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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

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

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jul 10Jul 17Jul 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 201▲ 126 vs year ago 45 · +280.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 35▲ 6 vs year ago 18 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 18▲ 22 vs year ago 19 · +115.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 6.00-13.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs not well tested, 400-500 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-11.00, mostly 9.00 lower. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, 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 $246.97/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −130.81 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$246.97

36 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$7.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

vs AR average

−10.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	247.41	1,379	34
Medium and Large 2	543	239.46	1,300	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.95/cwt here — about $79 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 sale36 hd

246.97

—

AR average9 barns · 664 hd

256.91

−9.94

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−10.83

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−130.81

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	1,215	130.00	1,580	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	129.22	1,844	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	127.59	1,624	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	114.22	1,224	6thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,246	$1,950	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,584	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,825	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,610	$2,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,514	$2,535	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,400	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$1,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,750	1thin

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 · Steers12 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	308	331.52/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,021	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,240	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,235	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	314.07/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,335	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	306.15/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,460	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	301.44/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,525	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	283.04/cwt	276.00–293.00	1,633	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	268.27/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,658	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,808	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	927	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	994	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	806	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	982	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,157	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	248.06/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,178	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	259.90/cwt	254.00–266.00	1,240	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,120	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,351	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	239.46/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,300	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	239.22/cwt	238.00–250.00	1,419	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	229.58/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,428	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,522	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	865	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,358	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,109	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	241.29/cwt	236.00–247.00	1,129	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	297.21/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,421	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	256.99/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,496	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	238.58/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,396	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	236.50/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,514	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	235.02/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,598	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,459	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,440	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,403	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,725	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,843	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	121.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,690	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	131.37/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,938	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,006	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,416	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,000	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,130	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,584.46/head	1,460.00–1,685.00	1,584	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,950.08/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,950	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	132.91/cwt	120.00–142.00	1,794	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,367	126.75/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,733	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	2,480.74/head	2,125.00–2,825.00	2,481	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,825	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,880	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	145.67/cwt	121.00–177.00	1,477	4

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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 201Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 35Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 18Year ago 19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,148	1,460.00–1,685.00	1,584.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,246	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,950.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,367	120.00–131.00	126.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,350	120.00–142.00	132.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	113.00	113.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	151.00	151.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,320	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,880	3,025.00	3,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,825	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,490	2,125.00–2,825.00	2,480.74

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	4	—	1,014	121.00–177.00	145.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	281.00	281.00
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	475	246.00–250.00	248.06
2	500–550	543	230.00–249.00	239.46
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	276.00	276.00
1	400–450	430	269.00	269.00
10	450–500	477	254.00–266.00	259.90
17	500–550	527	250.00–262.00	256.40
15	550–600	593	238.00–250.00	239.22
10	600–650	622	225.00–235.00	229.58
4	650–700	660	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	740	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	219.00	219.00
1	850–900	865	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	224.00	224.00
1	400–450	425	231.00	231.00
1	450–500	485	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	320.00–342.50	331.52
3	350–400	368	337.00	337.00
4	400–450	425	305.00–317.00	314.07
5	450–500	477	301.00–311.00	306.15
7	500–550	506	298.00–302.00	301.44
14	550–600	577	276.00–293.00	283.04
15	600–650	618	260.00–273.00	268.27

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
1	400–450	420	294.00	294.00
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	280.00–306.00	297.21
4	550–600	582	252.00–262.00	256.99
2	600–650	640	233.00–240.00	236.50
4	650–700	680	226.00–240.00	235.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	261.00	261.00
2	450–500	468	236.00–247.00	241.29
2	550–600	585	234.00–243.00	238.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	1,555	129.00	129.00
1	—	905	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,275	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,100	130.00–135.00	132.66
2	—	915	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	120.00–125.00	121.77
2	—	1,365	135.00	135.00
5	—	1,475	130.00–133.00	131.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	130.00	130.00

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.