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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 22

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 185 vs last sale 242▼ 21 vs year ago 78 · −26.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 9 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to very light offerings in all classes.

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 $174.34/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$174.34

28 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$68.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.46

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	191.00	915	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	488	190.00	927	2thin
Medium and Large 2	550	166.80	918	5thin
Medium and Large 3	551	122.30	674	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.70/cwt here — about $241 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 sale28 hd

174.34

—

AR average10 barns · 1,810 hd

190.80

−16.46

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%	Average	1,424	95.60	1,361	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	83.73	961	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	69.00	651	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,085	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$400	1thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	237.99/cwt	236.00–240.00	852	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	222.76/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,051	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	201.65/cwt	190.00–209.00	964	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,128	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	211.24/cwt	201.00–215.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	130.74/cwt	117.00–144.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	816	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	927	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	945	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	965	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	173.24/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,003	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,049	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	206.99/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,072	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	193.02/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,110	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	703	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,040	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	745	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	343	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	960	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	643	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,015	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	89.31/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,081	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,231	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	96.67/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,450	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	87.17/cwt	84.00–90.00	805	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	87.30/cwt	85.00–90.00	880	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	930	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,190	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,072	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,166	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 242Year ago 78

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 7

Compared to last week: No trend due to very light offerings in all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	201.00–215.00	211.24
2	—	343	219.00	219.00
2	—	533	181.00	181.00
2	—	635	165.00	165.00
4	—	579	171.00–174.00	173.24
1	—	400	197.00	197.00
1	—	495	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	117.00–144.00	130.74
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	192.00	192.00
1	—	450	175.00	175.00
2	—	658	159.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	560	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	220.00	220.00
2	—	358	236.00–240.00	237.99
3	—	472	215.00–234.00	222.76
1	—	600	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
4	—	478	190.00–209.00	201.65
1	—	385	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	148.00	148.00
2	—	575	191.00–195.00	193.02
1	—	830	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	206.00–208.00	206.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	146.00	146.00

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	—	1,008	85.00–90.00	87.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	84.00–90.00	87.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,085.00	1,085.00

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	—	1,310	89.00	89.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,115	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	89.00–90.00	89.31
1	—	960	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,500	95.00–100.00	96.67

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.