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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 13

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 6Mar 13Mar 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

385 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 57▲ 143 vs year ago 242 · +59.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 11▲ 10 vs year ago 11 · +90.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class from last week's very light offering to establish a trend; however definite higher undertones denoted in all classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $266.03/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −111.75 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$266.03

68 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$68.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs AR average

−10.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	274.84	1,458	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	271.15	1,497	40
Medium and Large 2	559	235.50	1,317	8thin
Medium and Large 3	545	206.50	1,125	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.34/cwt here — about $333 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale68 hd

266.03

—

AR average9 barns · 801 hd

267.49

−1.46

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−10.14

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−111.75

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.51, low $332.98, median $377.79 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	1,751	131.17	2,297	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	125.17	1,761	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	113.33	1,322	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	104.66	949	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,287	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,200	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,097	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	352.02/cwt	304.00–385.00	1,278	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,628	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	324.28/cwt	302.00–372.50	1,372	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	336.30/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,608	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	276.70/cwt	263.00–286.00	1,361	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,382	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	316.95/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,810	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,578	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	299.39/cwt	294.00–311.00	1,748	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	274.08/cwt	257.00–292.00	1,727	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	240.07/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,628	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	262.04/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,787	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,974	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	315.59/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,048	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	307.01/cwt	301.00–309.00	1,096	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	383	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,264	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	290.93/cwt	287.00–298.00	1,222	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	327.52/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,389	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,104	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,299	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	271.77/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,307	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	291.36/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,404	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,426	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	290.89/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,489	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,275	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	278.59/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,463	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	263.99/cwt	256.00–288.00	1,389	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,139	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,111	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	252.30/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,458	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	234.75/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,362	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,542	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	228.01/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,373	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,568	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,549	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,053	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,608	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	692	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,654	74
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,678	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,383	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,560	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	293.01/cwt	288.00–299.00	1,521	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	277.50/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,582	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	266.31/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,651	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,601	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	218.00/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,635	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,482	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,888	134.62/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,542	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	99.49/cwt	99.00–100.00	940	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,249	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,476	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	127.76/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,690	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,890	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,097	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	836	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,286.86/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,512	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 57Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	99.00–100.00	99.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,135	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	126.00–130.00	127.76
1	—	1,575	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,888	134.00–135.00	134.62
1	—	1,235	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	519	288.00–299.00	293.01
4	550–600	570	257.00–290.00	277.50
3	600–650	620	263.00–269.00	266.31
1	650–700	670	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	750	210.00–226.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	332	300.00–318.00	315.59
4	350–400	357	301.00–309.00	307.01
5	400–450	420	287.00–298.00	290.93
3	450–500	482	290.00–293.00	291.36
5	500–550	526	256.00–288.00	263.99
4	550–600	578	240.00–260.00	252.30
1	600–650	605	256.00	256.00
2	650–700	690	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	720	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	424	315.00–330.00	327.52
3	450–500	485	294.00	294.00
9	500–550	512	290.00–292.00	290.89
7	600–650	603	260.00	260.00
74	650–700	692	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	540	211.00	211.00
1	550–600	550	202.00	202.00
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	675	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	445	248.00	248.00
5	450–500	481	270.00–275.00	271.77
2	500–550	520	240.00–250.00	245.14
5	550–600	580	220.00–247.00	234.75
3	600–650	602	224.00–230.00	228.01
1	850–900	870	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	474	274.00	274.00
24	500–550	525	270.00–284.00	278.59
16	550–600	593	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	492	263.00–286.00	276.70
2	650–700	678	234.00–246.00	240.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	578	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	387.50	387.50
24	550–600	571	312.00–327.00	316.95
26	700–750	723	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	332.50	332.50
16	350–400	363	304.00–385.00	352.02
12	400–450	423	302.00–372.50	324.28
27	450–500	478	310.00–365.00	336.30
3	550–600	584	294.00–311.00	299.39
2	600–650	630	257.00–292.00	274.08
3	650–700	682	256.00–270.00	262.04

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	88.00	88.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,286.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	—	760	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.