Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-20.00, mostly 11.00 higher; over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. No comparable receipts from last week for Slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.27/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$153.27

98 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$57.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	157.53	800	83
Medium and Large 2	501	138.63	695	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	650	133.00	865	3thin
Medium and Large 3	507	99.67	505	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.86/cwt here — about $295 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 sale98 hd

153.27

—

AR average9 barns · 1,644 hd

154.92

−1.65

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	1,386	87.82	1,217	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	77.94	1,083	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	69.48	760	12

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	322	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	145.65/cwt	137.00–149.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	166.40/cwt	164.00–169.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	100.48/cwt	99.00–102.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	183.76/cwt	172.00–195.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	190.13/cwt	176.00–200.00	806	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.04/cwt	172.00–191.00	940	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	144.34/cwt	134.00–157.00	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	407	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	189.64/cwt	176.00–200.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	181.85/cwt	173.00–196.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	151.90/cwt	144.00–160.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,057	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	69.45/cwt	69.00–70.00	986	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	81.93/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,152	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	74.94/cwt	72.00–76.00	866	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	63.99/cwt	60.00–65.00	708	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	68.52/cwt	67.00–70.00	739	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	99.73/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,516	3
Bulls	—	—	1,286	78.89/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,015	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,218	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	476.17/cwt	420.00–520.00	3,547	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	559	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,913	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	883.33/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	7,420	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	5,776	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	565	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	940.46/cwt	620.00–1,150.00	9,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	160.80/cwt	153.00–167.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.77/cwt	136.00–150.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	156.55/cwt	142.00–165.00	828	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.43/cwt	150.00–164.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	158.11/cwt	155.00–176.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.00/cwt	122.00–134.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
3	—	472	136.00–150.00	144.77
2	—	570	122.00–134.00	128.00
1	—	385	149.00	149.00
2	—	430	140.00–150.00	145.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	156.00	156.00
2	—	573	160.00	160.00
2	—	790	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	150.00–157.00	154.36
5	—	636	137.00–149.00	145.65
2	—	810	135.00	135.00
2	—	318	164.00–169.00	166.40
6	—	422	153.00–167.00	160.80
34	—	529	142.00–165.00	156.55
10	—	370	150.00–164.00	160.43
9	—	488	155.00–176.00	158.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	89.00	89.00
1	—	510	96.00	96.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
2	—	320	99.00–102.00	100.48
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	159.00	159.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	405	152.00	152.00
6	—	322	134.00–157.00	144.34
2	—	510	166.00	166.00
2	—	475	150.00–158.00	154.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	154.00	154.00
1	—	605	159.00	159.00
4	—	363	172.00–195.00	183.76
16	—	424	176.00–200.00	190.13
21	—	525	172.00–191.00	179.04
3	—	750	148.00	148.00
10	—	471	176.00–200.00	189.64
5	—	335	173.00–196.00	181.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	161.00	161.00
3	—	312	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	194.00	194.00
1	—	645	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	119.00	119.00
1	—	580	134.00	134.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	144.00	144.00
2	—	613	144.00–160.00	151.90
1	—	570	143.00	143.00
1	—	515	158.00	158.00
1	—	700	151.00	151.00
1	—	870	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	69.00–70.00	69.45
5	—	1,406	80.00–85.00	81.93
1	—	1,250	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	72.00–76.00	74.94
5	—	1,107	60.00–65.00	63.99
2	—	1,078	67.00–70.00	68.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	98.00–101.00	99.73
4	—	1,286	70.00–85.00	78.89

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	—	715	450.00	450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	420.00–520.00	476.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	72.00	72.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	840	700.00–1,050.00	883.33
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	760	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	986	620.00–1,150.00	940.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	76.00	76.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	66.00	66.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	82.00	82.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,765	106.00	106.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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