Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 19.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 13.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of several groups of long weaned, high quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.17/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −139.47 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$292.17

53 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$69.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.60

vs AR average

+11.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	299.08	1,549	43
Medium and Large 1-2	522	292.00	1,524	3thin
Medium and Large 2	559	253.15	1,415	6thin
Medium and Large 3	570	230.00	1,311	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.08/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd

292.17

—

AR average10 barns · 385 hd

282.58

+9.60

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+11.83

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−139.47

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	1,200	135.15	1,622	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,157	136.71	1,581	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,078	109.11	1,176	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	90.00	900	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	400–450	413	305.82/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	239.20/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	256.47/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	281.60/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	250.79/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	255.97/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	241.80/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	795	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	290	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	246.45/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,893	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	805	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	247.01/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,791	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	298.75/cwt	298.00–299.00	977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	251.29/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	305.05/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,556	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	263.76/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	254.14/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	272.12/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	235.34/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	257.86/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	272.31/cwt	254.00–292.00	1,405	9
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	142.56/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	99.15/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,110	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	116.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	713	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	226.98/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	231.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	246.60/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	232.46/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,534	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	238.61/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	265.30/cwt	251.00–289.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	284.88/cwt	270.00–300.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	241.80/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	278.60/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	237.55/cwt	228.00–248.00	1,247	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	300.17/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,303	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	250.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.61/cwt	261.00–291.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	257.94/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	248.13/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	150.46/cwt	144.00–165.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	231.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,334	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	272.92/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,255	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	281.78/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 95Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	332.50	332.50
2	350–400	370	296.00	296.00
3	400–450	413	297.00–312.00	305.82
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	517	274.00–286.00	281.78
5	550–600	570	280.00–282.00	281.60
14	600–650	635	256.00–260.00	257.86
6	650–700	674	245.00–256.00	250.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	320.00	320.00
32	500–550	510	302.00–311.00	305.05
7	600–650	628	271.00	271.00
10	700–750	725	246.00–248.00	247.01
12	750–800	768	239.00–248.00	246.45
1	800–850	805	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	270.00–300.00	284.88
3	350–400	380	261.00–291.00	275.61
7	400–450	426	263.00–290.00	278.60
4	450–500	476	251.00–289.00	265.30
2	500–550	515	256.00–260.00	257.94
4	550–600	581	240.00–260.00	250.76
1	650–700	690	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	299.00–301.00	300.17
2	450–500	483	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	292.00	292.00
2	600–650	615	256.00	256.00
9	650–700	663	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	255.00–273.00	263.76
1	400–450	420	277.00	277.00
3	450–500	482	252.00–258.00	255.97
8	500–550	516	254.00–264.00	256.47
4	550–600	574	235.00–244.00	239.20
4	600–650	613	230.00–240.00	235.34
14	650–700	661	230.00–244.00	241.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	460	271.00–276.00	272.92
3	550–600	578	244.00–255.00	251.29
8	600–650	617	248.00–249.00	248.13
1	750–800	795	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	298.00–299.00	298.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	230.00–232.00	231.00
2	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	665	224.00–230.00	226.98
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	231.00–250.00	241.80
4	450–500	460	236.00–258.00	246.60
10	500–550	525	228.00–248.00	237.55
5	550–600	562	225.00–235.00	231.15
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	201.00	201.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	710	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	258.00	258.00
3	500–550	542	248.00	248.00
10	550–600	575	230.00–240.00	231.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	488	270.00–277.00	272.12
9	500–550	516	254.00–292.00	272.31
6	550–600	568	235.00–260.00	254.14
9	600–650	611	231.00–245.00	238.61
11	650–700	660	230.00–233.00	232.46
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	840	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	115.00	115.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,223	144.00–165.00	150.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	141.00–144.00	142.56
1	—	1,240	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	90.00–110.00	99.15
3	—	1,160	115.00–120.00	116.49
1	—	1,140	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	130.00–140.00	135.15

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

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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