Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend for calves last week, however compared to two weeks ago; Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 1.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lb weights not tested. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.94/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$191.94

56 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$73.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	205.13	1,084	41
Medium and Large 2	524	177.10	929	8thin
Medium and Large 3	480	131.68	631	7thin

One grade step is worth $73.45/cwt here — about $452 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 sale56 hd

191.94

—

AR average10 barns · 1,511 hd

206.82

−14.88

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	1,713	115.44	1,977	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	96.12	1,265	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,061	87.26	926	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	85.96	873	15

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)	690	$539	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	585	$510	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	612	$467	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,500	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$1,357	12
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	610	$320	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	220.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	970	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	130.54/cwt	103.00–160.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	119.33/cwt	113.00–126.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	195.68/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	207.93/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	216.52/cwt	210.00–225.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	184.84/cwt	175.00–194.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	206.82/cwt	201.00–218.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	209.91/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	187.57/cwt	180.00–196.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	218.46/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	232.29/cwt	217.00–244.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	227.23/cwt	220.00–237.50	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	147.99/cwt	123.00–170.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	134.73/cwt	120.00–150.00	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	205.70/cwt	180.00–219.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	228.38/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	231.95/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	175.51/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	207.99/cwt	202.00–216.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,051	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,286	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	96.83/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,262	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	987	60.50/cwt	33.00–74.00	597	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	59.37/cwt	52.00–70.00	527	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,097	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	92.48/cwt	90.00–94.00	953	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	81.97/cwt	77.00–85.00	830	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	96.37/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,111	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	90.17/cwt	86.00–94.00	965	32
Bulls	—	—	1,713	115.44/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,977	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	84.37/cwt	78.00–91.00	901	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	98.80/cwt	86.00–120.00	1,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	690	539.40/head	450.00–625.00	539	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	585	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	610	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	679	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	615	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	89.24/cwt	80.00–97.00	928	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	90.85/cwt	53.00–113.00	785	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	128.61/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,118	9
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	610	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	69.01/cwt	52.00–91.00	544	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,523.58/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,524	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,393.28/head	1,100.00–1,585.00	1,393	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	978	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	219.26/cwt	207.00–234.00	1,123	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 34Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 26Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 16Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	190.00	190.00
2	—	415	175.00–194.00	184.84
1	—	560	182.00	182.00
2	—	375	180.00–196.00	187.57
1	—	615	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
1	—	365	166.00	166.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
2	—	518	103.00–160.00	130.54
2	—	478	113.00–126.00	119.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	200.00–225.00	220.15
4	—	621	192.00–202.00	195.68
4	—	490	200.00–219.00	207.93
4	—	327	210.00–225.00	216.52
3	—	375	201.00–218.00	206.82
16	—	521	185.00–214.00	209.91
2	—	700	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	190.00–200.00	195.03
1	—	695	181.00	181.00
1	—	480	187.00	187.00
3	—	305	180.00–219.00	205.70
1	—	385	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	216.00–221.00	218.46
6	—	422	217.00–244.00	232.29
1	—	325	275.00	275.00
3	—	372	220.00–237.50	227.23
5	—	516	220.00–232.00	228.38
5	—	474	228.00–238.00	231.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
3	—	388	123.00–170.00	147.99
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
2	—	418	120.00–150.00	134.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	205.00–207.00	206.00
3	—	668	170.00–187.00	175.51
4	—	553	202.00–216.00	207.99
1	—	815	129.00	129.00
8	—	512	207.00–234.00	219.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	166.00	166.00
1	—	495	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	89.00	89.00
10	—	1,303	95.00–99.00	96.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	33.00–74.00	60.50
11	—	1,013	77.00–85.00	81.97
5	—	1,153	95.00–101.00	96.37
32	—	1,070	86.00–94.00	90.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	52.00–70.00	59.37
1	—	1,035	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,125	97.00–98.00	97.50
9	—	1,031	90.00–94.00	92.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	115.00–116.00	115.44

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	77.00	77.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,068	78.00–91.00	84.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	86.00–120.00	98.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	114.00	114.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	80.00–97.00	89.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	690	450.00–625.00	539.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	585	510.00	510.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	610	450.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	79.00	79.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	615	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	864	53.00–113.00	90.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	869	118.00–135.00	128.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	788	52.00–91.00	69.01
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	320.00	320.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,239	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,523.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,670	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,303	1,100.00–1,585.00	1,393.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00

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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