Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −151.00 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$238.00

10 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

vs AR average

−2.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	240.34	1,371	9thin
Medium and Large 2	570	217.00	1,237	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $134 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 sale10 hd

238.00

—

AR average7 barns · 426 hd

248.19

−10.19

National average148 barns · 7,025 hd

240.69

−2.69

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−151.00

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	—	Average	1,684	135.26	2,277	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,309	124.70	1,632	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	118.67	1,598	3thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,577	$2,154	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	650–700	680	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	209.66/cwt	191.00–230.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	249.17/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	272.87/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	272.70/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	227.02/cwt	223.00–231.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	225.51/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	235.02/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	248.50/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	236.49/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	876	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	234.46/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	240.94/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,237	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,166	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,114.26/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,114	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593	2,193.45/head	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,157	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,600	3
Bulls	—	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,334	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	114.55/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,157	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,972	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 94Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a Trend.

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	523	191.00–230.00	209.66
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	680	186.00	186.00
1	700–750	720	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	498	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	570	235.00–259.00	240.94
1	600–650	620	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	438	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	241.00	241.00
1	350–400	375	234.00	234.00
2	450–500	488	225.00–226.00	225.51
1	550–600	570	217.00	217.00
1	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	855	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	242.00–255.00	248.50
2	500–550	515	236.00–237.00	236.49
2	550–600	580	233.00–237.00	235.02
2	600–650	620	230.00–239.00	234.46
3	650–700	668	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	140.00	140.00
1	400–450	440	130.00	130.00
1	450–500	470	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	589	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	283.00	283.00
2	450–500	483	268.00–278.00	272.87
5	500–550	515	264.00–277.00	272.70
1	550–600	550	259.00	259.00
5	600–650	609	241.00–254.00	249.17
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	251.00	251.00
2	400–450	408	223.00–231.00	227.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	131.00	131.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,560	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,114.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,593	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,193.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,530	141.00	141.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	142.00	142.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,898	135.00–139.00	137.01
1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,350	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,530	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	114.00–115.00	114.55
1	—	1,360	145.00	145.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle