Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 3.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not enough comparable receipts with last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.61/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$195.61

36 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$717

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

$137.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.41

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	213.60	1,059	24
Medium and Large 1-2	410	188.00	771	3thin
Medium and Large 2	593	180.00	1,067	2thin
Medium and Large 3	420	152.58	641	6thin
Small and Medium 3	450	76.00	342	1thin

One grade step is worth $137.60/cwt here — about $717 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 sale36 hd

195.61

—

AR average7 barns · 1,907 hd

208.02

−12.41

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,293	81.67	1,056	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,362	90.34	1,230	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	969	66.40	643	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1Value Added	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	205.20/cwt	194.00–218.00	1,209	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	225.59/cwt	224.00–229.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	227.33/cwt	220.00–234.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	222.25/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,171	11
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	695	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	542	206.51/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,119	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	162.49/cwt	158.00–170.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	450	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	87.18/cwt	75.00–97.00	957	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	652	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	93.86/cwt	90.00–97.00	946	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	960	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	576	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	76.90/cwt	75.00–79.00	742	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	90.34/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,230	3
Bulls	—	—	1,185	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	921	49.34/cwt	40.00–70.00	454	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	961	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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 166Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 24Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 24Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	220.00	220.00
7	—	589	194.00–218.00	205.20
1	—	365	213.00	213.00
2	—	615	204.00	204.00
3	—	413	219.00	219.00
2	—	330	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	158.00–170.00	162.49
1	—	400	161.00	161.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
1	—	560	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
1	—	430	184.00	184.00
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	162.00	162.00
1	—	815	168.00	168.00
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	224.00–229.00	225.59
1	—	560	218.00	218.00
2	—	368	220.00–234.00	227.33
2	—	663	209.00	209.00
1	—	755	187.00	187.00
11	—	527	213.00–225.00	222.25
1	—	850	174.00	174.00
1	—	305	225.00	225.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	57.00	57.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	542	204.00–214.00	206.51
1	—	965	109.00	109.00
3	—	583	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	164.00	164.00

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)	4	—	1,098	75.00–97.00	87.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	106.00	106.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	82.00	82.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	90.00–97.00	93.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	92.00	92.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,735	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	75.00–79.00	76.90
4	—	921	40.00–70.00	49.34
2	—	1,068	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	90.00–91.00	90.34

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle