Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers sold 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 7.00 lower. Not enough receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.72/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$246.72

35 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

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

$42.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	257.88	1,186	22
Medium and Large 1-2	442	229.44	1,013	9thin
Medium and Large 2	340	227.33	774	3thin
Medium and Large 3	310	215.00	667	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.88/cwt here — about $519 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 sale35 hd

246.72

—

AR average9 barns · 1,325 hd

249.94

−3.22

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	1,827	100.23	1,831	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	87.50	1,260	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	85.00	995	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,033	65.71	679	7thin

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 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	213.88/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	235.59/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	256.07/cwt	245.00–267.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	281	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	166.50/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	228.59/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,308	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	42.45/cwt	20.00–70.00	416	2
Bulls	—	—	1,942	101.72/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,975	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	81.70/cwt	80.00–85.00	876	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,156	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	770	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	230.95/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	213.40/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	199.61/cwt	190.00–209.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	184.70/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	687	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	99.93/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,012	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	92.66/cwt	90.00–96.00	871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	904	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,272	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 99Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 35Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 4

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers sold 8.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 7.00 lower. Not enough receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	149.00	149.00
1	—	760	190.00	190.00
1	—	830	175.00	175.00
3	—	613	205.00–220.00	213.88
1	—	525	221.00	221.00
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
1	—	495	201.00	201.00
2	—	565	208.00–219.00	213.40
2	—	320	220.00	220.00
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
2	—	718	180.00–182.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	210.00	210.00
4	—	423	190.00–209.00	199.61
2	—	623	170.00–200.00	184.70
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	284.00	284.00
5	—	691	232.00	232.00
2	—	458	230.00–241.00	235.59
1	—	420	236.00	236.00
1	—	505	248.00	248.00
2	—	388	245.00–267.00	256.07
2	—	628	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	224.00	224.00
1	—	395	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	225.00	225.00
5	—	423	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	250.00	250.00
6	—	281	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	190.00	190.00
1	—	660	204.00	204.00
1	—	880	151.00	151.00
5	—	572	226.00–230.00	228.59
2	—	645	225.00	225.00
3	—	510	228.00–235.00	230.95
1	—	800	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	162.00–171.00	166.50
1	—	690	185.00	185.00
1	—	745	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	20.00–70.00	42.45
1	—	1,285	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,072	80.00–85.00	81.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,445	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	101.00–102.00	101.72
1	—	1,815	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,495	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	93.00–104.00	99.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	90.00–96.00	92.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	95.00	95.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	92.00	92.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	107.00	107.00

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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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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