Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-03-08

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

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

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 280 vs last sale 333▼ 116 vs year ago 169 · −68.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 51▼ 3 vs year ago 22 · −13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 18▼ 5 vs year ago 8 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light test, and with not all classes represented, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.11/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$221.11

24 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.29

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	221.11	1,093	24

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

221.11

—

AR average10 barns · 1,327 hd

217.82

+3.29

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	1,275	94.00	1,199	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	91.50	1,297	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	82.32	928	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	70.30	781	11

Every lot

31 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	233.41/cwt	228.00–236.00	973	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	226.87/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,066	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	213.92/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,112	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,183	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	182.98/cwt	181.00–185.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	170.48/cwt	169.00–171.00	811	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	176.90/cwt	171.00–178.00	961	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	958	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,006	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,135	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,102	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,199	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	761	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,051	62.18/cwt	54.00–71.00	654	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	858	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	85.98/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,017	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,170	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,209	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,429	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,009	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,170	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,078	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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 333Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 51Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 18Year ago 8

Compared to last week: On a very light test, and with not all classes represented, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	169.00–171.00	170.48
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	143.00	143.00
1	—	570	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	147.00	147.00
1	—	645	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	169.00	169.00
6	—	543	171.00–178.00	176.90
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
2	—	415	181.00–185.00	182.98
1	—	300	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	228.00–236.00	233.41
2	—	520	210.00–218.00	213.92
2	—	470	221.00–233.00	226.87
13	—	553	214.00	214.00
2	—	303	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	211.00	211.00
1	—	610	186.00	186.00
1	—	665	159.00	159.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	89.00	89.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,073	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,051	54.00–71.00	62.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	85.00–87.00	85.98
1	—	1,015	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,315	89.00	89.00

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.