Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 18.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-20.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.72/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$208.72

43 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$55.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	215.89	1,120	36
Medium and Large 2	418	199.50	833	2thin
Medium and Large 3	563	160.76	905	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.13/cwt here — about $215 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 sale43 hd

208.72

—

AR average9 barns · 1,895 hd

205.32

+3.40

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	1,415	85.00	1,203	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	87.50	1,246	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	85.00	990	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,075	75.90	816	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	990	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	182.99/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	216.47/cwt	215.00–218.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,017	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	215.45/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	247.06/cwt	236.00–266.00	1,181	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	895	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	217.58/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	244.32/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	231.60/cwt	226.00–238.00	882	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	850	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	724	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,397	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	990	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,260	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,236	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	66.53/cwt	50.00–75.00	719	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	87.03/cwt	85.00–90.00	966	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,203	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	96.83/cwt	90.00–108.00	905	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	964	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	116.13/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,107	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	945	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	124.91/cwt	100.00–150.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	300	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	204.82/cwt	191.00–218.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 61Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 71Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	99.00	99.00
2	—	673	180.00–186.00	182.99
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
4	—	538	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
1	—	370	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	444	229.00	229.00
4	—	511	210.00–224.00	215.45
5	—	572	208.00–222.00	217.58
8	—	381	226.00–238.00	231.60
1	—	340	234.00	234.00
2	—	630	191.00–218.00	204.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	174.00	174.00
2	—	688	100.00–150.00	124.91
2	—	435	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	149.00	149.00
5	—	724	193.00	193.00
1	—	945	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	215.00–218.00	216.47
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
1	—	895	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	280.00	280.00
1	—	325	286.00	286.00
7	—	478	236.00–266.00	247.06
1	—	515	239.00	239.00
3	—	443	243.00–247.00	244.32
1	—	580	222.00	222.00
1	—	1,280	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
1	—	320	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,373	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	50.00–75.00	66.53
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,110	85.00–90.00	87.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	85.00	85.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	90.00–108.00	96.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	82.00	82.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	113.00–119.00	116.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,160.00	1,160.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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