Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 1.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-10.00, mostly 4.00 lower, over 600 lb weights not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested. Supply was mostly average to plain in all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.55/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$203.55

82 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$51.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	210.88	957	56
Medium and Large 1-2	543	195.00	1,059	8thin
Medium and Large 2	428	189.64	812	15thin
Medium and Large 3	434	159.05	690	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.83/cwt here — about $267 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 sale82 hd

203.55

—

AR average10 barns · 2,225 hd

204.71

−1.16

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	1,313	87.46	1,148	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	86.67	1,251	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	77.67	789	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,046	77.27	808	16

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)	715	$510	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$665	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	543	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	186.44/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	222.45/cwt	217.00–225.00	961	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	203.75/cwt	193.00–215.00	960	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	207.20/cwt	202.00–210.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	212.51/cwt	211.00–214.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	175.33/cwt	170.00–178.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	148.13/cwt	135.00–161.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	233.96/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,100	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	209.67/cwt	200.00–220.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	237.33/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	223.99/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	246.89/cwt	235.00–253.00	951	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	258.48/cwt	251.00–263.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,275	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	200.75/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	212.50/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,001	75.18/cwt	70.00–80.00	753	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,042	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	819	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,411	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,070	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,029	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	504	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	87.46/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,148	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	74.87/cwt	50.00–85.00	570	4
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	—	715	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	695	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	257	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	625	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	222.16/cwt	210.00–235.00	853	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	192.01/cwt	175.00–197.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	198.03/cwt	196.00–200.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	176.57/cwt	175.00–178.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	193.84/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,087	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	166.91/cwt	148.00–186.00	865	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 Apr 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 158Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 41Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	194.00	194.00
1	—	600	169.00	169.00
3	—	328	202.00–210.00	207.20
5	—	415	175.00–197.00	192.01
2	—	355	196.00–200.00	198.03
2	—	518	148.00–186.00	166.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
2	—	373	175.00–178.00	176.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	217.00–225.00	222.45
16	—	471	193.00–215.00	203.75
1	—	525	198.00	198.00
18	—	384	210.00–235.00	222.16
7	—	561	184.00–198.00	193.84
1	—	680	157.00	157.00
1	—	640	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
3	—	360	170.00–178.00	175.33
2	—	485	135.00–161.00	148.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	185.00–188.00	186.44
1	—	505	218.00	218.00
1	—	425	185.00	185.00
2	—	493	211.00–214.00	212.51
2	—	383	200.00–220.00	209.67
2	—	683	180.00–181.00	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	230.00	230.00
2	—	430	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	226.00–245.00	233.96
1	—	690	186.00	186.00
6	—	436	231.00–251.00	237.33
5	—	513	223.00–225.00	223.99
16	—	385	235.00–253.00	246.89
3	—	310	251.00–263.00	258.48
9	—	564	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	191.00	191.00
1	—	680	141.00	141.00
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	200.00–201.00	200.75
1	—	815	149.00	149.00
3	—	565	190.00	190.00
4	—	517	208.00–216.00	212.50
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
1	—	925	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	70.00–80.00	75.18
1	—	875	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,259	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,143	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	45.00	45.00
2	—	970	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,145	91.00	91.00
2	—	963	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,568	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	60.00	60.00
1	—	720	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	80.00–95.00	87.46

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	—	745	119.00	119.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	761	50.00–85.00	74.87
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	510.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	37.00	37.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	420.00	420.00

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

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Replacement Cattle