Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light test, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Many very light weight, under 300 lb calves included in feeder supply today. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $295.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −136.65 against this barn's trailing median of $431.65.

Average price

$295.00

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,505

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.20

vs AR average

−31.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	295.00	1,505	1thin

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 sale1 hd

295.00

—

AR average9 barns · 399 hd

313.20

−18.20

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−31.63

This barn, trailing median19 sales

431.65

−136.65

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	1,480	107.26	1,587	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	80.00	812	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,058	78.90	835	10

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	289.86/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,499	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	293.37/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	206.26/cwt	200.00–213.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	280.50/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	271.66/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	360.15/cwt	358.00–362.50	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	595	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	268.61/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	105.88/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,253	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	107.26/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,587	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	812	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,236	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	981	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	66.79/cwt	60.00–75.00	687	5

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 66Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 20Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	482	290.00–304.00	293.37
9	500–550	517	270.00–294.00	289.86
1	550–600	590	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	828	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	253.00	253.00
1	650–700	670	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	269.00	269.00
1	450–500	475	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	705	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	318.00	318.00
1	350–400	360	287.00	287.00
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	450	273.00	273.00
3	500–550	512	271.00–272.00	271.66
1	550–600	555	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	735	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	291.00	291.00
1	400–450	410	277.50	277.50
2	450–500	463	260.00–277.50	268.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	358.00–362.50	360.15
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	483	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	219.00	219.00
2	450–500	468	200.00–213.00	206.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
7	600–650	614	277.00–282.00	280.50
2	700–750	703	264.00	264.00

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	3	—	1,183	100.00–109.00	105.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	90.00–120.00	107.26
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,090	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,029	60.00–75.00	66.79

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle