Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher, with full advance on 300-400 lb weights; over 600 lbs not well tested. Not enough receipts for Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a Trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.04/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −164.97 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$224.04

14 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$24.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.67

vs AR average

−36.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	227.53	1,272	12thin
Medium and Large 2	518	203.05	1,052	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about $220 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 sale14 hd

224.04

—

AR average10 barns · 639 hd

231.71

−7.67

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−36.42

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−164.97

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	1,815	134.00	2,432	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	117.79	1,674	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	114.50	1,380	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,645	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	479	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	219.68/cwt	211.00–230.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.50/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	362	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,191	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	306	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	222.47/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	259.03/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,344	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	316.15/cwt	310.00–322.50	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	305.04/cwt	303.00–307.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	265.31/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	680	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,503	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,194	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	117.79/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,577	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,432	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	125.62/cwt	117.00–137.00	1,462	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,582	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	217.57/cwt	201.00–230.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	231.60/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	225.55/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	211.78/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	209.98/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	203.05/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	226.08/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	289.45/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	214.03/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	239.16/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,317	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 196Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 42Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	248.00	248.00
2	550–600	568	222.00–229.00	225.55
3	600–650	603	220.00–238.00	231.60
1	700–750	700	211.00	211.00
2	750–800	753	204.00–216.00	209.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	207.00–219.00	211.78
1	600–650	630	213.00	213.00
1	700–750	740	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	277.00	277.00
1	400–450	415	252.00	252.00
6	450–500	471	233.00–244.00	239.16
2	500–550	500	220.00	220.00
5	550–600	557	220.00–235.00	226.08
2	600–650	620	213.00–215.00	214.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
17	700–750	703	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	167.50	167.50
1	400–450	445	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
5	400–450	411	201.00–230.00	217.57
2	500–550	518	201.00–205.00	203.05
3	600–650	627	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	310.00–322.50	316.15
2	350–400	378	303.00–307.00	305.04
3	400–450	417	277.00–307.00	289.45
3	450–500	477	258.00–269.00	265.31
9	500–550	519	252.00–267.00	259.03
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	615	237.00–244.00	240.50
2	700–750	705	218.00–227.00	222.47
1	750–800	780	217.00	217.00
1	1300–1350	1,300	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	211.00–230.00	219.68
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	306	330.00	330.00
7	350–400	362	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	468	230.00–235.00	232.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,325	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,421	114.00–119.00	117.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	134.00	134.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,164	117.00–137.00	125.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,645	1,950.00	1,950.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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