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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, May 15

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 59▲ 1 vs year ago 91 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 24▲ 5 vs year ago 14 · +35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 15 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented, Feeder steers sold mostly 8.00 lower, Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 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 $246.27/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −131.52 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$246.27

8 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$52.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

vs AR average

−23.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	252.88	1,340	7thin
Medium and Large 3	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.88/cwt here — about $180 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 sale8 hd

246.27

—

AR average9 barns · 284 hd

256.06

−9.79

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−23.73

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−131.52

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	—	Low	1,630	135.00	2,201	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	127.24	1,834	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,054	105.13	1,109	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	880	90.00	792	2thin

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)	1,330	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$835	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	510	$550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	605	$450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,625	1thin

Every lot

55 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	280	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,039	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	354.92/cwt	345.00–357.00	1,182	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	968	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	346.26/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,240	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	301.97/cwt	298.00–307.50	1,238	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	308.76/cwt	297.50–323.00	1,411	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	273.49/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,668	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,531	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,603	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,097	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,558	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	296.88/cwt	292.50–301.00	935	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	827	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	833	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	265.65/cwt	255.00–277.50	996	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	280.67/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,058	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	268.53/cwt	258.00–278.00	1,136	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,243	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	245.59/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,174	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,210	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,367	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	251.12/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,286	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	239.40/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,384	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	230.50/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,424	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,374	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	647	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,533	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	198.98/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,423	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	280.85/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,480	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	270.81/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,525	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,233	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,165	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	126.58/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,278	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	83.40/cwt	60.00–100.00	860	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	116.14/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,278	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	129.47/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,793	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,873	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,000	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	510	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	605	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	745	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,394	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,729	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,411	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 May 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 59Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,625.00	1,625.00

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)	1	—	1,115	125.00	125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	134.00	134.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	510	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	605	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
8	300–350	333	345.00–357.00	354.92
2	350–400	358	345.00–347.50	346.26
3	400–450	410	298.00–307.50	301.97
3	450–500	457	297.50–323.00	308.76
2	600–650	610	273.00–274.00	273.49
1	650–700	665	241.00	241.00
1	700–750	705	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	289.00	289.00
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	292.50–301.00	296.88
3	350–400	377	280.00–281.00	280.67
2	400–450	423	258.00–278.00	268.53
1	450–500	490	247.00	247.00
3	500–550	512	239.00–259.00	251.12
2	550–600	578	235.00–244.00	239.40
2	600–650	618	230.00–231.00	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	252.00	252.00
2	350–400	375	255.00–277.50	265.65
2	450–500	478	243.00–248.00	245.59
1	600–650	645	213.00	213.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	715	198.00–200.00	198.98
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	269.00	269.00
3	600–650	647	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	272.00–285.00	280.85
6	550–600	563	258.00–277.00	270.81
1	650–700	650	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,595	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	129.00–130.00	129.47
2	—	1,498	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,031	60.00–100.00	83.40
2	—	1,010	125.00–128.00	126.58
4	—	1,100	114.00–120.00	116.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	80.00	80.00

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.