Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Notrend for Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.49/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$205.49

49 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$55.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	216.36	1,136	23
Medium and Large 2	487	200.47	976	23
Medium and Large 3	455	160.65	731	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.71/cwt here — about $405 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 sale49 hd

205.49

—

AR average9 barns · 2,162 hd

221.81

−16.32

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	1,750	105.00	1,838	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,289	92.38	1,191	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,143	81.81	935	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	81.18	850	6thin

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)	930	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$829	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	425	198.45/cwt	180.00–216.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	230.55/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	204.00/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	222.94/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	235.51/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	219.70/cwt	215.00–222.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	216.55/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	226.03/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	187.03/cwt	186.00–188.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	220.87/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	267.14/cwt	255.00–272.50	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	232.23/cwt	230.00–236.00	966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	228.50/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	195.56/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	241.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	177.98/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	200.47/cwt	193.00–214.00	1,149	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,193	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	68.27/cwt	60.00–75.00	696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	87.63/cwt	85.00–90.00	930	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,190	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	59.29/cwt	44.00–75.00	664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	80.19/cwt	80.00–82.00	922	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	87.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,006	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	125.19/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,012	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	89.96/cwt	89.00–91.00	873	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	907	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	847	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	829.30/head	420.00–1,125.00	829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,274	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	223.50/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	189.34/cwt	189.00–190.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	230.20/cwt	221.00–240.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	199.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	214.72/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,209	3

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 71Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 6Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	180.00–216.00	198.45
7	—	530	198.00–210.00	204.00
2	—	373	190.00–200.00	194.90
2	—	325	210.00	210.00
5	—	581	190.00–210.00	195.56
4	—	477	190.00–210.00	199.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	220.00–241.00	230.55
4	—	358	215.00–222.00	219.70
3	—	468	210.00–220.00	216.55
6	—	620	216.00–228.00	226.03
2	—	320	221.00–240.00	230.20
1	—	430	216.00	216.00
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
3	—	563	210.00–217.00	214.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
2	—	460	150.00–152.00	150.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	216.00–230.00	222.94
2	—	533	235.00–236.00	235.51
1	—	350	255.00	255.00
1	—	720	227.00	227.00
2	—	670	215.00–227.00	220.87
4	—	321	255.00–272.50	267.14
4	—	416	230.00–236.00	232.23
2	—	590	222.00–235.00	228.50
3	—	478	230.00–250.00	241.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	186.00–188.00	187.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	175.00–182.00	177.98
1	—	580	178.00	178.00
1	—	875	159.00	159.00
3	—	508	189.00–190.00	189.34
1	—	435	198.00	198.00
1	—	665	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	217.00	217.00
1	—	680	195.00	195.00
1	—	945	144.00	144.00
3	—	573	193.00–214.00	200.47
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
2	—	505	221.00–226.00	223.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,280	91.00–95.00	92.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	60.00–75.00	68.27
4	—	1,061	85.00–90.00	87.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	44.00–75.00	59.29
11	—	1,150	80.00–82.00	80.19
1	—	1,065	92.00	92.00
9	—	1,148	85.00–90.00	87.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	105.00	105.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	116.00–139.00	125.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	89.00–91.00	89.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	86.00	86.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	102.00	102.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	420.00–1,125.00	829.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	91.00	91.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	82.00	82.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle