Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.66/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$137.66

66 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$27.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	142.99	827	46
Medium and Large 1-2	722	129.00	931	3thin
Medium and Large 2	552	128.70	710	12thin
Medium and Large 3	452	115.40	522	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.59/cwt here — about $306 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 sale66 hd

137.66

—

AR average4 barns · 1,034 hd

158.23

−20.57

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	—	Average	1,455	90.00	1,310	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	75.59	988	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	62.54	668	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	56.91	670	12

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	142.65/cwt	136.00–145.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	137.69/cwt	132.00–143.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.49/cwt	146.00–148.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	129.52/cwt	124.00–140.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.74/cwt	143.00–151.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.25/cwt	144.00–162.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	164.86/cwt	159.00–169.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	181.31/cwt	176.00–184.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.96/cwt	153.00–164.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	153.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	144.46/cwt	138.00–148.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	141.92/cwt	135.00–149.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	158.12/cwt	153.00–165.00	885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.08/cwt	155.00–175.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,131	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	134.48/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	907	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	969	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	65.07/cwt	60.00–70.00	700	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	77.19/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,023	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	71.23/cwt	69.00–73.00	987	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	44.93/cwt	34.00–54.00	483	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	789	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	372	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	68.42/cwt	63.00–73.00	751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	956	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	678	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	87.04/cwt	72.00–105.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	134.32/cwt	130.00–139.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.18/cwt	144.00–156.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	125.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.27/cwt	137.00–147.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.58/cwt	134.00–141.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	126.99/cwt	124.00–130.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	663	3

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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 159Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	136.00–145.00	142.65
7	—	669	132.00–143.00	137.69
4	—	520	146.00–148.00	146.49
4	—	470	143.00–151.00	147.74
3	—	365	144.00–162.00	156.25
1	—	345	156.00	156.00
3	—	747	134.00	134.00
9	—	572	137.00–147.00	142.27
3	—	755	129.00	129.00
3	—	425	151.00–157.00	155.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
1	—	365	126.00	126.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	94.00	94.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	120.00–130.00	125.39
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
2	—	425	134.00–141.00	137.58
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
2	—	578	124.00–130.00	126.99
3	—	523	120.00–130.00	126.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
5	—	573	138.00–148.00	144.46
2	—	623	135.00–149.00	141.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	132.00	132.00
1	—	770	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	124.00–140.00	129.52
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	159.00–169.00	164.86
3	—	367	176.00–184.00	181.31
3	—	520	153.00–164.00	159.96
2	—	615	150.00–156.00	153.02
4	—	678	156.00	156.00
9	—	560	153.00–165.00	158.12
5	—	415	155.00–175.00	168.08
2	—	323	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	138.00	138.00
2	—	778	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	154.00	154.00
2	—	853	129.00–140.00	134.48
3	—	617	146.00–148.00	147.01
3	—	677	130.00–139.00	134.32
2	—	573	144.00–156.00	150.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,075	60.00–70.00	65.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,325	73.00–79.00	77.19
1	—	1,195	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,385	69.00–73.00	71.23
7	—	1,074	34.00–54.00	44.93
1	—	1,040	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	90.00	90.00

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	2	—	1,098	63.00–73.00	68.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	72.00–105.00	87.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	30.00	30.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	80.00	80.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle