Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented, Feeder steers and Feeder heifers sold 6.00-20.00, mostly 11.00 higher. Not enough receipts on Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.71/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −152.94 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$278.71

3 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.35

vs AR average

−23.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	278.71	1,449	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $395.04, median $431.65 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 sale3 hd

278.71

—

AR average10 barns · 564 hd

267.35

+11.35

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−23.14

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−152.94

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	1,810	128.00	2,317	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,258	123.49	1,554	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	96.05	1,043	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$1,278	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,262	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	673	$1,214	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	818	$1,212	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	728	$1,065	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	690	$1,250	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	226.97/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	272.87/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	304.49/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	314.00/cwt	299.00–329.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	249.94/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	358	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	285.06/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	234.87/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	231.05/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,360	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	248.13/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,432	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,279	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	123.49/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,554	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	917	80.77/cwt	71.00–90.00	741	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,317	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,330.00/head	1,330.00–1,330.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	655	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,262.12/head	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,262	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	1,213.94/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	1,338.22/head	850.00–1,560.00	1,338	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,434	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	605	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	1,212.09/head	1,000.00–1,485.00	1,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	224.87/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	230.58/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	231.67/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 128Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 8Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	258.00	258.00
4	450–500	476	225.00–240.00	234.87
2	500–550	518	228.00–233.00	230.58
3	550–600	565	220.00–233.00	224.87
3	600–650	632	223.00–229.00	226.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	375	232.00	232.00
1	400–450	440	229.00	229.00
2	450–500	473	228.00–235.00	231.67
1	500–550	530	224.00	224.00
1	600–650	630	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	735	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	375	299.00–329.00	314.00
2	400–450	425	304.00–305.00	304.49
2	450–500	470	270.00–276.00	272.87
1	500–550	530	266.00	266.00
2	600–650	623	248.00–252.00	249.94
1	700–750	710	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	360	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	645	228.00	228.00
2	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	347.50	347.50
4	350–400	358	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	282.00–288.00	285.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	271.00	271.00
3	550–600	577	240.00–257.00	248.13
2	600–650	625	229.00–233.00	231.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,170	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,075	119.00	119.00
3	—	917	71.00–90.00	80.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	121.00–126.00	123.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,330.00	1,330.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	870	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,262.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	673	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,213.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	799	850.00–1,560.00	1,338.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	121.00	121.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	1,000.00–1,485.00	1,212.09
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	655	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	605	860.00	860.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	125.00	125.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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