Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 13.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher. Supply included groups of high quality long weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, no trend for slaughter bulls, no comparable receipts from last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.62/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$162.62

186 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$51.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.23

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	170.78	916	104
Medium and Large 1-2	625	158.37	990	50
Medium and Large 2	456	147.19	671	27
Medium and Large 3	417	118.82	496	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.97/cwt here — about $420 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 sale186 hd

162.62

—

AR average8 barns · 2,710 hd

169.85

−7.23

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	1,706	79.00	1,348	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	60.06	969	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,079	44.01	475	12

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	150.50/cwt	140.00–156.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	129.96/cwt	120.00–145.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	164.07/cwt	161.00–167.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	135.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	151.02/cwt	130.00–168.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	149.85/cwt	140.00–160.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	175.23/cwt	166.00–189.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	159.57/cwt	153.00–170.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	166.92/cwt	159.00–180.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	180.66/cwt	170.00–194.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.14/cwt	139.00–164.00	644	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	152.42/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	168.28/cwt	162.00–175.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	167.02/cwt	164.00–170.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	158.43/cwt	151.00–165.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	180.35/cwt	180.00–181.00	954	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,008	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	947	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	128.56/cwt	121.00–133.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	903	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	60.06/cwt	59.00–61.00	969	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	30.61/cwt	22.00–40.00	295	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	44.62/cwt	44.00–45.00	517	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	53.71/cwt	50.00–55.00	590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	85.97/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,478	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	76.03/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,308	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	969	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	40.28/cwt	25.00–55.00	435	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	795	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	318	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	71.98/cwt	68.00–75.00	840	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	387	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	145.02/cwt	140.00–153.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.25/cwt	138.00–145.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	145.14/cwt	139.00–148.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	126.23/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	145.21/cwt	136.00–148.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.91/cwt	120.00–143.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	954	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	147.31/cwt	143.00–155.00	632	10

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 135Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 11Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	144.00	144.00
14	—	422	166.00–189.00	175.23
9	—	567	153.00–170.00	159.57
9	—	466	159.00–180.00	166.92
7	—	384	170.00–194.00	180.66
5	—	662	149.00–159.00	152.42
2	—	518	162.00–175.00	168.28
2	—	343	164.00–170.00	167.02
1	—	730	146.00	146.00
3	—	630	151.00–165.00	158.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	121.00–125.00	123.04
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
2	—	418	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	140.00–156.00	150.50
3	—	612	120.00–145.00	129.96
3	—	522	130.00–139.00	135.36
3	—	370	130.00–168.00	151.02
2	—	325	140.00–160.00	149.85
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
11	—	423	139.00–164.00	152.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	156.00	156.00
4	—	382	161.00–167.00	164.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	159.00	159.00
3	—	810	146.50	146.50
2	—	668	166.00	166.00
1	—	605	169.00	169.00
28	—	529	180.00–181.00	180.35
1	—	465	186.00	186.00
11	—	573	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	557	170.00	170.00
14	—	655	158.00	158.00
16	—	742	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	138.00	138.00
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	123.00	123.00
5	—	572	138.00–145.00	140.25
4	—	372	139.00–148.00	145.14
3	—	685	141.00	141.00
2	—	323	140.00–147.00	143.26
9	—	533	136.00–148.00	145.21
12	—	467	146.00–152.00	146.92
10	—	429	143.00–155.00	147.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	157.00	157.00
6	—	717	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	280	115.00	115.00
2	—	505	114.00–118.00	116.02
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
1	—	485	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	135.00–140.00	138.34
4	—	571	125.00–129.00	126.23
2	—	620	126.00	126.00
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
12	—	480	120.00–143.00	126.91
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	121.00–133.00	128.56
2	—	903	120.00	120.00
2	—	668	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
2	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.53
5	—	561	140.00–153.00	145.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	59.00–61.00	60.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	22.00–40.00	30.61
3	—	1,158	44.00–45.00	44.62
1	—	1,220	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,099	50.00–55.00	53.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,719	85.00–87.50	85.97
3	—	1,720	74.00–79.00	76.03
1	—	1,615	60.00	60.00

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	—	1,255	62.00	62.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	25.00–55.00	40.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	68.00–75.00	71.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	36.00	36.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	40.00	40.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	560.00	560.00

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.

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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle