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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2024-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 3

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Dec 13Jan 3Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 75▲ 85 vs year ago 34 · +250.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 15▲ 45 vs year ago 4 · +1,125.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 19 vs year ago 3 · +633.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend set due to auction being closed last two weeks for Holidays.

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 $212.90/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$212.90

62 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$129.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	219.62	1,127	42
Medium and Large 1-2	498	219.33	1,093	6thin
Medium and Large 2	508	197.68	1,004	13thin
Medium and Large 3	775	90.00	698	1thin

One grade step is worth $129.62/cwt here — about $429 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 sale62 hd

212.90

—

AR average4 barns · 1,025 hd

221.66

−8.76

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	1,740	98.46	1,713	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	93.47	1,255	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,077	79.33	854	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	62.88	566	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	974	$1,019	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,590	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,315	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	276.08/cwt	265.00–287.50	911	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	290.13/cwt	289.00–292.50	1,108	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	920	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,148	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,053	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	253.39/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,201	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	221.98/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,303	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,562	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	235.53/cwt	230.00–247.50	747	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	766	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	234.35/cwt	224.00–240.00	874	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	229.78/cwt	225.00–234.00	983	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	217.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	946	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	212.50/cwt	205.00–220.00	988	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,021	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,109	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,032	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,158	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	201.50/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,018	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,191	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	222.23/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,158	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,239	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	216.44/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,229	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,134	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,312	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,245	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	156.53/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,299	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,131	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,145	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	232.38/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,246	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	231.25/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,320	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	212.52/cwt	193.00–225.00	1,307	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	195.54/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,320	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,299	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	910	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,083	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,016	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	97.90/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	105.74/cwt	102.00–109.00	2,086	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	795	48.44/cwt	47.00–50.00	385	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	585	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	433	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	631	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	681	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	76.43/cwt	75.00–78.00	763	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	663	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	83.08/cwt	80.00–85.00	884	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	96.70/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,252	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,330	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	90.76/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,236	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,424	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,590	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	631	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	86.57/cwt	85.00–88.00	842	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	1,018.55/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,019	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	86.05/cwt	79.00–91.00	925	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	77.23/cwt	74.00–80.00	682	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	718	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	995	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,314.93/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,315	3

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 Jan 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 75Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 15Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 3

Compared to last week: No trend set due to auction being closed last two weeks for Holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	119.00	119.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	226.00–235.00	231.25
5	—	536	232.00–234.00	232.38
2	—	675	190.00–201.00	195.54
6	—	615	193.00–225.00	212.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	224.00	224.00
3	—	382	289.00–292.50	290.13
1	—	995	157.00	157.00
2	—	330	265.00–287.50	276.08
3	—	528	240.00	240.00
8	—	474	240.00–260.00	253.39
3	—	587	220.00–226.00	221.98
1	—	430	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	224.00	224.00
2	—	423	215.00–220.00	217.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	205.00–220.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	210.00–227.00	216.44
10	—	521	217.00–227.00	222.23
1	—	855	165.00	165.00
6	—	373	224.00–240.00	234.35
2	—	613	214.00	214.00
1	—	495	234.00	234.00
3	—	317	230.00–247.50	235.53
5	—	428	225.00–234.00	229.78
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
2	—	653	224.00	224.00
2	—	830	154.00–159.00	156.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	220.00	220.00
4	—	466	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	210.00–220.00	214.90
2	—	435	215.00–220.00	217.50
2	—	505	198.00–205.00	201.50
1	—	850	133.00	133.00
1	—	715	127.00	127.00
1	—	635	196.00	196.00
1	—	370	207.00	207.00
1	—	570	199.00	199.00
2	—	310	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	229.00	229.00
1	—	470	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	69.00	69.00
4	—	973	70.00	70.00
1	—	865	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,295	95.00–99.00	96.70
1	—	1,675	85.00	85.00
10	—	1,362	90.00–94.00	90.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	70.00	70.00
2	—	795	47.00–50.00	48.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	60.00–65.00	62.51
1	—	1,330	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,064	80.00–85.00	83.08
2	—	998	75.00–78.00	76.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,780	96.00–100.00	97.90
2	—	1,973	102.00–109.00	105.74

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	79.00–91.00	86.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	69.00	69.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	974	900.00–1,100.00	1,018.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	85.00–88.00	86.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	74.00–80.00	77.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	98.00	98.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,370	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,314.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,590	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.