,822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	289.51/cwt	289.00–290.00	970	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	240.48/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,234	2

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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 128Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 8Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	236.00–245.00	240.48
3	550–600	575	223.00–249.00	235.96
3	600–650	625	220.00–235.00	228.19
2	650–700	663	200.00–220.00	210.11
1	750–800	765	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	259.00–271.00	266.08
5	550–600	567	242.00–276.00	260.00
5	600–650	606	223.00–260.00	252.37
1	700–750	720	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	256.00	256.00
2	350–400	363	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	400	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	463	238.00–250.00	246.03
3	500–550	527	238.00–249.00	243.27
6	550–600	573	227.00–241.00	231.15
1	600–650	615	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	665	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	515	201.00	201.00
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	251.00	251.00
1	500–550	525	226.00	226.00
1	650–700	695	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	291.00	291.00
7	350–400	366	269.00–289.00	281.68
4	400–450	414	256.00–269.00	261.15
13	450–500	487	266.00	266.00
3	500–550	530	250.00–256.00	252.98
9	600–650	625	241.00–251.00	247.60
3	650–700	665	234.00	234.00
2	700–750	723	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	289.00–290.00	289.51
5	350–400	381	270.00–288.00	280.76
1	400–450	435	268.00	268.00
5	450–500	474	260.00–280.00	271.45
1	600–650	630	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	350	246.00	246.00
2	400–450	428	215.00–234.00	224.56
1	450–500	475	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	301.00–321.00	314.33
2	350–400	368	315.00–316.00	315.52
2	400–450	415	297.00–317.00	306.76
4	450–500	465	291.00–316.00	300.25
18	500–550	527	270.00–293.00	288.65
2	550–600	575	267.00–272.00	269.43
6	600–650	646	269.00	269.00
5	700–750	737	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	703	258.00–261.00	259.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	110.00–124.00	117.58
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	130.00–143.00	136.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	135.00	135.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,356	130.00–140.00	136.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	126.00	126.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,775.00	1,775.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	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
3	—	1,470	139.00–148.00	142.20
5	—	1,518	130.00–135.00	131.86
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,168	124.00–125.00	124.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	115.00	115.00
7	—	1,252	130.00–135.00	131.72
3	—	1,075	80.00–110.00	96.70
5	—	1,238	120.00–126.00	123.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,240	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	100.00	100.00

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

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