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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Dec 4

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 217 vs last sale 342▲ 64 vs year ago 61 · +104.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 13▼ 44 vs year ago 71 · −62.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

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 $244.39/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 18 comparable sales and sits −133.39 against this barn's trailing median of $377.79.

Average price

$244.39

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$56.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.29

vs AR average

−38.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	251.36	1,404	19thin
Medium and Large 2	545	233.34	1,272	3thin
Medium and Large 3	520	194.81	1,013	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.55/cwt here — about $390 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 sale24 hd

244.39

—

AR average2 barns · 324 hd

267.69

−23.29

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−38.93

This barn, trailing median18 sales

377.79

−133.39

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	1,440	112.34	1,618	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	110.38	1,740	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	95.03	1,109	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	85.33	905	3thin

Every lot

61 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 3	310	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	612	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	940	1
Steers	350–400	Small and Medium 3	365	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	343.86/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,279	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	319.14/cwt	316.00–322.50	1,331	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	300.93/cwt	291.00–312.00	1,435	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,381	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	302.18/cwt	299.00–308.00	1,571	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	260.45/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,628	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	631	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,697	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	763	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,915	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	825	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	284	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	297.76/cwt	286.00–309.00	992	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	291.07/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,068	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	279.52/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,152	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3Replacement	428	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	264.18/cwt	256.00–271.00	1,260	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	251.16/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,304	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	194.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,013	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,297	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	571	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,456	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,432	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	243.66/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,537	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,647	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3Replacement	693	1,320.00/head	1,320.00–1,320.00	1,320	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	735	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,786	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,415	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	294.26/cwt	284.00–305.00	1,533	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,402	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	261.99/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,522	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	248.84/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,545	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,649	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,640	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,060	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,473	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Medium and Large 2	1,210	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,658	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	112.34/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,618	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	579	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	927	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,155	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	57.65/cwt	40.00–70.00	662	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,163	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,256	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,419	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	113.47/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,524	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,712	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,636	110.26/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,804	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	788	94.43/cwt	92.00–97.00	744	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	107.52/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,081	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,337	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	117.55/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,578	3

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 342Year ago 61

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 13Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	247.00	247.00
1	500–550	520	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	558	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	600–650	620	231.00	231.00
1	900–950	925	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	90.00	90.00
2	500–550	520	190.00–200.00	194.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	286.00–309.00	297.76
3	350–400	367	281.00–297.00	291.07
3	400–450	412	273.00–283.00	279.52
8	450–500	477	256.00–271.00	264.18
5	500–550	519	246.00–255.00	251.16
10	550–600	573	250.00	250.00
10	600–650	631	240.00–250.00	243.66
1	650–700	675	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	735	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2	400–450	428	1,040.00	1,040.00
2	650–700	693	1,320.00	1,320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	372	330.00–357.50	343.86
3	400–450	417	316.00–322.50	319.14
6	450–500	477	291.00–312.00	300.93
4	500–550	520	299.00–308.00	302.18
4	600–650	625	256.00–268.00	260.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	631	269.00	269.00
2	750–800	763	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	197.50	197.50
1	350–400	350	150.00	150.00
1	800–850	825	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	261.00	261.00
2	450–500	478	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	521	284.00–305.00	294.26
5	550–600	581	250.00–276.00	261.99
4	600–650	621	240.00–256.00	248.84
1	650–700	665	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	710	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	267.00	267.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	139.00	139.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	106.00	106.00
1	—	965	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,030	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,163	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,148	40.00–70.00	57.65
3	—	1,100	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,343	113.00–114.00	113.47
7	—	1,636	110.00–112.00	110.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	100.00–120.00	112.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,005	100.00–114.00	107.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	92.00–97.00	94.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	92.00	92.00

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)	3	—	1,342	110.00–126.00	117.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	110.00	110.00

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	1	—	1,190	116.00	116.00

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.