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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 1

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 65▼ 175 vs year ago 221 · −79.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 57 vs year ago 67 · −85.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 7▼ 24 vs year ago 39 · −61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established in any class of Feeder or Slaughter cattle due to not enough comparable receipts. Higher undertones denoted in all classes offered.

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 $213.25/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$213.25

28 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$23.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	675	215.73	1,456	25
Medium and Large 2	490	192.67	944	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.06/cwt here — about $512 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

213.25

—

AR average9 barns · 1,304 hd

205.18

+8.07

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	1,855	100.00	1,855	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,288	97.36	1,254	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,078	78.26	844	5thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	896	$973	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	683	$566	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$970	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	728	$588	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	590	$375	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	645	$500	1thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	300	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	285	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,096	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	245.50/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,289	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,640	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	218.56/cwt	213.00–224.00	951	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	213.41/cwt	210.00–217.00	999	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	221.80/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,273	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	734	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,600	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,785	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	845	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	448	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	855	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	513	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	896	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,255	101.04/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,268	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	99.16/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,274	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,220	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	465	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	600	480.00/head	480.00–480.00	480	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	704	587.10/head	500.00–640.00	587	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,163.69/head	970.00–1,400.00	1,164	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	645	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3Thin Fleshed	685	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	212	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	590	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 65Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 39

Compared to last week: No trend established in any class of Feeder or Slaughter cattle due to not enough comparable receipts. Higher undertones denoted in all classes offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	209.00	209.00
1	—	555	230.00	230.00
2	—	660	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	213.00–224.00	218.56
1	—	1,050	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	202.00	202.00
4	—	574	214.00–227.00	221.80
2	—	468	210.00–217.00	213.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	188.00	188.00
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
1	—	665	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	734	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	245.00–246.00	245.50
1	—	330	272.50	272.50
1	—	695	236.00	236.00
1	—	630	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	190.00	190.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,040	970.00–1,400.00	1,163.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	704	500.00–640.00	587.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	465	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	480.00	480.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	31.00	31.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	600	540.00	540.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	970.00	970.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	635.00	635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	590	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	98.00–100.00	99.16
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
1	—	855	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	99.00–103.00	101.04
1	—	1,355	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	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.