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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, May 22

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 92▲ 211 vs year ago 76 · +277.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 30 · +3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 6 vs year ago 4 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 10.00 higher, no comparable receipts from last week for 500 lb weights, over 600 lb sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, 400-600 lb sold 12.00-15.00 higher, no comparable receipts from last week for 600 lb weights. Feeder supply was mostly above average in quality with several groups of very good, unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $260.98/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −116.80 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$260.98

47 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$45.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

vs AR average

−15.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	263.55	1,432	42
Medium and Large 1-2	548	246.00	1,348	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	243.50	1,303	2thin
Medium and Large 3	530	218.00	1,155	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.55/cwt here — about $277 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 sale47 hd

260.98

—

AR average10 barns · 503 hd

257.45

+3.53

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−15.48

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−116.80

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	1,345	140.00	1,883	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	127.01	1,466	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,088	124.62	1,356	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

67 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	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	348.70/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,144	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	346.38/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,292	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	309.20/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,184	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	328.24/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,398	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	289.82/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,261	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	305.50/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,402	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	286.81/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,405	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	296.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,567	8
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 3	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	548	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,666	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	278.04/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,604	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,605	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	604	283.43/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,712	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	257.54/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,715	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	751	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,795	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	1
Steers	1550–1600	Medium and Large 1	1,590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,321	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	261.25/cwt	255.00–268.00	974	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,084	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	268.25/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,127	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	242.81/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,059	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,302	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	279.02/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,295	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	259.40/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,214	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,093	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	499	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,327	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	262.29/cwt	251.00–277.00	1,385	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,155	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	243.50/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,303	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,348	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	264.50/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,468	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	235.93/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,439	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	251.94/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,542	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	229.87/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,453	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	216.77/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,452	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	223.08/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,599	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,116	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	274.43/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,339	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	276.20/cwt	257.00–302.00	1,431	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	265.09/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,514	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	231.63/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,323	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,631	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	251.69/cwt	231.00–259.00	1,560	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	222.02/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,476	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	225.50/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,511	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,427	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	215.60/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,634	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,004	125.98/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,265	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,344	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	131.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,539	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	127.30/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,538	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	132.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,598	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,839	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,314	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,695	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	129.46/cwt	109.00–149.00	1,081	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	127.58/cwt	116.00–141.00	1,215	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 92Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 19Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	499	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	289.00	289.00
2	400–450	420	261.00–275.00	268.25
4	450–500	464	276.00–284.00	279.02
18	500–550	528	251.00–277.00	262.29
24	550–600	555	250.00–272.00	264.50
12	600–650	612	244.00–264.00	251.94
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	717	219.00–227.00	223.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	230.00–239.00	235.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	373	255.00–268.00	261.25
5	400–450	436	237.00–256.00	242.81
3	450–500	468	247.00–267.00	259.40
2	500–550	535	240.00–247.00	243.50
9	600–650	632	221.00–236.00	229.87
4	650–700	670	210.00–221.00	216.77
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	223.00	223.00
1	500–550	530	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	383	297.50–317.50	309.20
4	400–450	435	280.00–301.00	289.82
9	450–500	490	264.00–290.00	286.81
1	550–600	590	272.00	272.00
1	850–900	885	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	342.50–355.00	348.70
2	350–400	373	342.50–350.00	346.38
6	400–450	426	310.00–350.00	328.24
5	450–500	459	295.00–327.50	305.50
8	500–550	528	290.00–300.00	296.85
5	550–600	577	274.00–284.00	278.04
26	600–650	604	266.00–287.00	283.43
14	650–700	666	255.00–260.00	257.54
1	1550–1600	1,590	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	751	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	548	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	270.00–279.00	274.43
17	500–550	518	257.00–302.00	276.20
6	550–600	571	259.00–276.00	265.09
6	600–650	620	231.00–259.00	251.69
2	650–700	670	221.00–230.00	225.50
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	758	210.00–217.00	215.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	604	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	248.00	248.00
4	550–600	571	221.00–239.00	231.63
2	650–700	665	219.00–225.00	222.02
1	700–750	710	201.00	201.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	134.00	134.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	127.00	127.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	3	—	835	109.00–149.00	129.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	952	116.00–141.00	127.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,210	130.00–134.00	132.09
3	—	1,208	127.00–128.00	127.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	115.00–120.00	117.60
5	—	1,170	130.00–135.00	131.52
6	—	1,004	124.00–129.00	125.98
1	—	960	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,295	142.00	142.00

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.