Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 8.00, mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 12.00 up to 15.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $203.76/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$203.76

162 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$711

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

$84.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	209.96	1,186	144
Medium and Large 2	557	182.39	1,016	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	842	156.00	1,314	7thin
Medium and Large 3	468	129.20	605	5thin
Small and Medium 3	380	125.00	475	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.96/cwt here — about $711 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 sale162 hd

203.76

—

AR average6 barns · 941 hd

207.95

−4.19

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	1,753	105.50	1,849	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	96.26	1,384	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,063	85.98	914	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	82.73	821	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,200	$1,285	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	695	$740	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$440	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	620	$370	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	432	182.96/cwt	180.00–185.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	190.41/cwt	190.00–192.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	149.09/cwt	137.00–164.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	175.47/cwt	174.00–176.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	160.50/cwt	150.00–171.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	182.20/cwt	176.00–184.00	887	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	159.49/cwt	158.00–161.00	603	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	184.97/cwt	179.00–191.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	221.52/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	225.01/cwt	206.00–239.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	237.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	184.89/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,250	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	220.45/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,140	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	213.91/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,217	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,314	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	229.50/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	234.21/cwt	227.00–236.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	183.31/cwt	162.00–185.00	1,298	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	218.46/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	905	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	97.65/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,451	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	86.86/cwt	85.00–88.50	942	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	941	75.79/cwt	68.00–83.00	713	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	92.70/cwt	92.00–93.50	967	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	772	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,034	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	92.10/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,191	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	96.67/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,255	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,167	1
Bulls	—	—	2,250	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	92.81/cwt	92.00–94.50	1,090	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	374	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	105.50/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,108	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,081	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	515	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	309	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,174	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	97.82/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,259	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	620	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	695	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	970	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	517	66.51/cwt	49.00–75.00	344	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	141.47/cwt	138.00–145.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	168.59/cwt	158.00–179.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	174.55/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,126	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	177.80/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,033	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	171.56/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	175.39/cwt	171.00–180.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	148.05/cwt	147.00–149.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	140.40/cwt	136.00–145.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	138.95/cwt	125.00–153.00	935	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 Mar 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 139Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 21Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 16Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	180.00–185.00	182.96
2	—	695	148.00	148.00
2	—	630	160.00	160.00
2	—	505	150.00–171.00	160.50
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
2	—	378	158.00–161.00	159.49
2	—	308	171.00–180.00	175.39
1	—	470	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	190.00–192.00	190.41
4	—	510	174.00–176.00	175.47
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
11	—	487	176.00–184.00	182.20
3	—	803	135.00	135.00
1	—	980	116.00	116.00
22	—	645	172.00–176.00	174.55
22	—	581	172.00–181.00	177.80
7	—	666	169.00–172.00	171.56
1	—	395	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
3	—	568	137.00–164.00	149.09
2	—	528	143.00–144.00	143.48
2	—	325	147.00–149.00	148.05
3	—	468	136.00–145.00	140.40
2	—	673	125.00–153.00	138.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	745	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	121.00	121.00
2	—	428	127.00	127.00
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	179.00	179.00
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
1	—	640	173.00	173.00
2	—	508	179.00–191.00	184.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	191.00	191.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	220.00–223.00	221.52
8	—	419	206.00–239.00	225.01
3	—	378	235.00–240.00	237.62
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
19	—	676	184.00–194.00	184.89
12	—	517	211.00–228.00	220.45
59	—	569	200.00–223.00	213.91
7	—	324	227.00–236.00	234.21
14	—	708	162.00–185.00	183.31
8	—	615	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	842	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	227.00–230.00	229.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	139.00	139.00
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
1	—	590	198.00	198.00
3	—	525	205.00–225.00	218.46
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
1	—	825	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	138.00–145.00	141.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	164.00	164.00
2	—	610	158.00–179.00	168.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,043	92.00–93.50	92.70
1	—	930	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,055	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	95.00–99.00	97.65
2	—	1,293	91.00–93.00	92.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	85.00–88.50	86.86
6	—	941	68.00–83.00	75.79
3	—	1,145	96.00–97.00	96.67
4	—	1,174	92.00–94.50	92.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	93.00	93.00
1	—	2,250	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,285.00	1,285.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	101.00–111.00	105.50
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	121.00	121.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	92.00	92.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,287	95.00–99.00	97.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	98.00	98.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	515	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	517	49.00–75.00	66.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	114.00	114.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	370.00	370.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	740.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	440.00	440.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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