Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 400 lbs, not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −146.31 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$285.33

3 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.36

vs AR average

−39.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	299.50	1,617	2thin
Medium and Large 2	530	257.00	1,362	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $255 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

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

285.33

—

AR average10 barns · 675 hd

305.69

−20.36

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−39.02

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−146.31

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	1,590	100.00	1,590	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	104.90	1,547	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	95.94	1,126	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	91.80	967	3thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1Value Added	550–600	560	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	307.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	244.59/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	271.62/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	384.41/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,215	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	520	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	640	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	298.10/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,419	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	268.14/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	262.62/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	267.59/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,402	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	678	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	371.25/cwt	352.50–390.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,201	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	118.25/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,384	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,617	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,590	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	96.00/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,061	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	103.88/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,569	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,455	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	100.54/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,219	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,271	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	77.31/cwt	75.00–80.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	102.70/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,189	2

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 125Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	302.00	302.00
1	550–600	560	297.00	297.00
2	600–650	640	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	266.00	266.00
3	450–500	453	265.00–285.00	271.62
1	500–550	530	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	355.00–400.00	384.41
2	350–400	355	352.50–390.00	371.25
1	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
7	450–500	476	291.00–307.00	298.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	300.00–315.00	307.33
1	500–550	530	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	583	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	255.00–282.00	268.14
3	400–450	432	238.00–255.00	244.59
1	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	513	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	260.00–281.00	267.59
4	550–600	573	255.00–276.00	262.62
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	112.00	112.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	138.00	138.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	113.00–125.00	118.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	127.00	127.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	137.00	137.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	95.00–98.00	96.00
5	—	1,212	90.00–105.00	100.54
1	—	1,155	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,190	75.00–80.00	77.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	100.00–105.00	103.88
1	—	1,335	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	100.00–105.00	102.70

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

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

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