Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lb weights not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.56/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$221.56

63 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$782

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

$140.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.80

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	227.59	1,089	55
Medium and Large 2	465	193.38	900	7thin
Small and Medium 3	350	87.50	306	1thin

One grade step is worth $140.09/cwt here — about $782 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

221.56

—

AR average10 barns · 1,503 hd

228.36

−6.80

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	1,683	120.54	2,029	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	101.66	1,442	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	969	79.11	767	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	865	70.00	606	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$1,506	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,475	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$1,474	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	237.71/cwt	230.00–239.00	884	7
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	350	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	185.48/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	187.89/cwt	178.00–197.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	213.31/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,015	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	232.45/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,086	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	197.95/cwt	196.00–200.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	216.78/cwt	200.00–219.00	850	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	198.47/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	225.96/cwt	223.00–240.00	983	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	228.03/cwt	206.00–236.00	1,190	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	952	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,475.21/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,505.94/head	1,475.00–1,535.00	1,506	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,473.72/head	1,460.00–1,485.00	1,474	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	107.58/cwt	70.00–120.00	1,000	6
Bulls	—	—	1,683	120.54/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,029	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	66.51/cwt	66.00–67.00	549	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	67.36/cwt	65.00–70.00	642	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	101.66/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,442	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	606	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 73Year ago 58

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	220.00	220.00
1	—	590	197.00	197.00
1	—	610	198.00	198.00
1	—	710	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	186.00	186.00
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
1	—	690	141.00	141.00
1	—	370	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	198.00	198.00
19	—	476	196.00–220.00	213.31
15	—	392	200.00–219.00	216.78
2	—	563	196.00–201.00	198.47
3	—	700	150.00	150.00
1	—	815	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	414	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	230.00–239.00	237.71
3	—	715	187.00	187.00
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
14	—	467	220.00–239.00	232.45
2	—	610	216.00	216.00
3	—	342	246.00	246.00
11	—	435	223.00–240.00	225.96
14	—	522	206.00–236.00	228.03
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	181.00–190.00	185.48
2	—	428	178.00–197.00	187.89
1	—	300	211.00	211.00
2	—	478	196.00–200.00	197.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,475.00–1,535.00	1,505.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,028	1,460.00–1,485.00	1,473.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	930	70.00–120.00	107.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	120.00–121.00	120.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	66.00–67.00	66.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,015	88.00	88.00
2	—	953	65.00–70.00	67.36
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	100.00–103.00	101.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	70.00	70.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle