Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 19.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 13.00-14.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers 400-700 lbs sold .00-14.00 lower on a light test. No trend established for Slaughter cows or bulls. Supply included a complete Longhorn dispersal.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.54/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −163.46 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$225.54

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.89

vs AR average

−39.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	228.05	1,222	22
Medium and Large 2	573	197.91	1,134	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about $88 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 sale24 hd

225.54

—

AR average11 barns · 455 hd

235.44

−9.89

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−39.56

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−163.46

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	—	High	1,544	119.68	1,848	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,442	116.67	1,682	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	115.00	1,265	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,145	109.92	1,258	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$849	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	625	$710	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	708	$669	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	600	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,030	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	597	$584	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	630	$580	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	625	$573	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Fleshy	600–650	640	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	217.65/cwt	213.00–222.00	1,345	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	233.10/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,207	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	345	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	458	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	197.90/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	197.91/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	250.10/cwt	240.00–269.00	948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	221.11/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,254	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	243.15/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	271.05/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,285	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	278.33/cwt	278.00–279.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	259.50/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,427	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	300–350	320	470.00/head	470.00–470.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	334.57/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	265.46/cwt	263.00–268.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	224.43/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,048	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	353.54/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	258.50/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	650–700	670	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,465	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	113.73/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,260	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,265	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,532	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,760	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,208	3
Bulls	—	—	2,065	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	116.42/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,676	5
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	597	583.91/head	490.00–650.00	584	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	630	580.00/head	580.00–580.00	580	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	708	669.07/head	590.00–735.00	669	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	950	848.76/head	790.00–900.00	849	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	625	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,240	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	845	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	625	572.60/head	525.00–610.00	573	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	139.27/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,734	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	938	94.35/cwt	87.00–100.00	885	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	600	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	1,160	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3Fancy	—	1,075	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	244.43/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,520	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	250–300	275	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	500–550	515	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	400–450	428	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	380	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 61Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 9Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	206.00	206.00
1	600–650	640	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	240.00–269.00	250.10
1	400–450	425	233.00	233.00
10	450–500	469	233.00–250.00	243.15
14	500–550	518	223.00–239.00	233.10
7	550–600	567	214.00–230.00	221.11
9	600–650	618	213.00–222.00	217.65
1	650–700	665	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	880	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	950	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
2	250–300	275	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	380	590.00	590.00
3	400–450	428	590.00	590.00
2	450–500	458	133.00	133.00
1	500–550	515	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	573	191.00–205.00	197.91
2	600–650	625	186.00–210.00	197.90
1	650–700	650	187.00	187.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	219.00	219.00
3	450–500	467	217.00–236.00	224.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	350.00–357.50	353.54
2	350–400	368	322.50–347.50	334.57
3	400–450	443	278.00–279.00	278.33
9	450–500	474	268.00–282.00	271.05
4	500–550	524	263.00–268.00	265.46
2	550–600	550	253.00–266.00	259.50
1	650–700	680	234.00	234.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
2	500–550	500	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	243.00	243.00
2	500–550	515	252.00–265.00	258.50
1	550–600	570	247.00	247.00
9	600–650	622	241.00–246.00	244.43
2	650–700	673	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	610	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	684	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	119.00–120.00	119.32
3	—	1,108	113.00–115.00	113.73
1	—	990	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,150	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,473	119.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,440	100.00–125.00	116.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	597	490.00–650.00	583.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	95.00	95.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	74.00	74.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	625	525.00–610.00	572.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	128.50	128.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	708	590.00–735.00	669.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	790.00–900.00	848.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	938	87.00–100.00	94.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	87.00	87.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	128.00–150.00	139.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,085.00	1,085.00

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

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