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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 24

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 10Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 65▼ 92 vs year ago 131 · −70.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 14 vs year ago 16 · −87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established; Sale closed last week due to inclement weather. Very light offering due to extremely muddy conditions in area.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.25/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$223.25

22 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$68.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	236.47	1,122	16thin
Medium and Large 2	500	228.50	1,143	2thin
Medium and Large 3	411	167.75	690	4thin

One grade step is worth $68.72/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

223.25

—

AR average2 barns · 178 hd

225.19

−1.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$935	1thin

Every lot

24 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	239.49/cwt	239.00–240.00	934	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	242.47/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,026	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	239.02/cwt	236.00–241.00	896	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	246.46/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,047	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,134	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	915	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,151	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	235.51/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,272	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,381	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,501	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,311	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	246.99/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,551	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	865	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 65Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 16

No trend established; Sale closed last week due to inclement weather. Very light offering due to extremely muddy conditions in area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	232.00	232.00
2	—	510	260.00	260.00
4	—	628	246.00–248.00	246.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	244.00	244.00
5	—	375	236.00–241.00	239.02
3	—	425	241.00–250.00	246.46
1	—	495	247.00	247.00
1	—	580	218.00	218.00
1	—	625	221.00	221.00
2	—	670	224.00	224.00
2	—	540	234.00–237.00	235.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	183.00	183.00
1	—	425	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	229.00	229.00
1	—	505	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	239.00–240.00	239.49
2	—	423	241.00–244.00	242.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	935.00	935.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	130.00	130.00

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.