Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to Auction being closed last two weeks for Holiday break. Long weaned and Value Added cattle were in strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.08/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$133.08

83 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	459	139.00	638	14thin
Medium and Large 1	546	135.65	740	51
Medium and Large 2	471	125.87	593	14thin
Medium and Large 3	467	104.84	490	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.16/cwt here — about $148 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 sale83 hd

133.08

—

AR average3 barns · 501 hd

140.20

−7.13

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	1,400	67.12	940	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	53.00	840	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	38.22	430	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	133.18/cwt	130.00–139.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	136.36/cwt	130.00–143.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.63/cwt	139.00–142.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.08/cwt	154.00–168.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.50/cwt	143.00–150.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	524	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	146.30/cwt	140.00–154.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	141.31/cwt	141.00–142.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	123.89/cwt	121.00–130.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	137.68/cwt	137.00–139.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	101.45/cwt	74.00–115.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.37/cwt	110.00–125.00	669	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	1,030	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	53.47/cwt	43.00–60.00	543	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	78.45/cwt	67.00–94.00	934	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	42.83/cwt	40.00–46.00	385	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	67.12/cwt	65.00–68.00	940	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	49.52/cwt	49.00–50.00	588	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	26.92/cwt	24.00–30.00	285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.76/cwt	151.00–159.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	127.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1

How this sale compares

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 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 122Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 2

No trend due to Auction being closed last two weeks for Holiday break. Long weaned and Value Added cattle were in strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	154.00	154.00
1	—	540	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
3	—	573	148.00–150.00	148.99
2	—	435	154.00–168.00	161.08
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
1	—	780	144.00	144.00
5	—	476	151.00–159.00	154.76
1	—	740	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–143.00	136.36
3	—	415	139.00–142.00	140.63
2	—	320	143.00–150.00	146.50
2	—	388	140.00–150.00	144.97
2	—	520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	120.00–125.00	122.50
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	128.00–130.00	129.31
6	—	576	130.00–139.00	133.18
3	—	332	141.00–142.00	141.31
2	—	488	140.00–144.00	141.99
6	—	427	137.00–139.00	137.68
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	125.00	125.00
3	—	410	133.00	133.00
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
19	—	630	139.00	139.00
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	121.00–130.00	123.89
2	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	126.00	126.00
2	—	528	125.00	125.00
2	—	570	110.00–125.00	117.37
4	—	424	125.00–135.00	127.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	459	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
3	—	413	74.00–115.00	101.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	140.00–154.00	146.30
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	43.00–60.00	53.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,190	67.00–94.00	78.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	40.00–46.00	42.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	65.00–68.00	67.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,850	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	49.00–50.00	49.52
2	—	1,060	24.00–30.00	26.92

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle