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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 20

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 385▲ 103 vs year ago 57 · +180.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 21▲ 27 vs year ago 12 · +225.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 7▲ 32 vs year ago 9 · +355.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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 $248.90/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −128.89 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$248.90

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,367

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$68.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.94

vs AR average

−28.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	267.35	1,435	6thin
Medium and Large 2	560	233.69	1,309	4thin
Medium and Large 3	580	199.00	1,154	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.35/cwt here — about $281 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 sale11 hd

248.90

—

AR average9 barns · 376 hd

263.84

−14.94

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−28.32

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−128.89

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	1,620	133.53	2,163	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	127.67	1,686	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	118.76	1,305	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,184	115.09	1,362	20

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,141	$1,569	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,493	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	615	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,852	11

Every lot

68 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	346.19/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,326	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,158	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,290	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	321.81/cwt	300.00–334.00	1,529	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,329	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	330.63/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,716	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	290.98/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,682	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	307.61/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,015	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	283.75/cwt	270.00–297.50	951	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,030	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	306.18/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,157	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,143	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	284.82/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,182	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	185.31/cwt	153.00–224.00	782	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	307.45/cwt	299.00–314.00	1,307	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	270.72/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,253	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,109	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	281.86/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,392	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,230	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	271.28/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,422	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,460	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,459	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	229.59/cwt	219.00–236.00	1,332	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,154	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	243.42/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,521	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,380	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	218.47/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,475	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	218.50/cwt	218.00–219.00	1,602	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	304.86/cwt	293.00–321.00	1,573	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	543	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,461	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,714	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,534	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	710	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,676	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	835	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,620	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,619	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	133.53/cwt	128.00–137.00	2,163	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,023	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,360	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	89.31/cwt	83.00–100.00	990	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,340	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	124.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,455	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	122.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,456	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	130.27/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,563	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	111.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,367	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,687	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,679	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	117.44/cwt	103.00–127.00	1,320	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	1,568.78/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,569	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	985	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,492.61/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,493	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	123.13/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,577	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,693.48/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,693	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,227	1,942.72/head	1,575.00–2,600.00	1,943	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	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	838	147.84/cwt	137.00–159.00	1,239	2

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 385Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 7Year ago 9

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,109	83.00–100.00	89.31
8	—	1,193	120.00–126.00	122.04
4	—	1,200	129.00–132.00	130.27
4	—	1,223	110.00–115.00	111.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,298	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,050	129.00–130.00	129.49
3	—	1,173	120.00–127.00	124.04
2	—	1,003	100.00–104.00	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	128.00–137.00	133.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–315.00	307.61
9	350–400	378	300.00–315.00	306.18
14	400–450	425	299.00–314.00	307.45
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
4	500–550	524	268.00–273.00	271.28
1	550–600	555	263.00	263.00
2	600–650	625	234.00–253.00	243.42
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	733	218.00–219.00	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	270.00–297.50	283.75
1	350–400	360	286.00	286.00
2	400–450	415	280.00–290.00	284.82
4	450–500	463	264.00–279.00	270.72
1	500–550	500	246.00	246.00
3	550–600	580	219.00–236.00	229.59
1	600–650	645	214.00	214.00
2	650–700	675	217.00–220.00	218.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	494	270.00–289.00	281.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	190.00	190.00
3	400–450	422	153.00–224.00	185.31
2	450–500	493	220.00–230.00	225.03
1	550–600	580	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	383	332.50–360.00	346.19
8	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
20	450–500	475	300.00–334.00	321.81
9	500–550	519	315.00–335.00	330.63
2	550–600	578	290.00–292.00	290.98
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	279.00	279.00
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	560	306.00	306.00
2	700–750	710	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	835	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	293.00–321.00	304.86
1	550–600	560	274.00	274.00
1	850–900	880	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	620	249.00	249.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,124	103.00–127.00	117.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	86.00	86.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,193	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,492.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,141	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,568.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,281	120.00–128.00	123.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,693.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,227	1,575.00–2,600.00	1,942.72

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	—	615	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	2	—	838	137.00–159.00	147.84

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.