Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.30/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$192.30

28 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$700

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

$133.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	217.33	1,034	15thin
Medium and Large 2	444	189.87	842	6thin
Medium and Large 3	523	163.68	856	5thin
Small and Medium 3	400	83.50	334	2thin

One grade step is worth $133.83/cwt here — about $700 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 sale28 hd

192.30

—

AR average9 barns · 2,297 hd

215.27

−22.96

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	—	Low	1,592	86.20	1,372	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	92.11	1,302	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	90.00	1,029	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	86.52	986	28

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,081	2thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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 3	—	523	172.97/cwt	166.00–180.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	224.38/cwt	224.00–226.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	595	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	370	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	430	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	219.01/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	187.50/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	185.12/cwt	179.00–191.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	159.72/cwt	149.00–170.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,005	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,081.03/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,081	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	715	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	658	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,267	76.78/cwt	70.00–85.00	973	3
Bulls	—	—	1,917	95.62/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,833	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,148	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	98.02/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,205	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	82.75/cwt	80.00–85.00	860	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	64.44/cwt	50.00–70.00	640	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	91.27/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,324	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	95.48/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,206	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	204.50/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	148.51/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	265.94/cwt	262.00–280.00	875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	242.91/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,003	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	370	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	751	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 61Last week 353Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 29Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	166.00–180.00	172.97
1	—	600	153.00	153.00
2	—	485	149.00–170.00	159.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	389	224.00–226.00	224.38
6	—	600	214.00	214.00
1	—	485	202.00	202.00
2	—	325	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	190.00	190.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
2	—	485	179.00–191.00	185.12
1	—	650	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	97.00	97.00
1	—	430	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	230.00	230.00
8	—	329	262.00–280.00	265.94
2	—	413	238.00–248.00	242.91
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	215.00–226.00	219.01
2	—	605	183.00–192.00	187.50
2	—	550	202.00–207.00	204.50
4	—	678	190.00	190.00
1	—	735	185.00	185.00
2	—	813	146.00–151.00	148.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	177.00	177.00
1	—	645	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,005	101.00	101.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	950.00–1,200.00	1,081.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	92.00	92.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	630	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	70.00–85.00	76.78
3	—	1,917	95.00–97.00	95.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	90.00	90.00
11	—	1,229	95.00–100.00	98.02
8	—	1,039	80.00–85.00	82.75
5	—	993	50.00–70.00	64.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,451	90.00–94.00	91.27
2	—	1,263	95.00–96.00	95.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	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