Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 400 lbs sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 5.00 higher. Not enough receipts to establish a Trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.27/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −158.74 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$230.27

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$21.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

vs AR average

−22.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	232.06	1,250	22
Medium and Large 2	545	210.50	1,147	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.56/cwt here — about $102 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 sale24 hd

230.27

—

AR average10 barns · 718 hd

235.47

−5.20

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−22.41

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−158.74

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	1,738	127.25	2,212	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	119.36	1,778	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,244	93.69	1,166	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 3	600–650	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	233.35/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,234	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	219.55/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	225.36/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	176.32/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	240.19/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	245.05/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	218.72/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	273	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	281.41/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,179	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	244.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	264.73/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	230.11/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	867	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	833	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	781	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,640	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	120.29/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,788	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	61.38/cwt	50.00–70.00	669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,463	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,081	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	127.25/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,212	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,193	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,283	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,184	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	120.92/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	130.85/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	198.25/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	219.26/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	204.99/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	236.18/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	434	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,070	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	226.27/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,315	4

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 88Year ago 99

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 18Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	605	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	221.00	221.00
1	500–550	525	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	670	187.00	187.00
3	700–750	727	170.00–189.00	176.32
1	800–850	825	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	258.00	258.00
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	360	262.00	262.00
2	400–450	425	236.00–255.00	245.05
18	500–550	529	220.00–239.00	233.35
4	550–600	581	224.00–229.00	226.27
8	600–650	634	225.00–226.00	225.36
2	650–700	658	215.00–224.00	219.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	365	252.00	252.00
2	400–450	420	240.00–250.00	244.76
4	450–500	463	220.00–259.00	240.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	312.50	312.50
8	400–450	419	274.00–289.00	281.41
4	450–500	498	278.00	278.00
4	500–550	523	249.00–270.00	264.73
3	550–600	570	263.00	263.00
2	600–650	605	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	215.00–226.00	218.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	517	220.00–249.00	236.18
6	550–600	564	220.00–244.00	230.11
3	600–650	620	215.00–226.00	219.26
1	650–700	675	201.00	201.00
2	700–750	718	203.00–207.00	204.99
1	750–800	750	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	180.00–213.00	198.25
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	790	166.00	166.00
2	800–850	830	155.00–160.00	157.45
3	850–900	867	151.00	151.00
1	900–950	940	133.00	133.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	833	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	781	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	117.00–124.00	120.29
1	—	1,330	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,665	125.00	125.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	50.00–70.00	61.38
2	—	1,398	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	125.00–129.00	127.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	108.00	108.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	140.00	140.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	138.00	138.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	141.00	141.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	125.00	125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	120.00–122.00	120.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,583	120.00–128.00	123.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	124.00–136.00	130.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	164.00	164.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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