Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-08-02

County Line Sale Barn

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 2

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jul 26Aug 2Aug 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 44▼ 204 vs year ago 252 · −81.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 11 vs year ago 17 · −64.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 15 vs year ago 19 · −78.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a Trend.

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 $231.19/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$231.19

21 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$102.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	244.29	1,103	17thin
Medium and Large 2	508	186.67	949	3thin
Medium and Large 3	480	142.00	682	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.29/cwt here — about $422 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 sale21 hd

231.19

—

AR average8 barns · 845 hd

223.52

+7.67

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	1,715	130.00	2,230	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	105.00	1,360	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,060	95.68	1,015	3thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	218.22/cwt	200.00–236.00	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,100	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,244	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	249.92/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,045	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,268	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,087	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,458	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,298	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,348	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,230	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	98.52/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,082	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,360	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,081	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 44Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 19

Compared to last Week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a Trend.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	97.00–100.00	98.52
1	—	985	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	111.00	111.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	139.00	139.00

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	—	695	101.00	101.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	112.00	112.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	179.00	179.00
1	—	905	149.00	149.00
9	—	588	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	161.00	161.00
1	—	360	191.00	191.00
1	—	490	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	418	239.00–258.00	249.92
4	—	561	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	260.00	260.00
4	—	395	260.00	260.00
3	—	482	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	200.00–236.00	218.22

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.