Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs not well tested from last weeks light offering, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-11.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 10.00-14.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not well tested. Record heat, no rain in sight and extremely dusty conditions are playing havoc at this time on buyer interest.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.81/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −166.20 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$222.81

43 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$67.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs AR average

−36.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	226.15	1,223	38
Medium and Large 1-2	565	219.00	1,237	2thin
Medium and Large 2	518	195.00	1,009	2thin
Medium and Large 3	565	159.00	898	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.15/cwt here — about $324 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 sale43 hd

222.81

—

AR average8 barns · 599 hd

229.20

−6.39

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−36.82

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−166.20

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	—	Average	1,437	128.01	1,839	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	118.23	1,643	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	105.84	1,167	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,087	99.55	1,082	23

Every lot, as filed

67 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	400–450	408	243.53/cwt	235.00–248.00	994	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	279.86/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	223.82/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,244	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	226.91/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	221.98/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	249.37/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	224.52/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	244.31/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	312.65/cwt	298.00–325.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	214.33/cwt	214.00–215.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	271.58/cwt	250.00–291.00	1,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	251.49/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	220.13/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	219.84/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,118	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	950–1000	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	234.84/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	214.99/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	971	89.53/cwt	65.00–104.00	869	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,712	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	116.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,559	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	117.27/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,466	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	105.84/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,167	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	423	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	104.40/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,157	8
Bulls	—	—	1,685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	125.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,726	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	102.59/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,357	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	104.37/cwt	100.00–108.00	894	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	118.92/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	194.54/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	231.81/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	239.45/cwt	224.00–249.00	1,353	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	242.73/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	227.95/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,213	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	648	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	150.26/cwt	100.00–200.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	237.92/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	246.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	222.48/cwt	220.00–235.00	954	9

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 93Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 20Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	240.00–250.00	246.63
3	350–400	368	245.00	245.00
19	400–450	408	235.00–248.00	243.53
2	450–500	475	236.00–240.00	237.92
26	500–550	532	216.00–235.00	227.95
11	550–600	556	217.00–225.00	223.82
4	650–700	660	217.00–227.00	224.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	220.00–235.00	222.48
2	450–500	483	219.00–225.00	221.98
1	500–550	525	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	680	203.00	203.00
1	700–750	735	188.00	188.00
1	750–800	770	174.00	174.00
1	800–850	845	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	648	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	100.00–200.00	150.26
1	550–600	565	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	314.00	314.00
5	300–350	320	298.00–325.00	312.65
2	400–450	433	275.00–285.00	279.86
6	450–500	467	250.00–291.00	271.58
5	500–550	519	239.00–252.00	249.37
5	550–600	576	246.00–260.00	251.49
10	650–700	668	235.00–246.00	244.31
4	700–750	724	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	670	224.00–230.00	226.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	214.00–215.00	214.33
1	500–550	520	185.00	185.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	281.00	281.00
2	700–750	748	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	243.00	243.00
3	450–500	490	215.00–230.00	219.84
3	550–600	575	215.00–230.00	220.13
2	600–650	615	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	925	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	970	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	238.00–246.00	242.73
9	550–600	565	224.00–249.00	239.45
3	600–650	628	226.00–243.00	234.84
3	650–700	670	222.00–245.00	231.81
2	750–800	765	189.00–200.00	194.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	633	214.00–216.00	214.99
1	700–750	720	184.00	184.00
1	850–900	885	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	971	65.00–104.00	89.53
2	—	1,400	123.00–124.00	123.48
3	—	1,250	115.00–119.00	117.27
8	—	1,108	100.00–110.00	104.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	120.00–123.00	121.52
4	—	1,338	115.00–119.00	116.49
1	—	1,520	112.00	112.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,103	105.00–108.00	105.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	138.00	138.00
4	—	1,375	120.00–130.00	125.51

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,323	100.00–105.00	102.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	118.00–120.00	118.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	100.00–108.00	104.37

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle