Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very light run with not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.22/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$226.22

18 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$51.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	231.20	1,222	15thin
Medium and Large 2	413	212.00	875	2thin
Medium and Large 3	325	180.00	585	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.20/cwt here — about $637 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 sale18 hd

226.22

—

AR average9 barns · 1,135 hd

241.48

−15.25

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	1,687	121.13	2,043	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	100.00	1,545	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,054	88.95	938	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	775	79.00	612	1thin

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)	1,097	$964	5

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	565	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	231.48/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	245.04/cwt	238.00–252.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	232.51/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	225.49/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,121	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	65.56/cwt	60.00–70.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	760	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	486	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	84.72/cwt	80.00–90.00	820	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	106.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,318	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	96.05/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	124.92/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	109.64/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,201	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	743	74.73/cwt	63.00–89.00	555	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	705	85.30/cwt	79.00–93.00	601	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	508	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	975	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,206	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	94.92/cwt	84.00–108.00	954	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	1,098	826.20/head	800.00–850.00	826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,165	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	770	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	209.63/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	215.38/cwt	211.00–220.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	223.98/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 230Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 41Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 82Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Very light run with not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	203.00	203.00
2	—	470	222.00–226.00	223.98
1	—	640	218.00	218.00
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
1	—	430	228.00	228.00
1	—	340	221.00	221.00
2	—	523	204.00–215.00	209.63
2	—	365	211.00–220.00	215.38
1	—	570	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
1	—	390	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	231.00–232.00	231.48
2	—	413	238.00–252.00	245.04
2	—	555	231.00–234.00	232.51
2	—	610	225.00–226.00	225.49
1	—	395	239.00	239.00
1	—	305	226.00	226.00
1	—	465	241.00	241.00
3	—	698	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	460	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	60.00–70.00	65.56
3	—	968	80.00–90.00	84.72
4	—	1,238	104.00–110.00	106.50
2	—	1,053	92.00–100.00	96.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	124.00–126.00	124.92
2	—	1,608	115.00–120.00	117.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	108.00–111.00	109.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	104.00	104.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,005	84.00–108.00	94.92
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	743	63.00–89.00	74.73
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	79.00–93.00	85.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	72.00	72.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	90.00	90.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	102.00	102.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	90.00	90.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	800.00–850.00	826.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,070.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle