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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 28

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 75▼ 71 vs year ago 165 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 4▲ 11 vs year ago 4 · +275.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 13.00-20.00, mostly 16.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-13.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Fleshy or plainer cattle sold with a discount. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower.

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 $233.08/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −144.70 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$233.08

12 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs AR average

−8.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	235.44	1,340	9thin
Medium and Large 2	537	226.00	1,213	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about $127 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 sale12 hd

233.08

—

AR average10 barns · 362 hd

236.96

−3.87

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−8.80

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−144.70

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	—	Average	1,688	137.50	2,320	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	132.01	1,910	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	122.58	1,275	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,109	113.26	1,256	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,609	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,259	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,907	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	295.81/cwt	290.00–302.00	947	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	291.67/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,094	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,158	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,287	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,339	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,415	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,393	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,590	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,316	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	262.32/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,500	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	286.80/cwt	265.00–295.00	878	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	258.72/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,006	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	248.23/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,030	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	249.43/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,195	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,185	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,229	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,171	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	233.19/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,376	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,322	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	232.39/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,448	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,481	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,485	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,365	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	232.92/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,568	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,827	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,795	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	122.77/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,246	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,275	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	101.35/cwt	70.00–115.00	1,125	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,684	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,831	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,072	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,974	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,609.15/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,609	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,895	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,384	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,530	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	1,259.42/head	1,250.00–1,270.00	1,259	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,907.30/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,907	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 75Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	265.00–295.00	286.80
7	350–400	389	258.00–259.00	258.72
3	400–450	415	240.00–255.00	248.23
6	450–500	479	241.00–251.00	249.43
2	500–550	513	239.00–240.00	239.51
5	550–600	590	231.00–234.00	233.19
2	600–650	623	227.00–238.00	232.39
1	700–750	705	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	224.00	224.00
6	650–700	673	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	290.00–302.00	295.81
3	350–400	375	275.00–300.00	291.67
1	400–450	415	279.00	279.00
2	450–500	450	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	540	258.00	258.00
7	550–600	572	253.00–270.00	262.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	565	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	291.00	291.00
1	550–600	550	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	500	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	252.00	252.00
2	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.46
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	673	225.00–240.00	232.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	120.00–125.00	122.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,403	130.00–131.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	70.00–115.00	101.35
2	—	1,015	120.00–125.00	122.77
1	—	1,295	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	140.00	140.00
1	—	2,070	135.00	135.00

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)	2	—	1,073	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,609.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	143.00	143.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	96.00	96.00

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	—	1,010	137.00	137.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	145.00	145.00

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	—	1,235	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	780	1,250.00–1,270.00	1,259.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	2	—	1,190	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,907.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	141.00	141.00

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.