Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.79/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$203.79

34 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$48.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.04

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	214.00	1,017	3thin
Medium and Large 1	644	207.28	1,334	26
Medium and Large 1-2	570	200.00	1,140	2thin
Medium and Large 3	372	165.83	616	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.17/cwt here — about $400 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 sale34 hd

203.79

—

AR average8 barns · 1,679 hd

229.83

−26.04

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%	High	1,770	90.00	1,593	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$1,697	3thin

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 1	—	573	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	225.34/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	247.50/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,406	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,697.22/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,697	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	853	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	874	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,526	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	251.61/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	194.50/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 119Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 49Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 22Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in any Feeder or Slaughter class to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	225.00	225.00
7	—	611	216.00–227.00	225.34
1	—	320	240.00	240.00
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
2	—	733	173.00	173.00
2	—	785	150.00–160.00	154.97
1	—	1,210	121.00	121.00
1	—	540	230.00	230.00
6	—	654	215.00	215.00
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	365	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	207.00	207.00
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	240.00	240.00
1	—	530	224.00	224.00
1	—	420	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	247.00–249.00	247.50
5	—	467	250.00–252.00	251.61
2	—	805	189.00–200.00	194.50
3	—	660	229.00	229.00
2	—	365	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
1	—	610	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	230.00	230.00
1	—	515	233.00	233.00
1	—	650	205.00	205.00
1	—	830	162.00	162.00
2	—	580	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	160.00	160.00

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	3	—	1,363	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,697.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	82.00	82.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	92.00	92.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	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