Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any class of Feeder or Slaughter cattle to establish a Trend; however steady to higher undertones denoted in most classes represented.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.72/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −161.28 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$227.72

19 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$25.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.36

vs AR average

−19.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	233.01	1,208	15thin
Medium and Large 2	553	207.91	1,150	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.10/cwt here — about $58 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 sale19 hd

227.72

—

AR average10 barns · 444 hd

227.36

+0.36

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−19.06

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−161.28

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	1,407	127.17	1,790	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	116.37	1,797	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	953	85.00	810	5thin

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)	1,035	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,141	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	450–500	490	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	220.34/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	282.73/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	235.99/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	233.96/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	698	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.96/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	209.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	177.85/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	256.50/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	268.32/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,140	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	271.52/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	209.97/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,361	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,740	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	115.24/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,814	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	548	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,260	123.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,555	3
Bulls	—	—	1,628	132.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,162	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	123.81/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,267	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,131	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,231	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	119.55/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,476	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	103.34/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,008	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,140.64/head	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	247.01/cwt	245.00–249.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	209.80/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	236.59/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,214	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	217.28/cwt	205.00–230.00	941	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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 170Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 34Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any class of Feeder or Slaughter cattle to establish a Trend; however steady to higher undertones denoted in most classes represented.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	205.00–230.00	217.28
1	450–500	490	229.00	229.00
2	500–550	533	205.00–207.00	206.01
2	550–600	573	205.00–215.00	209.80
2	650–700	673	170.00–186.00	177.85
1	700–750	735	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	252.00	252.00
3	350–400	380	257.00	257.00
2	400–450	403	245.00–249.00	247.01
12	500–550	513	224.00–239.00	236.59
2	550–600	555	219.00	219.00
3	600–650	603	219.00–221.00	220.34
1	800–850	845	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	634	244.00	244.00
2	650–700	698	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	383	279.00–285.00	282.73
2	450–500	473	234.00–238.00	235.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	318.00	318.00
4	400–450	425	264.00–277.00	268.32
2	450–500	468	267.00–276.00	271.52
2	500–550	510	251.00–255.00	252.96
2	550–600	553	256.00–257.00	256.50
2	600–650	623	225.00–243.00	233.96
1	650–700	690	229.00	229.00
2	700–750	733	205.00–215.00	209.91
1	750–800	795	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	238.00	238.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	670	209.00–212.00	209.97
1	800–850	845	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	885	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	945	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	170.00–180.00	174.89
1	1050–1100	1,050	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,574	115.00–116.00	115.24
1	—	1,710	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,225	120.00	120.00
2	—	913	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	120.00–125.00	123.42
2	—	1,628	130.00–135.00	132.80

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	116.00–131.00	123.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,235	115.00–125.00	119.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	93.00–114.00	103.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	915	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,140.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	119.00	119.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	115.00	115.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	129.00	129.00

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