Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold mixed with 300-400 lb weights and 500-600 lb weights selling 7.00-9.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 8.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.50/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$225.50

72 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$79.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	232.24	1,124	48
Medium and Large 1-2	490	215.00	1,054	2thin
Medium and Large 2	440	214.54	945	21
Medium and Large 3	520	153.00	796	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.24/cwt here — about $329 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 sale72 hd

225.50

—

AR average9 barns · 1,156 hd

228.30

−2.80

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	1,583	115.66	1,830	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,312	102.90	1,350	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,017	89.44	909	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	963	86.45	833	7thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	220.91/cwt	208.00–226.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	204.45/cwt	198.00–209.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	200.05/cwt	193.00–207.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	228.50/cwt	226.00–231.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	225.61/cwt	210.00–231.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	232.09/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	233.70/cwt	224.00–256.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	233.43/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	181.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	219.45/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	254.35/cwt	235.00–275.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	193.74/cwt	185.00–210.00	936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	244.70/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,035	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	206.03/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,007	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.02/cwt	100.00–141.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	218.72/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	592	208.66/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,235	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,162	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	103.39/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,382	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	103.86/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,137	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	903	76.13/cwt	70.00–79.00	687	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	96.56/cwt	94.00–99.00	988	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	87.99/cwt	86.00–92.00	890	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	95.89/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,049	7
Bulls	—	—	1,348	108.62/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,464	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	102.86/cwt	99.00–106.00	951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	432	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.88/cwt	95.00–127.00	854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	180.18/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	209.57/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	147.61/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	219.52/cwt	214.00–224.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 133Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 13Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	198.00	198.00
2	—	323	193.00–207.00	200.05
1	—	630	155.00	155.00
1	—	440	199.00	199.00
1	—	360	207.00	207.00
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	169.00	169.00
5	—	666	179.50	179.50
5	—	413	208.00–226.00	220.91
5	—	576	198.00–209.00	204.45
2	—	300	226.00–231.00	228.50
8	—	489	202.00–214.00	206.03
3	—	615	172.00–189.00	180.18
5	—	518	208.00–212.00	209.57
3	—	812	141.00–151.00	147.61
10	—	384	214.00–224.00	219.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	405	228.00	228.00
4	—	323	210.00–231.00	225.61
1	—	1,050	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	215.00	215.00
4	—	483	185.00–210.00	193.74
1	—	530	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	215.00–245.00	232.09
4	—	375	224.00–256.00	233.70
5	—	533	231.00–234.00	233.43
3	—	760	180.00–185.00	181.98
6	—	580	209.00–228.00	219.45
3	—	635	218.00	218.00
5	—	320	235.00–275.00	254.35
12	—	423	230.00–260.00	244.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	99.00	99.00
1	—	635	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	100.00–141.00	120.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	205.00–224.00	218.72
3	—	592	206.00–214.00	208.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,123	103.00–104.00	103.50
2	—	1,023	94.00–99.00	96.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,337	102.00–105.00	103.39
1	—	1,115	99.00	99.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	102.00–106.00	103.86
4	—	903	70.00–79.00	76.13
5	—	1,012	86.00–92.00	87.99
7	—	1,094	93.00–98.00	95.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	70.00	70.00
1	—	740	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,817	120.00–125.00	122.70
3	—	1,348	108.00–110.00	108.62

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	127.00	127.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	95.00–127.00	113.88
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	99.00–106.00	102.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	78.00	78.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	103.00	103.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	114.00	114.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle