Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any steer class to establish a trend. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.46/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$213.46

43 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$872

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

$122.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.42

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	232.18	1,312	23
Medium and Large 2	518	205.62	1,066	14thin
Medium and Large 3	504	169.99	857	5thin
Small and Medium 3	400	110.00	440	1thin

One grade step is worth $122.18/cwt here — about $872 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 sale43 hd

213.46

—

AR average9 barns · 2,255 hd

232.88

−19.42

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	1,484	104.74	1,554	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	106.00	1,463	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	100.00	1,020	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	93.49	1,033	6thin

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	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	248.14/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	242.05/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,392	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	230.82/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,295	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	213.40/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	540	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	777	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,362	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	94.74/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,021	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	788	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	107.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,578	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,264	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	100.90/cwt	96.00–108.00	883	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	936	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	109.92/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	217.68/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	229.02/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	240.83/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	242.77/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	210.55/cwt	206.00–215.00	979	2

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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 97Last week 221Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Not enough receipts in any steer class to establish a trend. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	160.00	160.00
4	—	740	179.00	179.00
1	—	520	243.00	243.00
1	—	555	238.00	238.00
3	—	632	217.00–219.00	217.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	221.00	221.00
1	—	500	224.00	224.00
1	—	635	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	241.00–256.00	248.14
7	—	575	240.00–246.00	242.05
1	—	420	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	221.00	221.00
1	—	300	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
1	—	435	228.00	228.00
1	—	485	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	197.00	197.00
2	—	448	216.00	216.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
4	—	518	208.00–216.00	213.40
1	—	375	221.00	221.00
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
2	—	465	206.00–215.00	210.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	148.00	148.00
1	—	420	246.00	246.00
5	—	561	224.00–240.00	230.82
3	—	680	225.00–231.00	229.02
2	—	603	225.00	225.00
8	—	535	230.00–247.00	240.83
3	—	477	240.00–248.00	242.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	170.00–180.00	174.98
2	—	420	170.00–200.00	185.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,078	90.00–100.00	94.74
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	105.00–110.00	107.11
1	—	1,505	100.00	100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	133.00	133.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	106.00	106.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	127.00	127.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	106.00–115.00	109.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	96.00–108.00	100.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	95.00	95.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	80.00	80.00

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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle