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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 8

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 18Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 131▼ 38 vs year ago 151 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 26▼ 6 vs year ago 24 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 8 · +87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to Auction being closed last two weeks because of Inclement weather; however definite higher undertones observed in all classes of both Feeder cattle and Slaughter cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.16/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$178.16

57 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$58.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	184.07	922	39
Medium and Large 2	463	173.78	805	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	160.75	915	8thin
Medium and Large 3	545	126.00	687	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.07/cwt here — about $235 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 sale57 hd

178.16

—

AR average3 barns · 1,178 hd

176.25

+1.90

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	1,379	85.82	1,183	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	86.00	1,111	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,017	71.58	728	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	833	61.00	508	3thin

Every lot

53 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	708	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	217.29/cwt	214.00–218.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	206.22/cwt	198.00–214.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	178.99/cwt	177.00–181.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	503	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,102	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,031	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,012	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,125	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	177.75/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,207	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,238	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	276	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	344	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	191.35/cwt	190.00–194.00	790	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	443	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	815	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	180.21/cwt	180.00–181.00	834	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	172.40/cwt	169.00–176.00	888	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	160.75/cwt	159.00–166.00	915	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	599	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,060	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	991	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	986	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	169.33/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,133	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	974	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	179.93/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,094	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,095	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,183	76.23/cwt	74.00–79.00	902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,859	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	538	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	424	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	898	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	539	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	863	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	77.30/cwt	74.00–80.00	876	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,253	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,059	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,219	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	90.49/cwt	83.00–94.00	743	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	81.14/cwt	76.00–89.00	742	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	94.76/cwt	87.00–101.00	957	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,024	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,219	1

This sale against other markets

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 131Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 8

No trend established due to Auction being closed last two weeks because of Inclement weather; however definite higher undertones observed in all classes of both Feeder cattle and Slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	154.00	154.00
3	—	413	190.00–194.00	191.35
5	—	463	180.00–181.00	180.21
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
6	—	669	169.00–171.00	169.33
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
2	—	515	169.00–176.00	172.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	226.00	226.00
4	—	344	202.00	202.00
3	—	608	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	159.00–166.00	160.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	159.00	159.00
1	—	460	163.00	163.00
1	—	390	167.00	167.00
1	—	525	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	599	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	214.00–218.00	217.29
2	—	463	198.00–214.00	206.22
1	—	595	189.00	189.00
1	—	820	151.00	151.00
1	—	755	161.00	161.00
1	—	345	218.00	218.00
1	—	540	191.00	191.00
2	—	410	200.00	200.00
8	—	679	177.00–180.00	177.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	176.00	176.00
2	—	310	185.00	185.00
2	—	483	177.00–181.00	178.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	305	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	174.00–186.00	179.93
1	—	535	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,133	74.00–80.00	77.30
1	—	915	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,015	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	52.00	52.00
1	—	815	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,253	84.00–85.00	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,183	74.00–79.00	76.23

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	5	—	821	83.00–94.00	90.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	76.00–89.00	81.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	91.00	91.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	87.00–101.00	94.76

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	—	1,370	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	80.00	80.00

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.