Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-14.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 17.00, mostly 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.95/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$226.95

68 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$50.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	228.84	1,155	64
Medium and Large 2	390	215.50	840	2thin
Medium and Large 3	383	178.00	681	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.84/cwt here — about $474 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 sale68 hd

226.95

—

AR average10 barns · 1,623 hd

238.80

−11.84

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	1,704	104.99	1,789	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	101.00	1,348	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	90.00	1,062	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,005	81.82	822	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	715	$810	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	198.13/cwt	189.00–212.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	211.20/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,278	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	235.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	225.99/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,367	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	240.93/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	229.63/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,065	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	214.64/cwt	214.00–215.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	234.93/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,222	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	586	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	215.68/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	213.64/cwt	210.00–217.50	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,382	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	93.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,147	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,062	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	81.76/cwt	80.00–85.00	787	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	730	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	710	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	533	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	106.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	73.71/cwt	70.00–75.00	708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,645	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	104.36/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	155.72/cwt	140.00–171.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	182.87/cwt	169.00–190.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	218.53/cwt	210.00–228.00	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	210.91/cwt	201.00–213.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	240.62/cwt	230.00–250.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 76Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 30Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 156

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	97.00	97.00
4	—	620	189.00–212.00	198.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
1	—	580	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	140.00–171.00	155.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	605	204.00–216.00	211.20
3	—	370	214.00–215.00	214.64
1	—	450	211.00	211.00
2	—	335	210.00–217.50	213.64
3	—	747	170.00	170.00
9	—	424	210.00–228.00	218.53
8	—	526	201.00–213.00	210.91
1	—	670	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
2	—	578	180.00	180.00
1	—	465	200.00	200.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
3	—	614	169.00–190.00	182.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	579	215.00–216.00	215.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	230.00–240.00	235.55
9	—	605	218.00–227.00	225.99
10	—	423	224.00–245.00	240.93
6	—	464	220.00–240.00	229.63
3	—	753	170.00	170.00
1	—	730	200.00	200.00
19	—	520	228.00–241.00	234.93
2	—	325	230.00–250.00	240.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	221.00	221.00
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	176.00	176.00
1	—	365	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,222	90.00–100.00	93.90
6	—	963	80.00–85.00	81.76
4	—	961	70.00–75.00	73.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,350	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	65.00	65.00
1	—	710	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,719	105.00–110.00	106.24
1	—	1,645	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,265	102.00–110.00	104.36

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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