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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 31

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 178▲ 18 vs year ago 48 · +37.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No Trend on either Feeder or Slaughter classes; not enough comparable receipts today.

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 $272.24/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −154.22 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$272.24

4 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−22.19

vs AR average

−15.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	272.24	1,598	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

272.24

—

AR average7 barns · 174 hd

294.43

−22.19

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−15.55

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−154.22

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	1,540	140.59	2,165	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,220	130.00	1,586	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,050	122.38	1,285	2thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	309.37/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,138	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	301.81/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,283	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,274	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	297.20/cwt	293.00–309.00	1,397	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	272.24/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,598	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,548	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	266.03/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,163	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,175	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,231	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,297	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,380	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,456	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	632	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	273.84/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,309	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	264.13/cwt	254.00–273.00	1,373	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	261.98/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,483	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,558	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,576	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	140.59/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,165	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,285	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,586	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,694	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,586	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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 178Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 4

Compared to last week: No Trend on either Feeder or Slaughter classes; not enough comparable receipts today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	120.00–125.00	122.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	140.00–141.00	140.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	368	302.00–316.00	309.37
4	400–450	425	299.00–310.00	301.81
10	450–500	470	293.00–309.00	297.20
4	550–600	587	272.00–273.00	272.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	268.00–280.00	273.84
5	500–550	520	254.00–273.00	264.13
4	550–600	566	255.00–269.00	261.98
4	600–650	641	243.00	243.00
1	650–700	665	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	437	262.00–268.00	266.03
1	450–500	470	262.00	262.00
2	500–550	533	259.00	259.00
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	625	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	98.00	98.00

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	—	900	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	119.00	119.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	140.00	140.00

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	—	1,220	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.