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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 6

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 74▲ 4 vs year ago 53 · +7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 8 vs year ago 19 · −42.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to not enough comparable receipts for any Feeder or Slaughter class offered.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.00/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −149.46 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$277.00

7 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$25.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.02

vs AR average

−36.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	284.20	1,546	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	259.00	1,334	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.20/cwt here — about $212 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

277.00

—

AR average3 barns · 110 hd

294.02

−17.02

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−36.00

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−149.46

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

18 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.79, low $369.12, median $426.46 across 18 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,807	125.33	2,265	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	118.00	1,679	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	111.38	1,381	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	90.00	986	1thin

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)	810	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	325.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,057	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	324.92/cwt	323.00–327.00	1,235	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	435	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,388	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	296.34/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,384	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,367	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	288.75/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,545	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,543	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,649	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	241.94/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,652	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,676	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	245.74/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,278	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	243.98/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,398	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,476	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,394	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	272.33/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,394	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,274	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	248.50/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,590	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,263	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,545	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	110.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,395	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,674	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,679	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,551	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,817	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 74Year ago 53

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 3

Compared to last week: No trend due to not enough comparable receipts for any Feeder or Slaughter class offered.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,988	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,257	110.00–113.00	110.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–330.00	325.08
2	350–400	380	323.00–327.00	324.92
3	450–500	467	295.00–297.00	296.34
4	500–550	535	288.00–289.00	288.75
1	550–600	580	266.00	266.00
3	600–650	627	263.00	263.00
4	650–700	683	238.00–250.00	241.94
1	700–750	735	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	435	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
4	500–550	520	245.00–248.00	245.74
3	550–600	573	240.00–248.00	243.98
1	600–650	620	238.00	238.00
1	650–700	650	231.00	231.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	512	270.00–277.00	272.33
2	600–650	640	248.00–249.00	248.50
1	900–950	915	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	236.00	236.00
1	550–600	555	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,540	118.00	118.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	110.00	110.00

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	—	760	121.00	121.00

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.