Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to Auction being closed last two weeks because of Inclement weather; however definite higher undertones observed in all classes of both Feeder cattle and Slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.16/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$178.16

57 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$58.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	184.07	922	39
Medium and Large 2	463	173.78	805	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	160.75	915	8thin
Medium and Large 3	545	126.00	687	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.07/cwt here — about $235 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 sale57 hd

178.16

—

AR average3 barns · 1,178 hd

176.25

+1.90

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	—	High	1,379	85.82	1,183	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	86.00	1,111	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,017	71.58	728	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	833	61.00	508	3thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	276	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	344	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	217.29/cwt	214.00–218.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	206.22/cwt	198.00–214.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	608	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	191.35/cwt	190.00–194.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	177.75/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	178.99/cwt	177.00–181.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	443	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	180.21/cwt	180.00–181.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	179.93/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	898	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	424	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	77.30/cwt	74.00–80.00	876	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,219	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,059	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,859	1
Bulls	—	—	1,183	76.23/cwt	74.00–79.00	902	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	90.49/cwt	83.00–94.00	743	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	81.14/cwt	76.00–89.00	742	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	94.76/cwt	87.00–101.00	957	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	160.75/cwt	159.00–166.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	169.33/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	599	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	172.40/cwt	169.00–176.00	888	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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 131Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 8

No trend established due to Auction being closed last two weeks because of Inclement weather; however definite higher undertones observed in all classes of both Feeder cattle and Slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	154.00	154.00
3	—	413	190.00–194.00	191.35
5	—	463	180.00–181.00	180.21
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
6	—	669	169.00–171.00	169.33
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
2	—	515	169.00–176.00	172.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	226.00	226.00
4	—	344	202.00	202.00
3	—	608	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	159.00–166.00	160.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	159.00	159.00
1	—	460	163.00	163.00
1	—	390	167.00	167.00
1	—	525	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	599	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	214.00–218.00	217.29
2	—	463	198.00–214.00	206.22
1	—	595	189.00	189.00
1	—	820	151.00	151.00
1	—	755	161.00	161.00
1	—	345	218.00	218.00
1	—	540	191.00	191.00
2	—	410	200.00	200.00
8	—	679	177.00–180.00	177.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	176.00	176.00
2	—	310	185.00	185.00
2	—	483	177.00–181.00	178.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	305	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	174.00–186.00	179.93
1	—	535	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,133	74.00–80.00	77.30
1	—	915	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,015	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	52.00	52.00
1	—	815	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,253	84.00–85.00	84.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,183	74.00–79.00	76.23

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	821	83.00–94.00	90.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	76.00–89.00	81.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	91.00	91.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	87.00–101.00	94.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	80.00	80.00

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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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle