Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs not tested, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-12.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-15.00, mostly 12.00 lower. Feeder supply not as attractive to buyers as last weeks offerings, & hot, steamy Summer has arrived. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, on a very light test, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.98/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$196.98

67 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$42.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.74

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	205.93	1,124	38
Medium and Large 1-2	455	194.00	883	6thin
Medium and Large 2	455	191.73	873	16thin
Medium and Large 3	510	163.01	831	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.92/cwt here — about $293 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 sale67 hd

196.98

—

AR average9 barns · 1,893 hd

214.72

−17.74

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	1,461	97.75	1,428	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,205	106.35	1,282	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,090	92.67	1,010	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	91.65	998	30

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,235	$1,586	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,406	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$1,051	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 3	—	485	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	188.07/cwt	185.00–191.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	219.33/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,178	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	208.59/cwt	206.00–210.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	219.46/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	184.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	209.82/cwt	200.00–220.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	196.90/cwt	186.00–200.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	227.06/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,387	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	205.92/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	186.92/cwt	180.00–196.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	227.29/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	201.35/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	208.33/cwt	200.00–216.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	233.65/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,362	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	226.45/cwt	217.00–239.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	223.17/cwt	220.00–236.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	498	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	212.99/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	214.72/cwt	198.00–220.00	1,230	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	208.21/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,299	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	72.98/cwt	70.00–76.00	613	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	105.34/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,246	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	92.85/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,046	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,039	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,259	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,030	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	907	72.38/cwt	71.00–75.00	656	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	85.87/cwt	85.00–88.00	905	5
Bulls	—	—	2,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,517	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	97.98/cwt	93.00–104.00	887	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	116.53/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,192	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	108.80/cwt	96.00–120.00	1,187	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	105.40/cwt	88.00–121.00	1,065	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,641.92/head	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	97.93/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,039.64/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,040	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,544.23/head	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,544	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,406.20/head	1,075.00–1,725.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	194.32/cwt	185.00–199.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	198.33/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,030	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	207.35/cwt	206.00–208.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	185.82/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	199.62/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,240	7

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 745Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 41Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	170.00–180.00	175.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	625	160.00–161.00	160.52
2	—	520	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	185.00–191.00	188.07
2	—	568	175.00–195.00	184.87
6	—	424	186.00–200.00	196.90
3	—	479	185.00–199.00	194.32
3	—	373	180.00–190.00	185.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	537	214.00–231.00	219.33
3	—	327	206.00–210.00	208.59
3	—	710	185.00	185.00
3	—	467	200.00–220.00	209.82
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
3	—	563	195.00–200.00	198.33
3	—	418	206.00–208.00	207.35
7	—	621	190.00–202.00	199.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	190.00	190.00
3	—	425	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	679	210.00–224.00	219.46
1	—	775	185.00	185.00
17	—	611	214.00–231.00	227.06
5	—	479	220.00–236.00	227.29
8	—	583	225.00–236.00	233.65
1	—	840	186.00	186.00
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
3	—	530	217.00–239.00	226.45
5	—	414	220.00–236.00	223.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
4	—	525	197.00–215.00	205.92
3	—	455	180.00–196.00	186.92
3	—	615	188.00–210.00	201.35
2	—	423	200.00–216.00	208.33
1	—	300	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	162.00	162.00
1	—	625	167.00	167.00
1	—	650	167.00	167.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	211.00–215.00	212.99
8	—	573	198.00–220.00	214.72
1	—	750	147.00	147.00
5	—	624	199.00–220.00	208.21
1	—	1,000	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	70.00–76.00	72.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	103.00–108.00	105.34
12	—	1,127	90.00–96.00	92.85
3	—	907	71.00–75.00	72.38
5	—	1,054	85.00–88.00	85.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,100	94.00–95.00	94.49
2	—	1,160	107.00–110.00	108.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	110.00–111.00	110.52
1	—	1,030	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,405	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,195	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	93.00–104.00	97.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	91.00	91.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	116.00–117.00	116.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,091	96.00–120.00	108.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	94.00	94.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	88.00–121.00	105.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	91.00–108.00	97.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	97.00	97.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,278	1,575.00–1,750.00	1,641.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	950.00–1,125.00	1,039.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,203	1,350.00–1,725.00	1,544.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,137	1,075.00–1,725.00	1,406.20

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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