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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, May 8

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 79▼ 107 vs year ago 166 · −64.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 24 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 17 vs year ago 24 · −70.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder steer or heifer class to establish a trend; however higher undertones denoted in better weaned ready for grass cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower.

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 $289.86/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −136.60 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$289.86

17 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.82

vs AR average

−19.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	291.54	1,622	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	263.00	1,447	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $176 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 sale17 hd

289.86

—

AR average9 barns · 340 hd

297.68

−7.82

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−19.85

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−136.60

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	1,671	137.50	2,297	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	124.99	1,646	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,028	110.99	1,141	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	104.00	1,056	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$700	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$420	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	357.35/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,147	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	324.68/cwt	319.00–337.00	1,357	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	268.15/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,140	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,582	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,447	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	590	288.57/cwt	288.00–291.00	1,703	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	273.60/cwt	249.00–286.00	1,620	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	274.43/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,729	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,807	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	260.09/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,087	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	240.14/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,112	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	245.95/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,267	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,322	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	217.83/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,226	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,441	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,425	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,513	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,131	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,493	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,157	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,440	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	991	110.88/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,099	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	994	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,054	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,056	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,434	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	123.91/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,559	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,757	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	775	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	660	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	805	95.56/cwt	90.00–100.00	769	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,515	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	127.07/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,668	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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 79Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 4Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	120.00–128.00	123.91
5	—	994	105.00–108.00	106.01
8	—	991	109.00–115.00	110.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	126.00–129.00	127.48
1	—	1,195	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,743	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	700.00	700.00

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	—	965	157.00	157.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	420.00	420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	90.00–100.00	95.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	125.00–129.00	127.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	524	302.00	302.00
5	550–600	590	288.00–291.00	288.57
3	650–700	650	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	335.00–370.00	357.35
4	400–450	418	319.00–337.00	324.68
1	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
3	550–600	592	249.00–286.00	273.60
2	600–650	630	270.00–279.00	274.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	240.00–295.00	268.15
1	550–600	550	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	257.00–263.00	260.09
7	500–550	515	243.00–249.00	245.95
1	550–600	560	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	620	230.00–235.00	232.46
1	650–700	655	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	463	235.00–245.00	240.14
2	550–600	563	205.00–231.00	217.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	221.00	221.00

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.