Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher, over 600 lbs, no comparable receipts from last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs , no comparable receipts from last week. Feeder supply was mostly above average in quality with many long weaned calves included. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower on a light test, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $258.89/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$258.89

222 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

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

$35.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	266.66	1,506	148
Medium and Large 1-2	548	255.11	1,397	19thin
Medium and Large 2	476	242.53	1,155	39
Medium and Large 3	410	231.41	948	16thin

One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $558 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 sale222 hd

258.89

—

AR average10 barns · 3,564 hd

253.46

+5.43

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	1,624	113.67	1,846	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	100.20	1,484	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,137	80.49	915	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	73.01	733	3thin

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)	1,390	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	850	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	273.92/cwt	266.00–282.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	246.44/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	443	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	917	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,535	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	299.24/cwt	295.00–304.00	1,679	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	272.65/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	260.55/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,339	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	682	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	336.17/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	238.95/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	313.79/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,484	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	251.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	252.09/cwt	221.00–265.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	259.61/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	221.41/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	252.62/cwt	240.00–270.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	281.84/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	240.24/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	241.57/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,640	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	291.78/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	267.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,294	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	265.02/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	276.20/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,472	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	236.11/cwt	220.00–260.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	244.24/cwt	200.00–300.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	251.41/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,302	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	222.17/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	314.65/cwt	302.00–330.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	248.59/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	263.30/cwt	244.00–268.00	1,614	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,528	101.07/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,544	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,412	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,080	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	57.28/cwt	50.00–66.00	700	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	100.29/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,487	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	103.56/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,476	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,482	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	977	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	91.47/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,049	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	81.73/cwt	80.00–85.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	206.37/cwt	200.00–213.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	246.78/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,182	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	262.09/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,533	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	297.18/cwt	263.00–298.00	1,554	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	496	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,334	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	248.78/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	258.59/cwt	250.00–277.50	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	846	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	284.08/cwt	272.50–291.00	1,508	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	363.35/cwt	332.50–372.50	1,341	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	267.57/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,664	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	337.68/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	278.24/cwt	266.00–287.00	1,597	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,590	6

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 74Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 16Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	87.50	87.50
1	—	505	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	266.00–282.00	273.92
1	—	600	236.00	236.00
3	—	527	238.00–258.00	248.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
1	—	900	149.00	149.00
6	—	560	258.00–271.00	265.02
7	—	533	265.00–292.00	276.20
1	—	765	220.00	220.00
2	—	725	214.00–230.00	222.17
1	—	455	332.50	332.50
1	—	685	234.00	234.00
3	—	418	302.00–330.00	314.65
5	—	613	244.00–268.00	263.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	280.00	280.00
16	—	735	243.00–250.00	246.44
2	—	443	349.00	349.00
3	—	783	235.00	235.00
4	—	917	210.00	210.00
6	—	510	301.00	301.00
21	—	561	295.00–304.00	299.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	267.50–287.50	272.65
7	—	514	250.00–278.00	260.55
1	—	655	225.00	225.00
2	—	363	295.00–300.00	297.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	242.50	242.50
5	—	469	235.00–257.50	248.78
3	—	373	250.00–277.50	258.59
2	—	563	235.00	235.00
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	682	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	322.50–352.50	336.17
5	—	768	235.00–247.00	238.95
14	—	473	295.00–325.00	313.79
3	—	658	240.00–260.00	251.93
13	—	531	272.50–291.00	284.08
11	—	369	332.50–372.50	363.35
10	—	622	252.00–275.00	267.57
6	—	417	332.50–340.00	337.68
1	—	830	230.00	230.00
17	—	574	266.00–287.00	278.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	683	250.00	250.00
6	—	607	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
4	—	310	220.00–260.00	236.11
6	—	416	200.00–300.00	244.24
2	—	515	220.00	220.00
2	—	363	200.00–213.00	206.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
13	—	630	1,760.00	1,760.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	236.00	236.00
4	—	339	221.00–265.00	252.09
2	—	440	250.00–269.00	259.61
2	—	620	210.00–233.00	221.41
6	—	529	230.00	230.00
6	—	365	240.00–270.00	252.62
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
2	—	565	230.00–235.00	232.43
15	—	479	230.00–268.00	246.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	272.50	272.50
4	—	581	240.00–244.00	242.01
14	—	432	273.00–296.00	281.84
8	—	626	234.00–243.00	240.24
16	—	679	238.00–243.00	241.57
6	—	379	275.00–300.00	291.78
1	—	725	230.00	230.00
6	—	484	260.00–270.00	267.42
12	—	518	241.00–259.00	251.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	261.00	261.00
3	—	583	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	296.00	296.00
17	—	585	260.00–264.00	262.09
10	—	746	225.00	225.00
43	—	523	263.00–298.00	297.18
6	—	846	221.00	221.00
2	—	665	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	496	269.00	269.00
4	—	673	238.00	238.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	107.00	107.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,528	100.00–102.00	101.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,763	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	50.00–66.00	57.28
6	—	1,147	90.00–100.00	91.47
3	—	1,033	80.00–85.00	81.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	100.00–101.00	100.29
3	—	1,425	102.00–105.00	103.56
2	—	1,560	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	36.00	36.00
2	—	1,068	91.00–92.00	91.52

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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