Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend, however lower undertones detected in all feeder & slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.45/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$206.45

31 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,110

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.47

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	210.32	1,148	22
Medium and Large 2	527	199.13	1,050	8thin
Medium and Large 3	445	180.00	801	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about $347 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 sale31 hd

206.45

—

AR average9 barns · 1,849 hd

220.92

−14.47

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	92.50	1,258	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,270	90.00	1,143	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	86.94	943	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$810	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	490	$200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	472	220.98/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	200.49/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	490	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	86.94/cwt	85.00–90.00	943	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,143	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	244.91/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	725	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	244.24/cwt	239.00–250.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	213.85/cwt	207.00–221.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	214.31/cwt	208.00–221.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	207.28/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	214.09/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,085	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	100.47/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	160.95/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,341	5

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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 88Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 21Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 5Year ago 13

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend, however lower undertones detected in all feeder & slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	217.00–230.00	220.98
2	—	610	200.00–201.00	200.49
1	—	870	174.00	174.00
1	—	675	191.00	191.00
7	—	568	196.00–211.00	207.28
1	—	445	221.00	221.00
3	—	507	210.00–221.00	214.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	430	201.00	201.00
1	—	545	201.00	201.00
4	—	478	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	192.00	192.00
1	—	510	199.00	199.00
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
2	—	755	153.00–169.00	160.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	219.00	219.00
1	—	595	215.00	215.00
1	—	715	179.00	179.00
3	—	648	209.00	209.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	54.00	54.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	251.00	251.00
2	—	423	230.00–260.00	244.91
2	—	368	239.00–250.00	244.24
5	—	544	235.00	235.00
5	—	583	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	204.00	204.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
1	—	470	220.00	220.00
2	—	358	207.00–221.00	213.85
2	—	418	208.00–221.00	214.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,483	100.00–101.00	100.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	120.00	120.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	490	200.00	200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	85.00–90.00	86.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,420	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	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

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