Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.91/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$210.91

102 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,030

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$66.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.54

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	220.27	1,082	71
Medium and Large 1-2	466	203.17	947	12thin
Medium and Large 2	493	193.36	953	13thin
Medium and Large 3	485	153.67	745	6thin

One grade step is worth $66.60/cwt here — about $338 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 sale102 hd

210.91

—

AR average11 barns · 2,181 hd

214.45

−3.54

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	—	Average	1,415	92.50	1,309	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	82.61	765	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,024	81.21	832	17

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)	1,234	$1,238	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$1,149	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,105	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	440	191.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	218.76/cwt	208.00–230.00	1,146	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	207.22/cwt	190.00–220.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	140.79/cwt	121.00–160.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	247.32/cwt	227.50–257.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	220.89/cwt	220.00–225.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	222.44/cwt	217.00–232.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	213.00/cwt	191.00–235.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	193.46/cwt	185.00–220.00	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	237.27/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	232.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,026	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	244.27/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	398	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	160.29/cwt	139.00–171.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	225.98/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,374	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	523	74.85/cwt	60.00–89.00	391	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	415	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	238.70/cwt	230.00–251.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	231.47/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	230.91/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	224.02/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,163	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	217.09/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,248	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	93.02/cwt	91.00–95.00	916	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	596	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	92.09/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,040	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	931	63.46/cwt	60.00–75.00	591	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,085	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,031	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,149.28/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	860	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	113.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,309	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,049	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,329.03/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,329	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	795	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	180.03/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	227.89/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,103	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	215.06/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,222	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	201.63/cwt	185.00–210.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	162.71/cwt	143.00–181.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	187.19/cwt	181.00–191.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	201.98/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,347	3

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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 36Year ago 613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	190.00–194.00	191.98
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
1	—	610	185.00	185.00
5	—	468	185.00–210.00	201.63
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
3	—	523	181.00–191.00	187.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	524	208.00–230.00	218.76
8	—	358	220.00–225.00	220.89
7	—	425	217.00–232.00	222.44
2	—	328	220.00	220.00
21	—	484	216.00–234.00	227.89
11	—	568	210.00–218.00	215.06
3	—	667	200.00–206.00	201.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	200.00	200.00
4	—	245	200.00	200.00
2	—	490	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	121.00–160.00	140.79
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	143.00–181.00	162.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	190.00–220.00	207.22
2	—	390	191.00–235.00	213.00
4	—	414	185.00–220.00	193.46
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	365	227.50–257.00	247.32
5	—	535	230.00–239.00	237.27
15	—	441	230.00–240.00	232.54
6	—	456	235.00–249.00	244.27
1	—	725	210.00	210.00
4	—	608	223.00–229.00	225.98
3	—	560	230.00	230.00
3	—	320	230.00–251.00	238.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	205.00	205.00
5	—	590	217.00	217.00
3	—	347	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
3	—	398	184.00	184.00
3	—	478	139.00–171.00	160.29
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	60.00–89.00	74.85
1	—	415	68.00	68.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	220.00–235.00	231.47
1	—	630	218.00	218.00
4	—	440	226.00–236.00	230.91
1	—	715	190.00	190.00
8	—	519	210.00–234.00	224.02
6	—	575	205.00–229.00	217.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	184.00	184.00
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
2	—	640	176.00–184.00	180.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	80.00	80.00
2	—	985	91.00–95.00	93.02
1	—	850	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,129	90.00–95.00	92.09
4	—	931	60.00–75.00	63.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,085	85.00	85.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	126.00	126.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	110.00–119.00	113.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	81.00	81.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	108.00	108.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,309	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,329.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	760.00	760.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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