Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-13.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs not well tested, 400-500 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-11.00, mostly 9.00 lower. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.97/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −142.03 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$246.97

36 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$7.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

vs AR average

−10.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	247.41	1,379	34
Medium and Large 2	543	239.46	1,300	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $79 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 sale36 hd

246.97

—

AR average9 barns · 664 hd

256.91

−9.94

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−10.83

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−142.03

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	1,215	130.00	1,580	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	129.22	1,844	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	127.59	1,624	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	114.22	1,224	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,950	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,584	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,825	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,610	$2,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,514	$2,535	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$1,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,584.46/head	1,460.00–1,685.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	248.06/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,950.08/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	331.52/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	283.04/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,633	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,351	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	235.02/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	239.22/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,419	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	306.15/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,460	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	126.75/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	297.21/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	236.50/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	229.58/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,428	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	268.27/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,658	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	259.90/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	865	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	314.07/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,335	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	301.44/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,157	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,725	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,006	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,459	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	121.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	2
Bulls	—	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,843	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,938	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	256.99/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	800	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	238.58/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	806	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	145.67/cwt	121.00–177.00	1,477	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	132.91/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	241.29/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	239.46/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,880	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,109	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,480.74/head	2,125.00–2,825.00	2,481	7

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 201Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 35Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,148	1,460.00–1,685.00	1,584.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,246	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,950.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,367	120.00–131.00	126.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,350	120.00–142.00	132.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	151.00	151.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,880	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,825	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,490	2,125.00–2,825.00	2,480.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,014	121.00–177.00	145.67

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	330	281.00	281.00
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	475	246.00–250.00	248.06
2	500–550	543	230.00–249.00	239.46
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	276.00	276.00
1	400–450	430	269.00	269.00
10	450–500	477	254.00–266.00	259.90
17	500–550	527	250.00–262.00	256.40
15	550–600	593	238.00–250.00	239.22
10	600–650	622	225.00–235.00	229.58
4	650–700	660	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	219.00	219.00
1	850–900	865	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	224.00	224.00
1	400–450	425	231.00	231.00
1	450–500	485	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	320.00–342.50	331.52
3	350–400	368	337.00	337.00
4	400–450	425	305.00–317.00	314.07
5	450–500	477	301.00–311.00	306.15
7	500–550	506	298.00–302.00	301.44
14	550–600	577	276.00–293.00	283.04
15	600–650	618	260.00–273.00	268.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	420	294.00	294.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	280.00–306.00	297.21
4	550–600	582	252.00–262.00	256.99
2	600–650	640	233.00–240.00	236.50
4	650–700	680	226.00–240.00	235.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	261.00	261.00
2	450–500	468	236.00–247.00	241.29
2	550–600	585	234.00–243.00	238.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	1,555	129.00	129.00
1	—	905	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,275	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,100	130.00–135.00	132.66
2	—	915	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	120.00–125.00	121.77
2	—	1,365	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,475	130.00–133.00	131.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00

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

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