Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-18.00 lower, over 600lbs not tested. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-14.00, mostly 9.00 lower. Feeder supply was not as attractive as last week, with mostly plain unweaned cattle offered. On a light test Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.49/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$237.49

54 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$81.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	246.84	1,385	42
Medium and Large 2	493	235.81	1,163	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	225.00	1,328	2thin
Medium and Large 3	612	165.61	1,014	5thin

One grade step is worth $81.24/cwt here — about $371 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 sale54 hd

237.49

—

AR average7 barns · 1,318 hd

253.65

−16.16

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	1,265	117.00	1,480	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	99.17	1,145	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,014	91.77	931	4thin

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)	780	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	585	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	94.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,076	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,409	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	95.54/cwt	94.00–97.00	906	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,480	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,291	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,274	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,056	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	582	100.87/cwt	75.00–118.00	587	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	118.93/cwt	114.00–124.00	862	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	251.51/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	237.54/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,563	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	258.50/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	510	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	268.70/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,153	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	221.52/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	163.68/cwt	141.00–180.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	262.86/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	266.59/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	268.89/cwt	250.00–279.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	297.93/cwt	289.00–308.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	320.00/cwt	305.00–335.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	226.40/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	329.36/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,271	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	650	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	277.93/cwt	268.00–287.50	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,060	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 503Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 27Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	272.00	272.00
3	—	572	258.00–271.00	262.86
2	—	610	240.00–242.00	241.02
4	—	513	250.00–277.00	266.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	240.00	240.00
1	—	545	230.00	230.00
2	—	578	220.00–223.00	221.52
1	—	345	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	279.00	279.00
5	—	478	240.00–260.00	251.51
14	—	658	235.00–239.00	237.54
2	—	555	258.00–259.00	258.50
1	—	970	170.00	170.00
8	—	429	260.00–274.00	268.70
5	—	618	223.00–230.00	226.40
4	—	376	268.00–287.50	277.93
1	—	725	220.00	220.00
1	—	805	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	139.00	139.00
3	—	622	141.00–180.00	163.68
1	—	480	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2	—	510	1,500.00	1,500.00
8	—	650	1,700.00	1,700.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	281.00	281.00
3	—	470	289.00–308.00	297.93
1	—	700	245.00	245.00
2	—	300	305.00–335.00	320.00
3	—	573	264.00	264.00
10	—	386	322.50–335.00	329.36
3	—	420	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	231.00	231.00
1	—	1,060	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	250.00–279.00	268.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,215	116.00	116.00
2	—	948	94.00–97.00	95.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	90.00–100.00	94.76
1	—	1,195	108.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	117.00	117.00

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)	1	—	1,180	108.00	108.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	96.00	96.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	582	75.00–118.00	100.87
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	114.00–124.00	118.93
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	900.00	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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle