Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week to establish a trend, definite higher undertones denoted in all Feeder and Slaughter classes offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.72/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$230.72

71 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$860

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

$119.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.21

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	246.96	1,340	47
Medium and Large 2	510	220.90	1,127	15thin
Medium and Large 3	413	172.30	711	7thin
Small and Medium 3	378	127.00	479	2thin

One grade step is worth $119.96/cwt here — about $860 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 sale71 hd

230.72

—

AR average8 barns · 1,333 hd

240.93

−10.21

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	—	Average	1,649	103.50	1,707	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	101.75	1,386	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	81.99	850	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,150	76.93	885	12

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,192	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	590	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	266.46/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	269.19/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	228.45/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	274.56/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	273.11/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	225.80/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	268.56/cwt	254.00–278.00	1,571	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	251.35/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	261.14/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	309.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	261.21/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	946	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	218.46/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	264.06/cwt	251.00–276.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	230.88/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	267.23/cwt	260.00–277.50	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	175.22/cwt	160.00–190.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	208.08/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	246.42/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,560	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	246.31/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,276	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	218.56/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,226	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	1,192.46/head	1,110.00–1,325.00	1,192	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	110.53/cwt	79.00–137.50	1,105	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	57.72/cwt	40.00–75.00	595	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	96.12/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,228	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	104.31/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,433	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	889	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	91.38/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	323.46/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	322.97/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	224.57/cwt	167.50–250.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	298.91/cwt	284.00–310.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,280	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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 39Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 1Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last week to establish a trend, definite higher undertones denoted in all Feeder and Slaughter classes offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	257.00–271.00	266.46
5	—	526	263.00–274.00	269.19
2	—	623	227.00–230.00	228.45
2	—	565	271.00–278.00	274.56
1	—	975	134.00	134.00
3	—	758	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	265.00–285.00	273.11
1	—	635	247.00	247.00
1	—	415	262.00	262.00
2	—	483	260.00–270.00	265.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	254.00–278.00	268.56
3	—	668	250.00–252.00	251.35
3	—	288	300.00–315.00	309.97
4	—	639	250.00–265.00	261.21
4	—	324	315.00–330.00	323.46
1	—	480	277.00	277.00
5	—	371	322.50–325.00	322.97
1	—	810	216.00	216.00
3	—	423	284.00–310.00	298.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	200.00	200.00
4	—	374	167.50–250.00	224.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	225.00–226.00	225.80
1	—	365	266.00	266.00
9	—	482	249.00–270.00	261.14
4	—	571	212.00–223.00	218.46
5	—	416	251.00–276.00	264.06
3	—	322	260.00–277.50	267.23
11	—	633	240.00–249.00	246.42
8	—	518	240.00–257.00	246.31
1	—	785	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
5	—	369	160.00–190.00	175.22
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	228.00	228.00
3	—	482	220.00–238.00	230.88
3	—	625	202.00–214.00	208.08
1	—	355	227.50	227.50
1	—	585	207.00	207.00
1	—	675	213.00	213.00
2	—	530	212.00–225.00	218.56
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	103.00–104.00	103.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	109.00	109.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	887	1,110.00–1,325.00	1,192.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	118.00	118.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,000	79.00–137.50	110.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,698	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,515	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	40.00–75.00	57.72
1	—	1,375	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,015	80.00–85.00	82.51
4	—	1,311	90.00–95.00	91.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	92.00–99.00	96.12
9	—	1,374	102.00–107.00	104.31
1	—	1,420	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	85.00–86.00	85.49
1	—	1,030	75.00	75.00

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