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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 17

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 82▼ 101 vs year ago 216 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 16 vs year ago 29 · −55.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test; the better 400-500 lb steers and heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher, other classes not well tested. Not enough receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows , Slaughter bulls not tested.

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 $239.43/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −138.35 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$239.43

24 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$72.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.47

vs AR average

−25.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	252.16	1,328	17thin
Medium and Large 2	533	219.87	1,172	5thin
Medium and Large 3	520	180.13	937	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.03/cwt here — about $391 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale24 hd

239.43

—

AR average7 barns · 284 hd

258.91

−19.47

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−25.09

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−138.35

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	121.43	1,860	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,109	107.02	1,187	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	858	85.53	734	4thin

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)	895	$850	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,095	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	303.52/cwt	303.00–304.00	1,162	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,211	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	429	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,493	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,372	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	304.05/cwt	299.00–312.00	1,456	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	305.98/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,591	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	315.50/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,760	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	563	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,633	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,707	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	986	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	987	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,304	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	257.23/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,322	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	222.84/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,157	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	180.13/cwt	161.00–200.00	937	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	557	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,337	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,227	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,402	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,164	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	303.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,614	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	293.02/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,691	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,548	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	228.03/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,557	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	177.44/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,455	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	770	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	539	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	76.06/cwt	60.00–90.00	618	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	89.90/cwt	81.00–100.00	893	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,242	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	105.15/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,120	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,575	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,626	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	121.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,860	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	931	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	120.89/cwt	113.00–128.00	1,402	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 Apr 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 82Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 10

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	99.00	99.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	127.00	127.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	113.00–128.00	120.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	680	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	429	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	317.50	317.50
2	350–400	383	303.00–304.00	303.52
1	400–450	405	299.00	299.00
6	450–500	479	299.00–312.00	304.05
2	500–550	520	305.00–307.00	305.98
2	550–600	558	315.00–316.00	315.50
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	470	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	615	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	563	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	284.00	284.00
6	500–550	531	300.00–310.00	303.98
9	550–600	577	281.00–297.00	293.02
2	600–650	600	258.00	258.00
2	650–700	683	220.00–236.00	228.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
2	800–850	820	174.00–181.00	177.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	256.00	256.00
9	400–450	445	266.00	266.00
7	450–500	476	274.00	274.00
12	500–550	514	250.00–259.00	257.23
1	650–700	655	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
4	500–550	519	217.00–229.00	222.84
1	550–600	590	208.00	208.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	217.00	217.00
2	500–550	520	161.00–200.00	180.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	557	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	715	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	120.00–125.00	121.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	99.00–110.00	105.15
1	—	1,280	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,260	125.00	125.00
2	—	993	81.00–100.00	89.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	120.00	120.00
2	—	813	60.00–90.00	76.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	70.00	70.00

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.