Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Several groups of long weaned, thin, suitable for grass calves sold with a high Premium. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.84/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$196.84

111 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

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

$132.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	206.29	985	92
Medium and Large 2	564	168.14	948	10thin
Medium and Large 3	492	148.59	730	7thin
Small and Medium 3	573	74.25	425	2thin

One grade step is worth $132.04/cwt here — about $560 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 sale111 hd

196.84

—

AR average11 barns · 2,020 hd

190.10

+6.74

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	905	73.00	661	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	85.00	1,092	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	80.00	920	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,155	69.99	808	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	780	$435	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	527	183.02/cwt	180.00–189.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	468	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	204.35/cwt	200.00–211.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	230.04/cwt	221.00–239.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	177.64/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	520	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,082	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	227.25/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,314	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	225.82/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	212.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	193.69/cwt	181.00–207.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	409	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	225.86/cwt	214.00–235.00	942	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	176.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	167.82/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	192.42/cwt	187.00–196.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	172.99/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,059	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	63.89/cwt	55.00–70.00	700	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	82.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,048	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	920	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	710	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	433	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,242	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	942	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,152	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	780	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	193.24/cwt	181.00–197.00	931	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	198.52/cwt	195.00–199.00	873	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	625	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	409	227.16/cwt	209.00–232.00	929	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	170.07/cwt	160.00–180.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	163.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	222.89/cwt	218.00–233.00	827	5

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 53Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	180.00–189.00	183.02
1	—	790	138.00	138.00
2	—	558	160.00–168.00	163.98
1	—	830	129.00	129.00
2	—	420	170.00–180.00	175.18
1	—	480	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	217.00	217.00
31	—	507	213.50	213.50
14	—	409	209.00–232.00	227.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	200.00–211.00	204.35
3	—	603	173.00–182.00	177.64
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
1	—	590	182.00	182.00
1	—	325	213.00	213.00
20	—	482	181.00–197.00	193.24
8	—	440	195.00–199.00	198.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
1	—	440	153.00	153.00
1	—	680	148.00	148.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
2	—	378	160.00–180.00	170.07
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	77.50	77.50
1	—	625	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	170.00–180.00	176.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	221.00–239.00	230.04
1	—	650	192.00	192.00
1	—	645	203.00	203.00
8	—	465	216.00–231.00	225.82
5	—	514	200.00–220.00	212.22
2	—	563	214.00	214.00
12	—	417	214.00–235.00	225.86
5	—	371	218.00–233.00	222.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	178.00	178.00
1	—	485	204.00	204.00
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	201.00	201.00
2	—	415	181.00–207.00	193.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
1	—	440	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	578	216.00–228.00	227.25
26	—	495	240.00	240.00
15	—	409	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	190.00	190.00
3	—	612	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	161.00–175.00	167.82
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
5	—	511	187.00–196.00	192.42
3	—	612	170.00–179.00	172.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	55.00–70.00	63.89
2	—	1,275	80.00–85.00	82.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	61.00	61.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	99.00	99.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	107.00	107.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	96.00	96.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	98.00	98.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	435.00	435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	85.00	85.00

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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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