Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established, very light run; however higher undertones denoted in all classes of Feeders, Slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.19/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$184.19

31 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$48.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	587	188.55	1,107	23
Medium and Large 2	542	176.15	955	7thin
Medium and Large 3	585	140.00	819	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.55/cwt here — about $288 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 sale31 hd

184.19

—

AR average10 barns · 1,873 hd

206.64

−22.45

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	1,558	98.78	1,538	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,249	99.98	1,248	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	90.00	1,045	20

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	247.30/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,171	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	156.35/cwt	150.00–169.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	165.00/cwt	150.00–180.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	219.18/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	195.83/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.44/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	216.19/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	204.67/cwt	190.00–212.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	212.19/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,299	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	96.29/cwt	85.00–105.00	1,083	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,265	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	790	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	395	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	86.99/cwt	85.00–90.00	941	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	855	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	299	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	97.47/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,957	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,331	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,334	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	99.18/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,242	11

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 91Year ago 42

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 7

Compared to last week: No trend established, very light run; however higher undertones denoted in all classes of Feeders, Slaughter cows and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
2	—	513	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	205.00	205.00
6	—	479	210.00–221.00	219.18
6	—	587	194.00–197.00	195.83
6	—	720	147.00–160.00	150.44
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	203.00	203.00
1	—	460	201.00	201.00
3	—	563	150.00–169.00	156.35
2	—	623	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	240.00	240.00
3	—	478	246.00–250.00	247.30
2	—	545	230.00	230.00
3	—	300	255.00	255.00
6	—	559	230.00	230.00
1	—	850	156.00	156.00
5	—	612	205.00–221.00	212.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	154.00	154.00
3	—	420	190.00–212.00	204.67
1	—	325	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	189.00	189.00
1	—	685	171.00	171.00
1	—	780	127.00	127.00
2	—	605	150.00–180.00	165.00
1	—	720	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	239.00	239.00
1	—	565	209.00	209.00
1	—	635	202.00	202.00
1	—	915	111.00	111.00
4	—	515	209.00–222.00	216.19

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	85.00–105.00	96.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	100.00	100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	105.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	1,605	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,082	85.00–90.00	86.99
1	—	855	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,305	102.00	102.00
11	—	1,252	95.00–100.00	99.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	95.00–100.00	97.47
1	—	1,270	105.00	105.00

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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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle