Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Not enough 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 $244.39/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −144.61 against this barn's trailing median of $389.01.

Average price

$244.39

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$56.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.29

vs AR average

−38.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	251.36	1,404	19thin
Medium and Large 2	545	233.34	1,272	3thin
Medium and Large 3	520	194.81	1,013	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.55/cwt here — about $390 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 sale24 hd

244.39

—

AR average2 barns · 324 hd

267.69

−23.29

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−38.93

This barn, trailing median19 sales

389.01

−144.61

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	1,440	112.34	1,618	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	110.38	1,740	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	95.03	1,109	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	85.33	905	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	550–600	558	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	297.76/cwt	286.00–309.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	264.18/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,260	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	735	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Replacement	650–700	693	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Replacement	400–450	428	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	302.18/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	343.86/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	763	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	571	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	825	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	260.45/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	300.93/cwt	291.00–312.00	1,435	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	350–400	365	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	319.14/cwt	316.00–322.50	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	248.84/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	294.26/cwt	284.00–305.00	1,533	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1200–1250	1,210	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,163	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,712	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	113.47/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,524	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	57.65/cwt	40.00–70.00	662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,155	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	110.26/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,804	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	112.34/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,618	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	107.52/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,081	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	117.55/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,578	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,337	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	788	94.43/cwt	92.00–97.00	744	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	450–500	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	243.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	261.99/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	251.16/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	279.52/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	291.07/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	194.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 342Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 13Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	247.00	247.00
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	558	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	600–650	620	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	925	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	90.00	90.00
2	500–550	520	190.00–200.00	194.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	286.00–309.00	297.76
3	350–400	367	281.00–297.00	291.07
3	400–450	412	273.00–283.00	279.52
8	450–500	477	256.00–271.00	264.18
5	500–550	519	246.00–255.00	251.16
10	550–600	573	250.00	250.00
10	600–650	631	240.00–250.00	243.66
1	650–700	675	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	735	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2	400–450	428	1,040.00	1,040.00
2	650–700	693	1,320.00	1,320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	372	330.00–357.50	343.86
3	400–450	417	316.00–322.50	319.14
6	450–500	477	291.00–312.00	300.93
4	500–550	520	299.00–308.00	302.18
4	600–650	625	256.00–268.00	260.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	631	269.00	269.00
2	750–800	763	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	197.50	197.50
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	825	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	261.00	261.00
2	450–500	478	289.00	289.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	284.00–305.00	294.26
5	550–600	581	250.00–276.00	261.99
4	600–650	621	240.00–256.00	248.84
1	650–700	665	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	710	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	267.00	267.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	139.00	139.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	106.00	106.00
1	—	965	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,030	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,163	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,148	40.00–70.00	57.65
3	—	1,100	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,343	113.00–114.00	113.47
7	—	1,636	110.00–112.00	110.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	100.00–120.00	112.34

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	100.00–114.00	107.52
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	92.00–97.00	94.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	92.00	92.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	110.00–126.00	117.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	116.00	116.00

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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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