Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend; definite lower undertones denoted in all classes of Feeder & Slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.10/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$190.10

25 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$49.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.89

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	201.47	1,042	16thin
Medium and Large 2	523	183.97	963	5thin
Medium and Large 3	543	152.25	826	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.22/cwt here — about $216 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 sale25 hd

190.10

—

AR average8 barns · 1,512 hd

213.99

−23.89

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	1,808	96.92	1,752	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	88.48	1,219	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	85.00	905	1thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$1,378	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	782	182.95/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	220.09/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	210.26/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,388	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	195.33/cwt	187.00–203.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	233.97/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	221.48/cwt	220.00–223.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	127.42/cwt	115.00–140.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	176.30/cwt	176.30–176.30	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	207.21/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	238.03/cwt	236.00–240.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	202.96/cwt	201.00–211.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	214.76/cwt	211.00–216.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	199.42/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,377.75/head	1,310.00–1,435.00	1,378	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	935	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	88.65/cwt	82.00–93.00	982	3
Bulls	—	—	1,808	96.92/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	905	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	88.48/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,219	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 Oct 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 86Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 59

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend; definite lower undertones denoted in all classes of Feeder & Slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	179.00–190.00	182.95
2	—	505	211.00–229.00	220.09
4	—	660	210.00–211.00	210.26
1	—	575	201.00	201.00
1	—	850	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	186.00	186.00
1	—	730	179.00	179.00
1	—	820	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	205.00	205.00
1	—	440	219.00	219.00
5	—	483	187.00–203.00	195.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	231.00–240.00	233.97
2	—	430	220.00–223.00	221.48
1	—	505	240.00	240.00
2	—	380	236.00–240.00	238.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	115.00–140.00	127.42
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	176.30	176.30
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
2	—	518	180.00–190.00	184.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
1	—	475	181.00	181.00
1	—	635	84.00	84.00
1	—	560	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	205.00–208.00	207.21
5	—	469	201.00–211.00	202.96
4	—	442	211.00–216.00	214.76
2	—	535	191.00–208.00	199.42
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,398	1,310.00–1,435.00	1,377.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	93.00	93.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,108	82.00–93.00	88.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,808	95.00–101.00	96.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	87.00–90.00	88.48

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