Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week to establish a Trend; high demand noted for weaned cattle, Fleshy or unweaned calves sold with steep discounts. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.82/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −164.19 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$224.82

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$33.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs AR average

−15.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	229.91	1,279	11thin
Medium and Large 1	532	225.93	1,203	9thin
Medium and Large 2	539	215.52	1,162	4thin
Medium and Large 3	510	196.00	1,000	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

224.82

—

AR average10 barns · 504 hd

229.41

−4.59

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−15.27

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−164.19

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	Lean 85-90%	High	1,120	115.66	1,296	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,272	115.38	1,467	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	104.76	1,205	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$1,211	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,927	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$1,900	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1-2Value Added	450–500	488	231.48/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,428	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	262.87/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	725	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	217.49/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	201.17/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	241.22/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	247.35/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,172	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	261.00/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	226.00/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	241.57/cwt	236.00–247.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,522	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,195	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,255	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	600–650	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	237.96/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	249.06/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	227.61/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	111.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,331	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,301	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,291	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	95.48/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,088	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	103.88/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,139	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	123.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	132.65/cwt	118.00–150.00	1,406	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	126.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,385	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	103.92/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,333	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,780.39/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,780	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,307	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	122.56/cwt	112.00–138.00	1,335	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,210.83/head	930.00–1,450.00	1,211	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	111.15/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,266	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,025.44/head	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	201.33/cwt	186.00–217.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	207.41/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	205.57/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	618	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	226.30/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,197	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	239.25/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	253.77/cwt	247.50–267.50	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	214.04/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	218.93/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	220.18/cwt	210.00–226.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	214.34/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,325	7

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 105Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 9Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	488	231.00–233.00	231.48
7	550–600	559	237.00	237.00
10	600–650	618	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	623	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	675	234.00	234.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
4	400–450	426	210.00–226.00	220.18
4	450–500	469	210.00–228.00	218.93
2	500–550	505	210.00–218.00	214.04
2	550–600	573	217.00	217.00
3	600–650	615	210.00–217.00	214.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	186.00–217.00	201.33
1	500–550	510	196.00	196.00
1	650–700	690	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	247.50–267.50	253.77
3	400–450	437	230.00–235.00	233.36
3	450–500	455	232.00–243.00	239.25
8	500–550	529	219.00–230.00	226.30
1	550–600	560	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	880	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	205.00–210.00	207.41
2	650–700	668	202.00–209.00	205.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	219.00	219.00
2	550–600	580	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
4	450–500	470	257.00–269.00	262.87
2	500–550	545	255.00–267.00	261.00
4	650–700	670	236.00–243.00	241.22
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	606	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	725	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	415	185.00	185.00
2	450–500	488	217.00–218.00	217.49
1	750–800	780	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	236.00–247.00	241.57
3	450–500	472	236.00–239.00	237.96
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	585	217.00–235.00	226.00
1	600–650	625	237.00	237.00
2	700–750	708	185.00–217.00	201.17
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	474	247.00–248.00	247.35
2	700–750	730	242.00	242.00
2	800–850	828	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	261.00	261.00
6	700–750	710	254.00	254.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,195	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	113.00	113.00
1	600–650	615	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	213.00	213.00
1	600–650	620	208.00	208.00
4	650–700	664	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	513	245.00–253.00	249.06
1	550–600	550	249.00	249.00
3	600–650	608	220.00–234.00	227.61
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	110.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	1,180	120.00–121.00	120.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,199	110.00–115.00	111.02
3	—	1,140	90.00–99.00	95.48
4	—	1,096	100.00–105.00	103.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,143	110.00–116.00	112.99

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	120.00–127.00	123.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,060	118.00–150.00	132.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	120.00–133.00	126.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,283	97.00–110.00	103.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	930.00–1,450.00	1,210.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,139	105.00–114.00	111.15
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,270	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,780.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,312	1,850.00–2,325.00	2,025.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	134.00	134.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,089	112.00–138.00	122.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	2,000.00	2,000.00

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

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