Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-16.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 13.00-20.00, instances of 30.00 higher; over 500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply included many high quality long weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.54/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$180.54

63 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$51.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	418	185.00	773	2thin
Medium and Large 1	556	184.96	1,029	48
Medium and Large 2	480	177.03	849	9thin
Medium and Large 3	459	133.25	611	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.75/cwt here — about $162 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 sale63 hd

180.54

—

AR average6 barns · 1,245 hd

180.82

−0.28

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	1,073	63.49	681	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	98.20	1,368	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	90.50	1,102	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,098	76.98	845	11

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$785	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,219	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	201.38/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	213.38/cwt	207.00–216.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	181.50/cwt	170.00–193.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	221.69/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	852	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,440	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,340	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	235.24/cwt	216.00–255.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	198.47/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	185.10/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	952	53.55/cwt	45.00–65.00	510	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	75.30/cwt	70.00–81.00	791	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	95.08/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	87.50/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,073	63.49/cwt	42.50–84.00	681	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	94.50/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,266	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,343	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	100.05/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,420	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,046	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,255	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	950	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	628	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	476	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	74.86/cwt	60.00–101.00	561	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	178.27/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,007	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	164.81/cwt	160.00–172.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	177.97/cwt	176.00–180.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	773	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 132Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 8Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	190.00	190.00
4	—	419	210.00	210.00
6	—	648	176.00	176.00
5	—	365	207.00–216.00	213.38
17	—	565	177.00–180.00	178.27
2	—	513	176.00–180.00	177.97
2	—	325	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	719	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	188.00	188.00
1	—	450	179.00	179.00
4	—	533	160.00–172.00	164.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	148.00	148.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	174.00	174.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	524	216.00	216.00
3	—	570	200.00–204.00	201.38
4	—	454	214.00–231.00	221.69
9	—	709	189.00	189.00
5	—	319	216.00–255.00	235.24
2	—	413	220.00	220.00
9	—	635	194.00–199.00	198.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	170.00–193.00	181.50
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	852	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	166.00	166.00
1	—	500	171.00	171.00
1	—	820	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	180.00–190.00	185.10
1	—	525	189.00	189.00
1	—	785	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	45.00–65.00	53.55
3	—	1,050	70.00–81.00	75.30
3	—	1,242	94.00–96.00	95.08
2	—	1,173	87.00–88.00	87.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,330	101.00	101.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	94.00–95.00	94.50
4	—	1,419	98.00–102.50	100.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	42.50–84.00	63.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	94.00	94.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	69.00	69.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	785.00	785.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	80.00	80.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	750	60.00–101.00	74.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	88.00	88.00

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

Heifers · 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