Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 14.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs, no comparable receipts from last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-15.00, mostly 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder supply mostly above average in quality on a light offering. No trend on Slaughter cows or Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.02/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −141.99 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$247.02

17 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs AR average

+1.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	247.58	1,363	16thin
Medium and Large 2	505	238.00	1,202	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $161 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 sale17 hd

247.02

—

AR average10 barns · 267 hd

249.08

−2.06

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+1.95

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−141.99

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	1,381	136.08	1,879	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	132.18	1,562	11

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)	1,148	$1,868	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$2,035	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	252.97/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	248.49/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,416	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	231.51/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	244.52/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	695	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	322.22/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	259.87/cwt	246.00–271.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	232.97/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	252.80/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,188	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	236.98/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	124.11/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,400	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	136.08/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,879	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	138.61/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,744	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	133.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,605	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	248.26/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	249.59/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	236.06/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	140.91/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,901	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	227.39/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	282.00/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	216.44/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,554	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	148.39/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,867.76/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,399	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,035.00/head	2,035.00–2,035.00	2,035	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 66Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 4Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	323.00	323.00
5	600–650	625	274.50	274.50
1	650–700	695	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	450	283.00	283.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	305.00–340.00	322.22
2	400–450	435	281.00–283.00	282.00
1	450–500	460	279.00	279.00
3	550–600	562	279.00	279.00
1	600–650	640	249.00	249.00
2	650–700	690	249.00–257.00	252.97
2	850–900	890	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	272.00	272.00
2	400–450	428	266.00	266.00
3	450–500	463	240.00–263.00	248.26
1	550–600	550	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	271.00	271.00
1	350–400	355	267.00	267.00
2	400–450	433	241.00–248.00	244.52
6	450–500	470	244.00–260.00	252.80
4	500–550	514	230.00–244.00	236.98
9	550–600	570	233.00–255.00	248.49
3	600–650	608	231.00–234.00	232.97
2	650–700	670	231.00–232.00	231.51
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	259.00	259.00
4	600–650	646	244.00	244.00
3	700–750	718	205.00–225.00	216.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	246.00–271.00	259.87
3	600–650	617	244.00–257.00	249.59
2	650–700	660	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	230.00–242.00	236.06
1	600–650	640	223.00	223.00
3	650–700	668	215.00–238.00	227.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	123.00–125.00	124.11
3	—	1,258	137.00–140.00	138.61
5	—	1,198	130.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	980	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	135.00–137.00	136.08

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,349	135.00–146.00	140.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	135.00–139.00	136.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,515	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	2,035.00	2,035.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	147.00–150.00	148.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,148	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,867.76
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	146.00	146.00

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

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