Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough of any class to establish a Trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.62/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$197.62

25 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$49.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.92

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	205.44	1,137	17thin
Medium and Large 2	509	189.32	963	6thin
Medium and Large 3	518	156.02	808	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.42/cwt here — about $329 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 sale25 hd

197.62

—

AR average9 barns · 1,099 hd

221.54

−23.92

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	1,733	119.50	2,070	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	113.01	1,531	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	102.60	1,157	5thin

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,235	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	550	215.75/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	195.47/cwt	190.00–201.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	216.99/cwt	216.00–218.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	104.39/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	972	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,568	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,363	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,395	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	200.32/cwt	191.00–206.00	1,252	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	217.00/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	191.01/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	156.02/cwt	140.00–171.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 45Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 24

Compared to last week: Not enough of any class to establish a Trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	215.00–216.00	215.75
1	—	410	213.00	213.00
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	216.00–218.00	216.99
8	—	625	191.00–206.00	200.32
1	—	310	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	190.00–201.00	195.47
1	—	775	149.00	149.00
1	—	555	200.00	200.00
2	—	373	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	140.00–171.00	156.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	230.00	230.00
1	—	785	205.00	205.00
1	—	410	232.00	232.00
1	—	705	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	214.00–220.00	217.00
3	—	622	190.00–193.00	191.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	99.00–109.00	104.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	108.00	108.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	114.00	114.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	103.00	103.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,575	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	109.00–112.00	110.49
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,093	105.00–107.00	106.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	112.00–114.00	113.01

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle