Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With a light test and not all classes represented; Feeder steers 400-500 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.57/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$227.57

38 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$715

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

$38.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.80

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	239.69	1,561	23
Medium and Large 2	450	220.98	995	6thin
Medium and Large 3	421	201.00	846	9thin

One grade step is worth $38.68/cwt here — about $715 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 sale38 hd

227.57

—

AR average7 barns · 1,158 hd

261.37

−33.80

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	1,542	88.25	1,360	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,161	92.50	1,074	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	90.00	1,017	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	81.04	892	12

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$860	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	151.04/cwt	130.00–180.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	243.15/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	200.51/cwt	200.00–201.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	227.45/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	226.63/cwt	222.00–231.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	267.50/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	202.45/cwt	196.00–207.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	218.15/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	194.10/cwt	190.00–198.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	212.74/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	865	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,442	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,033	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	81.13/cwt	80.00–85.00	905	5
Bulls	—	—	2,018	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,018	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,017	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	91.35/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,033	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	55.04/cwt	40.00–70.00	541	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,122	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	810	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	551	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	175.00/cwt	171.00–179.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	237.88/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	230.47/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	399	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 Sep 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 88Last week 97Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 11Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	130.00–180.00	151.04
1	—	435	166.00	166.00
2	—	475	171.00–179.00	175.00
1	—	395	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	240.00	240.00
2	—	740	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	247.00	247.00
2	—	803	203.00	203.00
1	—	725	207.00	207.00
2	—	608	228.00–233.00	230.47
2	—	485	240.00	240.00
2	—	668	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	210.00	210.00
1	—	525	210.00	210.00
1	—	420	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	210.00	210.00
2	—	378	200.00–201.00	200.51
4	—	469	196.00–207.00	202.45
2	—	420	190.00–198.00	194.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	236.00–249.00	243.15
2	—	715	225.00–230.00	227.45
1	—	775	220.00	220.00
2	—	420	261.00–274.00	267.50
1	—	530	238.00	238.00
1	—	805	203.00	203.00
3	—	462	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	768	236.00	236.00
1	—	590	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	222.00–231.00	226.63
4	—	464	213.00–220.00	218.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	209.00–215.00	212.74
1	—	535	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	236.00	236.00
3	—	690	209.00	209.00
3	—	515	231.00–245.00	237.88
1	—	715	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,148	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	80.00–85.00	81.13
5	—	1,131	90.00–95.00	91.35
2	—	983	40.00–70.00	55.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,018	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,320	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	68.00	68.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	90.00	90.00

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