Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes offered; Feeder steers sold mostly 4.00 lower, with a few better 500-600 lb weights selling 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 11.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted mostly of unweaned milk-fat calves. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.46/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$199.46

50 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$44.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	204.42	1,162	36
Medium and Large 2	510	197.26	1,005	10thin
Medium and Large 3	470	160.30	753	4thin

One grade step is worth $44.12/cwt here — about $408 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 sale50 hd

199.46

—

AR average9 barns · 2,600 hd

218.26

−18.81

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%	Low	1,460	87.33	1,275	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	80.00	904	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	72.24	817	13

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,260	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	505	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	164.70/cwt	159.00–170.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	206.37/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,366	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	190.52/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	234.92/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,337	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	251.79/cwt	231.00–264.00	1,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	224.83/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	241.80/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	240.00/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	218.88/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	217.21/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	219.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	206.01/cwt	202.00–210.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	198.30/cwt	192.00–205.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	155.90/cwt	128.00–186.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	203.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,197	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	93.63/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,192	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	722	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,065	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	474	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	88.25/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	72.62/cwt	70.00–75.00	826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	60.54/cwt	45.00–69.00	647	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,122	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,351	7

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 Nov 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 144Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	201.00	201.00
1	—	760	175.00	175.00
1	—	550	191.00	191.00
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
4	—	423	202.00–210.00	206.01
2	—	480	192.00–205.00	198.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	159.00–170.00	164.70
2	—	525	128.00–186.00	155.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	142.00	142.00
6	—	662	205.00–209.00	206.37
2	—	708	189.00–192.00	190.52
6	—	512	216.00	216.00
7	—	457	210.00–215.00	213.30
2	—	313	215.00–225.00	219.80
2	—	608	200.00–201.00	200.50
1	—	845	142.00	142.00
8	—	589	200.00–210.00	203.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	220.00	220.00
3	—	473	210.00–226.00	218.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	225.00–239.00	234.92
3	—	420	231.00–264.00	251.79
4	—	612	223.00–230.00	224.83
5	—	474	237.00–252.00	241.80
5	—	539	236.00–241.00	240.00
2	—	725	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	230.00	230.00
1	—	615	227.00	227.00
1	—	535	233.00	233.00
1	—	740	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	210.00–228.00	217.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	182.00	182.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	855	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	89.00–98.00	93.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,293	87.00–90.00	88.25
4	—	1,138	70.00–75.00	72.62
4	—	1,068	45.00–69.00	60.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,305	86.00	86.00
7	—	1,501	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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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