Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend set due to auction being closed last two weeks for Holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.90/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$212.90

62 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$129.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	219.62	1,127	42
Medium and Large 1-2	498	219.33	1,093	6thin
Medium and Large 2	508	197.68	1,004	13thin
Medium and Large 3	775	90.00	698	1thin

One grade step is worth $129.62/cwt here — about $429 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 sale62 hd

212.90

—

AR average4 barns · 1,025 hd

221.66

−8.76

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	1,740	98.46	1,713	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	93.47	1,255	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,077	79.33	854	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	62.88	566	9thin

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$1,019	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,590	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,315	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 3	—	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	231.25/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	232.38/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	290.13/cwt	289.00–292.50	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	631	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	96.70/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,252	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	681	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	585	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,330	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	83.08/cwt	80.00–85.00	884	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	48.44/cwt	47.00–50.00	385	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	76.43/cwt	75.00–78.00	763	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	90.76/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,236	10
Bulls	—	—	1,195	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	97.90/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	105.74/cwt	102.00–109.00	2,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	86.05/cwt	79.00–91.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	631	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	1,018.55/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,019	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	77.23/cwt	74.00–80.00	682	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,314.93/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,315	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	86.57/cwt	85.00–88.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	212.50/cwt	205.00–220.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	216.44/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	222.23/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,158	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	195.54/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	212.52/cwt	193.00–225.00	1,307	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	234.35/cwt	224.00–240.00	874	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	201.50/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	235.53/cwt	230.00–247.50	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	229.78/cwt	225.00–234.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	276.08/cwt	265.00–287.50	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	156.53/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	253.39/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,201	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	221.98/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,148	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 Jan 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 75Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 15Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 3

Compared to last week: No trend set due to auction being closed last two weeks for Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	119.00	119.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	226.00–235.00	231.25
5	—	536	232.00–234.00	232.38
2	—	675	190.00–201.00	195.54
6	—	615	193.00–225.00	212.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	224.00	224.00
3	—	382	289.00–292.50	290.13
1	—	995	157.00	157.00
2	—	330	265.00–287.50	276.08
3	—	528	240.00	240.00
8	—	474	240.00–260.00	253.39
3	—	587	220.00–226.00	221.98
1	—	430	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	224.00	224.00
2	—	423	215.00–220.00	217.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	205.00–220.00	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	210.00–227.00	216.44
10	—	521	217.00–227.00	222.23
1	—	855	165.00	165.00
6	—	373	224.00–240.00	234.35
2	—	613	214.00	214.00
1	—	495	234.00	234.00
3	—	317	230.00–247.50	235.53
5	—	428	225.00–234.00	229.78
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
2	—	653	224.00	224.00
2	—	830	154.00–159.00	156.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	220.00	220.00
4	—	466	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	210.00–220.00	214.90
2	—	435	215.00–220.00	217.50
2	—	505	198.00–205.00	201.50
1	—	850	133.00	133.00
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
1	—	635	196.00	196.00
1	—	370	207.00	207.00
1	—	570	199.00	199.00
2	—	310	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	229.00	229.00
1	—	470	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	69.00	69.00
4	—	973	70.00	70.00
1	—	865	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,295	95.00–99.00	96.70
1	—	1,675	85.00	85.00
10	—	1,362	90.00–94.00	90.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	70.00	70.00
2	—	795	47.00–50.00	48.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	60.00–65.00	62.51
1	—	1,330	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,064	80.00–85.00	83.08
2	—	998	75.00–78.00	76.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,780	96.00–100.00	97.90
2	—	1,973	102.00–109.00	105.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	79.00–91.00	86.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	69.00	69.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	974	900.00–1,100.00	1,018.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	85.00–88.00	86.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	74.00–80.00	77.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	98.00	98.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,370	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,314.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,590	1,600.00	1,600.00

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

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How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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