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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 7

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 66▼ 5 vs year ago 100 · −5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 26 · −38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 19 · −10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 14.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs, no comparable receipts from last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-15.00, mostly 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder supply mostly above average in quality on a light offering. No trend on Slaughter cows or Slaughter bulls.

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 $247.02/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −130.77 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$247.02

17 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs AR average

+1.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	247.58	1,363	16thin
Medium and Large 2	505	238.00	1,202	1thin

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $161 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 sale17 hd

247.02

—

AR average10 barns · 267 hd

249.08

−2.06

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+1.95

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−130.77

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%	High	1,381	136.08	1,879	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	132.18	1,562	11

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,148	$1,868	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$2,035	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	793	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	322.22/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,015	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,006	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,211	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,252	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,138	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	282.00/cwt	281.00–283.00	1,227	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,274	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,283	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	248.26/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,149	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,359	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,568	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,716	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,594	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	252.97/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,745	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,828	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,789	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 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	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	935	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	948	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	244.52/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,059	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	252.80/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,188	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,202	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	236.98/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,218	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,399	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	248.49/cwt	233.00–255.00	1,416	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	232.97/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,416	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	646	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,576	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	231.51/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,551	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	216.44/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,554	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	259.87/cwt	246.00–271.00	1,331	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	236.06/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,275	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	249.59/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,540	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,630	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	227.39/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,519	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	124.11/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,400	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	133.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,605	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	138.61/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,744	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	136.08/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,879	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,867.76/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,868	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,609	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,349	140.91/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,901	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,545	2,035.00/head	2,035.00–2,035.00	2,035	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	148.39/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,284	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 66Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 5Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 4Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	323.00	323.00
5	600–650	625	274.50	274.50
1	650–700	695	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	298.00	298.00
1	450–500	450	283.00	283.00
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	305.00–340.00	322.22
2	400–450	435	281.00–283.00	282.00
1	450–500	460	279.00	279.00
3	550–600	562	279.00	279.00
1	600–650	640	249.00	249.00
2	650–700	690	249.00–257.00	252.97
2	850–900	890	201.00	201.00
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	272.00	272.00
2	400–450	428	266.00	266.00
3	450–500	463	240.00–263.00	248.26
1	550–600	550	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	271.00	271.00
1	350–400	355	267.00	267.00
2	400–450	433	241.00–248.00	244.52
6	450–500	470	244.00–260.00	252.80
4	500–550	514	230.00–244.00	236.98
9	550–600	570	233.00–255.00	248.49
3	600–650	608	231.00–234.00	232.97
2	650–700	670	231.00–232.00	231.51
1	750–800	785	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	259.00	259.00
4	600–650	646	244.00	244.00
3	700–750	718	205.00–225.00	216.44

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	500–550	505	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	246.00–271.00	259.87
3	600–650	617	244.00–257.00	249.59
2	650–700	660	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	230.00–242.00	236.06
1	600–650	640	223.00	223.00
3	650–700	668	215.00–238.00	227.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	123.00–125.00	124.11
3	—	1,258	137.00–140.00	138.61
5	—	1,198	130.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	980	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	135.00–137.00	136.08

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,349	135.00–146.00	140.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	135.00–139.00	136.97

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	2	—	1,515	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	2,035.00	2,035.00

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	2	—	865	147.00–150.00	148.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,148	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,867.76
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	146.00	146.00

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.