Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 12.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 18.00-30.00, mostly 25.00 higher. Feeder supply included several groups of above average Fancy or long weaned cattle . 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 $259.35/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −129.66 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$259.35

82 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$121.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.13

vs AR average

−7.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	263.42	1,447	76
Medium and Large 1-2	535	230.00	1,231	2thin
Medium and Large 2	523	215.00	1,125	3thin
Medium and Large 3	570	142.00	809	1thin

One grade step is worth $121.42/cwt here — about $637 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale82 hd

259.35

—

AR average9 barns · 564 hd

243.22

+16.13

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−7.70

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−129.66

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	1,855	120.57	2,237	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	114.00	1,639	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,162	97.53	1,133	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	885	65.00	575	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)	1,100	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	289.76/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	261.67/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	223.00/cwt	216.00–230.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	211.89/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	265.48/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,572	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	288.97/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,347	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	254.75/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	242.96/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	251.47/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,521	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	207.60/cwt	197.00–219.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	207.21/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,426	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	450–500	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	572	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	703	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	245.68/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,665	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	257.40/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,067	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,906	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	115.85/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,095	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	263.53/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,262	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	255.84/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	255.48/cwt	248.00–269.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,104	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	582	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,507	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	540	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,453	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	274.99/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	234.51/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	240.67/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	251.82/cwt	244.00–268.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	850–900	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,578	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	326.27/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,197	6

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 141Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 24Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	367	310.00–340.00	326.27
2	400–450	420	285.00–295.00	289.76
9	450–500	466	278.00–294.00	288.97
4	500–550	520	250.00–269.00	261.67
15	550–600	592	261.00–266.00	265.48
5	600–650	605	230.00–262.00	251.47
9	650–700	685	254.00–257.00	254.75
1	700–750	710	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	800	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	425	216.00–230.00	223.00
4	450–500	485	200.00–224.00	211.89
7	500–550	512	175.00–220.00	207.21
1	550–600	570	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	623	197.00–219.00	207.60
1	650–700	655	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	255.00	255.00
3	450–500	488	244.00–248.00	245.68
1	500–550	505	249.00	249.00
2	550–600	578	234.00–252.00	242.96
1	650–700	680	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	700	209.00	209.00
1	750–800	775	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	703	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	286.00	286.00
19	600–650	619	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	287.00	287.00
1	450–500	475	274.00	274.00
9	500–550	534	248.00–269.00	255.48
6	550–600	581	240.00–263.00	257.40
9	600–650	612	249.00–260.00	255.84
1	700–750	715	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	219.00	219.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	985	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	386	250.00–290.00	274.99
1	400–450	400	261.00	261.00
24	450–500	479	254.00–271.00	263.53
5	500–550	530	229.00–244.00	234.51
3	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	615	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	453	258.00	258.00
2	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	400	276.00	276.00
53	500–550	540	269.00	269.00
15	550–600	582	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	394	244.00–268.00	251.82
3	450–500	475	239.00–243.00	240.67
2	500–550	510	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	625	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	142.00	142.00
1	600–650	625	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	239.00	239.00
44	650–700	663	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,123	90.00–100.00	95.01
2	—	1,135	105.00–110.00	107.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,615	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,808	110.00–120.00	115.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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

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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