Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 3.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 1.00-2.00 lower, over 600 lb weights not tested. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.19/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$157.19

67 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$60.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.04

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	172.87	771	39
Medium and Large 2	461	148.04	683	18thin
Medium and Large 3	579	112.47	651	10thin

One grade step is worth $60.41/cwt here — about $120 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 sale67 hd

157.19

—

AR average10 barns · 1,054 hd

162.23

−5.04

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	1,565	92.25	1,444	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	68.00	971	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	54.25	624	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1Full	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	139.63/cwt	134.00–145.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.38/cwt	146.00–170.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	157.31/cwt	157.00–158.00	503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	165.73/cwt	160.00–169.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	109.83/cwt	103.00–117.00	338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	188.42/cwt	170.00–199.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.57/cwt	170.00–191.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	60.31/cwt	58.00–63.00	690	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	41.92/cwt	41.00–44.00	472	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	834	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	68.00/cwt	67.00–69.00	971	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,428	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	413.49/cwt	310.00–500.00	3,027	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	108.07/cwt	100.00–115.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.14/cwt	144.00–157.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.82/cwt	153.00–154.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	175.49/cwt	168.00–184.00	748	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	166.10/cwt	158.00–170.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	194.18/cwt	183.00–198.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	150.39/cwt	142.00–159.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	156.03/cwt	152.00–160.00	449	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 62Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	134.00–145.00	139.63
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
4	—	335	146.00–170.00	160.38
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	127.00	127.00
3	—	438	150.00–151.00	150.34
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
5	—	458	142.00–159.00	150.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	160.00–169.00	165.73
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
4	—	331	170.00–199.00	188.42
2	—	378	170.00–191.00	180.57
14	—	426	168.00–184.00	175.49
7	—	517	158.00–170.00	166.10
4	—	275	183.00–198.00	194.18
1	—	855	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	683	110.00	110.00
2	—	308	103.00–117.00	109.83
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
11	—	645	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	137.00	137.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
7	—	320	157.00–158.00	157.31
11	—	468	144.00–157.00	150.14
2	—	563	147.00	147.00
6	—	421	153.00–154.00	153.82
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
2	—	288	152.00–160.00	156.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	137.00	137.00
1	—	630	149.00	149.00
1	—	565	149.00	149.00
1	—	505	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,144	58.00–63.00	60.31
3	—	1,125	41.00–44.00	41.92
1	—	1,245	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	67.00–69.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	95.50	95.50
1	—	1,605	89.00	89.00

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	3	—	732	310.00–500.00	413.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	763	100.00–115.00	108.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,025.00	1,025.00

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