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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 14

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

352 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 95▲ 221 vs year ago 131 · +168.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 16▼ 5 vs year ago 18 · −27.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 17▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 19.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 13.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Feeder supply consisted of several groups of long weaned, high quality calves. Slaughter cows and bulls not well tested.

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 $292.17/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −134.29 against this barn's trailing median of $426.46.

Average price

$292.17

53 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$69.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.60

vs AR average

+11.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	299.08	1,549	43
Medium and Large 1-2	522	292.00	1,524	3thin
Medium and Large 2	559	253.15	1,415	6thin
Medium and Large 3	570	230.00	1,311	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.08/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd

292.17

—

AR average10 barns · 385 hd

282.58

+9.60

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+11.83

This barn, trailing median18 sales

426.46

−134.29

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	—	Low	1,200	135.15	1,622	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,157	136.71	1,581	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,078	109.11	1,176	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	90.00	900	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	290	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,051	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	284.88/cwt	270.00–300.00	906	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,131	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,095	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	275.61/cwt	261.00–291.00	1,047	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	305.82/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,263	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,350	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	278.60/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,187	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	300.17/cwt	299.00–301.00	1,303	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,305	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	265.30/cwt	251.00–289.00	1,263	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	510	305.05/cwt	302.00–311.00	1,556	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	257.94/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,328	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	281.78/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,457	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,524	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	281.60/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,605	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	250.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,457	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,574	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,702	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	257.86/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,637	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,677	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	250.79/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,690	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,615	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	725	247.01/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,791	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	246.45/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,893	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,940	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	327	298.75/cwt	298.00–299.00	977	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	263.76/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,002	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,163	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	241.80/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,023	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,182	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	272.92/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,255	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	246.60/cwt	236.00–258.00	1,134	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	255.97/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,234	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	256.47/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,323	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	237.55/cwt	228.00–248.00	1,247	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,344	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	231.15/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,299	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,324	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	239.20/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,373	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	231.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,334	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	251.29/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,452	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	235.34/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,443	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	248.13/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,531	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,286	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	241.80/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,598	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	226.98/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,509	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	713	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,697	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,505	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	795	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,741	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	272.12/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,328	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	272.31/cwt	254.00–292.00	1,405	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	254.14/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,444	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	238.61/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,458	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	232.46/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,534	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,655	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	135.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,115	142.56/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,590	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	99.15/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,110	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,607	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	116.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,351	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	150.46/cwt	144.00–165.00	1,840	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	875	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 95Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 16Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	332.50	332.50
2	350–400	370	296.00	296.00
3	400–450	413	297.00–312.00	305.82
1	450–500	450	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	517	274.00–286.00	281.78
5	550–600	570	280.00–282.00	281.60
14	600–650	635	256.00–260.00	257.86
6	650–700	674	245.00–256.00	250.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	422	320.00	320.00
32	500–550	510	302.00–311.00	305.05
7	600–650	628	271.00	271.00
10	700–750	725	246.00–248.00	247.01
12	750–800	768	239.00–248.00	246.45
1	800–850	805	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	270.00–300.00	284.88
3	350–400	380	261.00–291.00	275.61
7	400–450	426	263.00–290.00	278.60
4	450–500	476	251.00–289.00	265.30
2	500–550	515	256.00–260.00	257.94
4	550–600	581	240.00–260.00	250.76
1	650–700	690	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	299.00–301.00	300.17
2	450–500	483	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	292.00	292.00
2	600–650	615	256.00	256.00
9	650–700	663	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	255.00–273.00	263.76
1	400–450	420	277.00	277.00
3	450–500	482	252.00–258.00	255.97
8	500–550	516	254.00–264.00	256.47
4	550–600	574	235.00–244.00	239.20
4	600–650	613	230.00–240.00	235.34
14	650–700	661	230.00–244.00	241.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	460	271.00–276.00	272.92
3	550–600	578	244.00–255.00	251.29
8	600–650	617	248.00–249.00	248.13
1	750–800	795	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	298.00–299.00	298.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	230.00–232.00	231.00
2	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	665	224.00–230.00	226.98
1	700–750	720	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	713	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	231.00–250.00	241.80
4	450–500	460	236.00–258.00	246.60
10	500–550	525	228.00–248.00	237.55
5	550–600	562	225.00–235.00	231.15
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	201.00	201.00
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	710	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	458	258.00	258.00
3	500–550	542	248.00	248.00
10	550–600	575	230.00–240.00	231.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	565	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	488	270.00–277.00	272.12
9	500–550	516	254.00–292.00	272.31
6	550–600	568	235.00–260.00	254.14
9	600–650	611	231.00–245.00	238.61
11	650–700	660	230.00–233.00	232.46
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	840	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	115.00	115.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,223	144.00–165.00	150.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	141.00–144.00	142.56
1	—	1,240	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	90.00–110.00	99.15
3	—	1,160	115.00–120.00	116.49
1	—	1,140	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	130.00–140.00	135.15

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.