Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-06-07

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 7

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← May 31Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 139▼ 150 vs year ago 186 · −80.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 24▼ 7 vs year ago 17 · −41.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend. Higher undertones were denoted in all feeder classes. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

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 $221.85/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$221.85

15 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$69.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	226.48	1,091	14thin
Medium and Large 3	590	157.00	926	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.48/cwt here — about $165 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 sale15 hd

221.85

—

AR average10 barns · 2,285 hd

217.70

+4.14

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	1,535	80.00	1,228	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	100.00	1,413	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	986	81.89	807	7thin

Every lot

28 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	—	Medium and Large 1	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,186	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,284	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	215.34/cwt	205.00–225.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,003	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,072	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,272	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	236.23/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,252	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,159	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,228	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	933	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	653	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	82.62/cwt	80.00–85.00	892	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,077	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,413	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	102.04/cwt	95.00–109.00	954	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	964	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	96.21/cwt	89.00–103.00	981	2

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 139Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend. Higher undertones were denoted in all feeder classes. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	230.00	230.00
1	—	660	217.00	217.00
1	—	530	240.00	240.00
1	—	735	199.00	199.00
1	—	585	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	196.00	196.00
2	—	558	210.00–215.00	212.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	205.00	205.00
2	—	368	205.00–225.00	215.34
1	—	600	212.00	212.00
1	—	660	206.00	206.00
2	—	425	236.00	236.00
7	—	456	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	240.00	240.00
3	—	530	229.00–240.00	236.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	109.00	109.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	95.00	95.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	95.00–109.00	102.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	89.00–103.00	96.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	80.00–85.00	82.62
2	—	933	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,088	98.00–100.00	98.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	100.00	100.00

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.