Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light run and with all classes not tested; Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Quality of offering was mostly average to plain. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.18/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$150.18

32 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$536

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

$121.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.53

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	163.43	828	22
Medium and Large 2	437	152.15	665	6thin
Medium and Large 3	428	106.75	456	2thin
Small and Medium 3	693	42.00	291	2thin

One grade step is worth $121.43/cwt here — about $536 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 sale32 hd

150.18

—

AR average7 barns · 1,465 hd

163.71

−13.53

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	1,395	66.00	921	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	62.02	862	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	50.00	533	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,009	46.81	472	9thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	965	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	153.97/cwt	145.00–161.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	150.49/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	173.91/cwt	170.00–180.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	342	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	693	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	175.39/cwt	169.00–179.00	572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.64/cwt	175.00–184.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.92/cwt	152.00–156.00	731	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	41.49/cwt	38.00–45.00	460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	50.44/cwt	49.00–52.00	525	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	855	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	513	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	55.99/cwt	55.00–57.00	604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	730	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	110	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	62.02/cwt	60.00–64.00	862	5
Bulls	—	—	1,395	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	921	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	513	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	745	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	387	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	710	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	3,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	899	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	58.97/cwt	52.00–63.00	735	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	725	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	973	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	117.36/cwt	106.00–123.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	138.03/cwt	136.00–140.00	504	2

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 62Last week 358Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 28Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	149.00	149.00
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	25.00	25.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	82.00	82.00
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
3	—	437	106.00–123.00	117.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	148.00	148.00
4	—	545	149.00	149.00
1	—	555	148.00	148.00
2	—	475	152.00–156.00	153.92
2	—	375	144.00	144.00
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
3	—	320	140.00–141.00	140.32
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
2	—	365	136.00–140.00	138.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	145.00–161.00	153.97
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
1	—	385	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	146.00	146.00
4	—	680	150.00–152.00	150.49
5	—	391	170.00–180.00	173.91
5	—	326	169.00–179.00	175.39
1	—	500	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,025	102.00	102.00
3	—	423	175.00–184.00	178.64
2	—	628	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	92.50	92.50
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	42.00	42.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	38.00–45.00	41.49
3	—	1,040	49.00–52.00	50.44
1	—	855	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,078	55.00–57.00	55.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	15.00	15.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	60.00–64.00	62.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	66.00	66.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	360.00	360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	62.00	62.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,247	52.00–63.00	58.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	79.00	79.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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