Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.66/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$194.66

63 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$58.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	203.03	940	47
Medium and Large 2	500	176.07	880	13thin
Medium and Large 3	522	144.22	753	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.81/cwt here — about $187 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

194.66

—

AR average11 barns · 2,189 hd

204.08

−9.41

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	83.95	1,153	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	72.50	640	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,038	69.16	718	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,353	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,300	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,655	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,505	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,225	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	206.05/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	192.17/cwt	180.00–204.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	179.96/cwt	170.00–190.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	218.75/cwt	217.00–232.50	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	189.82/cwt	180.00–200.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	144.22/cwt	136.00–152.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	212.96/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	220.21/cwt	215.00–223.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	213.22/cwt	213.00–215.00	834	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	234.92/cwt	225.00–237.00	874	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	234.95/cwt	225.00–236.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	221.01/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,050	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	207.98/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	206.92/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	185.24/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,145	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	84.82/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,012	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	74.87/cwt	70.00–80.00	887	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	91.97/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,508	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	64.35/cwt	41.00–71.00	662	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	78.87/cwt	75.00–80.00	878	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	398	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	720	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	288	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	757	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,353.32/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,353	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	86.06/cwt	85.00–87.00	898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	87.08/cwt	85.00–91.00	977	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	89.95/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,160	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	88.08/cwt	82.00–95.00	775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,505.21/head	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	214.67/cwt	208.00–217.00	925	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	189.16/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 168Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 79Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 100Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	199.00	199.00
2	—	355	180.00–204.00	192.17
3	—	458	170.00–190.00	179.96
2	—	428	180.00–200.00	189.82
1	—	560	178.00	178.00
2	—	760	138.00–139.00	138.50
1	—	645	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	514	200.00–209.00	206.05
2	—	730	140.00–145.00	142.47
12	—	325	217.00–232.50	218.75
1	—	670	170.00	170.00
9	—	391	213.00–215.00	213.22
2	—	778	145.00–150.00	147.54
11	—	431	208.00–217.00	214.67
1	—	945	126.00	126.00
5	—	576	180.00–196.00	189.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	136.00–152.00	144.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	215.00	215.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	210.00–217.00	212.96
6	—	427	215.00–223.00	220.21
1	—	635	200.00	200.00
13	—	372	225.00–237.00	234.92
10	—	340	225.00–236.00	234.95
7	—	475	215.00–222.00	221.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	155.00–160.00	157.49
2	—	535	207.00–209.00	207.98
1	—	805	137.00	137.00
3	—	568	195.00–215.00	206.92
3	—	618	180.00–188.00	185.24
3	—	495	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	83.00–87.00	84.82
5	—	1,029	41.00–71.00	64.35
4	—	1,113	75.00–80.00	78.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,185	70.00–80.00	74.87
2	—	1,640	91.00–93.00	91.97
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	50.00	50.00
2	—	720	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	64.00	64.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,353.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	85.00–87.00	86.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,122	85.00–91.00	87.08
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	85.00–93.00	89.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	880	82.00–95.00	88.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,137	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,505.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,655	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	104.00	104.00

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

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