Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.92/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −174.09 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$214.92

14 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$47.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.72

vs AR average

−23.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	227.13	1,227	7thin
Medium and Large 2	561	211.79	1,188	5thin
Medium and Large 3	525	180.00	945	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.13/cwt here — about $282 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 sale14 hd

214.92

—

AR average10 barns · 531 hd

230.64

−15.72

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−23.69

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−174.09

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	1,338	127.50	1,705	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	129.00	1,922	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	115.38	1,261	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	835	50.00	418	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	212.24/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	263.17/cwt	255.00–271.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	284.66/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	231.20/cwt	225.00–237.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	323.11/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	261.09/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	700–750	725	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	233.00/cwt	226.00–237.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	307.22/cwt	297.50–327.50	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	250.91/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	277.53/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	239.39/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,025	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	132.81/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	97.96/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,007	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,910	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,060	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	170.25/cwt	150.00–191.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	193.40/cwt	186.00–201.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	254.20/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,350	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	229.00/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	180.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	224.64/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	964	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 67Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	225.00–237.00	231.20
1	450–500	475	232.00	232.00
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
4	550–600	571	205.00–219.00	212.24
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	358	255.00–271.00	263.17
1	400–450	400	241.00	241.00
7	450–500	478	225.00–230.00	228.33
3	500–550	523	222.00–227.00	224.64
4	550–600	553	228.00–231.00	229.00
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	186.00–201.00	193.40
2	400–450	415	150.00–191.00	170.25
2	500–550	525	170.00–190.00	180.00
1	600–650	640	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	695	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	620	213.00	213.00
1	650–700	665	205.00	205.00
2	700–750	718	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	302.50–337.50	323.11
4	350–400	363	297.50–327.50	307.22
3	400–450	418	284.00–285.00	284.66
6	450–500	459	260.00–282.00	277.53
5	500–550	510	244.00–267.00	261.09
2	550–600	568	247.00–255.00	250.91
1	600–650	640	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
1	850–900	860	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	201.00	201.00
1	550–600	595	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	475	226.00–237.00	233.00
1	550–600	560	248.00	248.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	246.00–259.00	254.20
3	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	732	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	236.00–246.00	239.39
1	450–500	490	229.00	229.00
1	550–600	550	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	561	257.00	257.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	130.00–136.00	132.81
2	—	1,028	90.00–105.00	97.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,540	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,365	130.00	130.00

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)	1	—	1,415	135.00	135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	117.00	117.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	138.00	138.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	144.00	144.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle