Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-25.00, mostly 17.00 higher, over 600 lb weights not tested. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $256.76/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$256.76

27 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$72.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	265.80	1,202	23
Medium and Large 2	445	216.50	963	2thin
Medium and Large 3	488	193.00	942	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.80/cwt here — about $260 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 sale27 hd

256.76

—

AR average7 barns · 1,975 hd

250.62

+6.13

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	—	High	1,785	114.50	2,044	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	102.66	1,483	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	94.96	1,162	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,163	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,450	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	105.62/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,535	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,283	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	86.91/cwt	85.00–89.00	998	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	98.31/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,265	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	99.69/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	645	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	188.00/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	305.79/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	290.76/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	215.79/cwt	197.00–226.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	254.65/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	245.97/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	280.22/cwt	252.50–288.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	284.90/cwt	282.50–287.50	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	237.06/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	221.68/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	274.67/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,195	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	110.17/cwt	99.00–125.00	1,015	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,439	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	2,044	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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 146Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 31Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-25.00, mostly 17.00 higher, over 600 lb weights not tested. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	103.00–108.00	105.62
3	—	1,437	99.00–101.00	99.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	100.00–104.00	101.97
2	—	1,148	85.00–89.00	86.91
1	—	1,080	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,287	98.00–99.00	98.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	114.50	114.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	169.00	169.00
2	—	735	185.00–191.00	188.00
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	264.00	264.00
1	—	555	244.00	244.00
1	—	795	195.00	195.00
1	—	995	166.00	166.00
2	—	663	234.00–240.00	237.06
3	—	720	220.00–223.00	221.68
1	—	450	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	255.00	255.00
1	—	335	272.50	272.50
1	—	395	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	293.00	293.00
5	—	473	289.00–310.00	305.79
5	—	508	288.00–300.00	290.76
1	—	360	350.00	350.00
1	—	785	221.00	221.00
4	—	443	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	239.00	239.00
3	—	417	197.00–226.00	215.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	251.00–259.00	254.65
4	—	568	244.00–248.00	245.97
1	—	480	265.00	265.00
1	—	675	215.00	215.00
8	—	381	252.50–288.00	280.22
2	—	323	282.50–287.50	284.90
3	—	435	271.00–282.00	274.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
1	—	570	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	193.00	193.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	921	99.00–125.00	110.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	109.00	109.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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