Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 7.00-9.00 lower; over 500 lbs , not well tested. Quality not as attractive as last weeks offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.63/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$180.63

50 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$60.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.75

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	190.62	868	28
Medium and Large 1-2	431	185.00	797	5thin
Medium and Large 2	462	173.05	799	13thin
Medium and Large 3	356	129.85	463	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.78/cwt here — about $405 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

180.63

—

AR average7 barns · 1,656 hd

187.37

−6.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,545	81.00	1,251	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	70.19	909	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,044	56.71	592	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	55.00	528	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$959	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,152	$866	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,175	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$1,060	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$795	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	154.78/cwt	141.00–165.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	153.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	845	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	217.24/cwt	212.00–225.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	181.60/cwt	175.00–184.00	666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	136.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	175.15/cwt	170.00–185.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	188.83/cwt	188.00–193.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	200.11/cwt	190.00–208.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	191.30/cwt	186.00–198.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	172.86/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	175.54/cwt	168.00–185.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	162.92/cwt	150.00–168.00	948	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.27/cwt	165.00–180.00	904	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,365	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	956	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,587	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	61.30/cwt	60.00–65.00	661	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	55.79/cwt	55.00–57.00	658	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	786	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	75.96/cwt	75.00–77.00	937	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	917	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	233	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	945	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	739	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	865.83/head	690.00–940.00	866	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	959.00/head	810.00–1,035.00	959	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	654	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	878	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	131.63/cwt	129.00–136.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.90/cwt	165.00–177.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	127.45/cwt	119.00–136.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	161.35/cwt	160.00–166.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	110.83/cwt	101.00–120.00	477	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 224Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 26Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	326	141.00–165.00	154.78
3	—	413	150.00–156.00	153.68
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	500	137.00	137.00
3	—	577	129.00–136.00	131.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	84.00	84.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
2	—	463	119.00–136.00	127.45
2	—	430	101.00–120.00	110.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	175.00–184.00	181.60
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
4	—	430	165.00–177.00	170.90
6	—	462	160.00–166.00	161.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	40.00	40.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	212.00–225.00	217.24
2	—	603	174.00	174.00
7	—	479	188.00–193.00	188.83
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
7	—	382	190.00–208.00	200.11
5	—	423	186.00–198.00	191.30
3	—	582	170.00–179.00	172.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
3	—	368	170.00–185.00	175.15
2	—	445	180.00–181.00	180.50
6	—	478	168.00–185.00	175.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	130.00–140.00	136.46
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	150.00–168.00	162.92
5	—	516	165.00–180.00	175.27
1	—	630	161.00	161.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,079	60.00–65.00	61.30
3	—	1,180	55.00–57.00	55.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,233	75.00–77.00	75.96
7	—	1,310	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	29.00	29.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,725	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	590.00	590.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	77.00	77.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	865	1,060.00	1,060.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	690.00–940.00	865.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	874	810.00–1,035.00	959.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	75.00	75.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle