Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, 400-500 lb weights sold 5.00 higher, over 500 lb weights not tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.82/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$183.82

28 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$48.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.76

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	197.32	855	17thin
Medium and Large 2	486	171.24	832	7thin
Medium and Large 3	471	148.50	700	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.82/cwt here — about $155 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 sale28 hd

183.82

—

AR average10 barns · 1,355 hd

196.58

−12.76

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	1,590	101.87	1,620	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,253	104.54	1,310	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	82.26	737	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	990	80.98	802	8thin

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)	940	$1,026	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$810	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$1,445	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$430	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	203.63/cwt	201.00–209.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	200.48/cwt	199.00–204.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	182.55/cwt	176.00–190.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	198.36/cwt	193.00–201.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	231.00/cwt	219.00–244.00	1,109	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	224.51/cwt	210.00–233.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	205.01/cwt	204.00–206.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	230.06/cwt	221.00–235.00	897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	214.15/cwt	198.00–228.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	179.94/cwt	176.00–184.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	590	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	85.02/cwt	84.00–86.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	888	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	104.54/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,310	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	815	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	648	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	113.80/cwt	109.50–118.00	1,984	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,314	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	95.93/cwt	94.00–98.00	986	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,186	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	888	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	714	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	105.39/cwt	101.00–110.00	885	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	625	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,314	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,745.02/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,745	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,025.85/head	970.00–1,075.00	1,026	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,808.57/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,809	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	173.91/cwt	170.00–178.00	927	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 73Last week 57Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	216.00	216.00
11	—	480	219.00–244.00	231.00
6	—	434	210.00–233.00	224.51
1	—	305	248.00	248.00
3	—	390	221.00–235.00	230.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
1	—	490	198.00	198.00
2	—	418	204.00–206.00	205.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	201.00–209.00	203.63
4	—	432	199.00–204.00	200.48
6	—	465	193.00–201.00	198.36
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
2	—	533	170.00–178.00	173.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	151.00	151.00
1	—	480	144.00	144.00
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	176.00–190.00	182.55
3	—	562	159.00–160.00	159.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	157.00	157.00
2	—	533	176.00–184.00	179.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	198.00–228.00	214.15
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
1	—	550	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	84.00–86.00	85.02
1	—	945	94.00	94.00
1	—	910	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	104.00–105.00	104.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	84.00–85.00	84.49
2	—	925	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,240	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,028	94.00–98.00	95.93
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,743	109.50–118.00	113.80

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	104.00	104.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	94.00	94.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	106.00	106.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	970.00–1,075.00	1,025.85
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	101.00–110.00	105.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	625	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,745.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,808.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	430.00	430.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	810.00	810.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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