Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

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 $200.90/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −188.10 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$200.90

10 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$612

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

$101.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.53

vs AR average

−36.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	213.01	1,200	7thin
Medium and Large 2	533	203.00	1,081	2thin
Medium and Large 3	525	112.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $101.01/cwt here — about $612 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

200.90

—

AR average10 barns · 591 hd

231.43

−30.53

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−36.11

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−188.10

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	—	High	1,974	126.67	2,500	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,429	122.10	1,745	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	113.00	1,147	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	97.88	1,069	15

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,085	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Small and Medium 3	300–350	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	299.44/cwt	287.50–305.00	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	204.24/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	590	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	229.97/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,029	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	253.54/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	222.30/cwt	219.00–228.00	1,309	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,281	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	108.94/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,375	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,493	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	743	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	446	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,579	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	125.13/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,787	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	91.63/cwt	70.00–100.00	993	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,147	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,477	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,510	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,690	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	580	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	429	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	126.82/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,488	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,147	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	253.89/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	175.02/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	433	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	560	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	540	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	214.34/cwt	214.00–215.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	224.40/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,066	5

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 111Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 9Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 11

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
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	149.00	149.00
1	600–650	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	287.50–305.00	299.44
1	400–450	435	251.00	251.00
2	450–500	470	250.00–257.00	253.54
3	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	635	229.00–232.00	229.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	239.00	239.00
1	400–450	445	234.00	234.00
1	450–500	455	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	244.00	244.00
1	450–500	490	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	640	203.00	203.00
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	855	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	285.00	285.00
5	350–400	394	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	435	221.00	221.00
5	450–500	475	223.00–226.00	224.40
6	550–600	564	214.00–215.00	214.34
3	600–650	625	200.00–208.00	204.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	103.00	103.00
1	500–550	525	112.00	112.00
1	600–650	610	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	509	248.00–260.00	253.89
9	550–600	589	219.00–228.00	222.30
2	600–650	620	221.00	221.00
1	700–750	710	201.00	201.00
2	750–800	773	169.00–181.00	175.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	216.00	216.00
2	800–850	823	151.00	151.00
1	850–900	855	150.00	150.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	120.00–130.00	124.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	105.00–112.00	108.94
4	—	1,211	120.00–125.00	123.31
5	—	1,084	70.00–100.00	91.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	60.00	60.00
1	—	845	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	110.00	110.00
4	—	1,428	122.00–129.00	125.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	130.00	130.00
2	—	2,008	125.00	125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	123.00–132.00	126.82
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	580	74.00	74.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	113.00	113.00

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

Replacement Cattle