Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.89/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$159.89

94 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$59.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	162.75	846	88
Medium and Large 2	450	147.50	664	2thin
Medium and Large 3	562	103.13	579	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.62/cwt here — about $267 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 sale94 hd

159.89

—

AR average4 barns · 1,095 hd

152.04

+7.84

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	1,955	90.00	1,760	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	76.69	1,062	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	57.62	573	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	56.19	627	18

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	475	165.66/cwt	151.00–172.00	787	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	165.79/cwt	154.00–170.00	842	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	163.13/cwt	151.00–168.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	192.00/cwt	176.00–200.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	176.68/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,004	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	156.49/cwt	145.00–170.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	149.45/cwt	140.00–154.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	179.41/cwt	174.00–189.00	940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	184.16/cwt	179.00–189.00	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	156.30/cwt	152.00–166.00	891	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	147.79/cwt	135.00–160.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	157.50/cwt	142.00–168.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.43/cwt	160.00–172.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	164.66/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	197.43/cwt	190.00–204.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	153.40/cwt	145.00–162.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,039	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	68.19/cwt	65.00–71.00	866	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,257	1
Bulls	—	—	2,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	70.23/cwt	68.00–72.00	796	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	74.51/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,010	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	501	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	282	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	81.05/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,171	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	40.66/cwt	15.00–55.00	388	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	60.10/cwt	60.00–61.00	710	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	366	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	191	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,963	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	61.98/cwt	56.00–65.00	627	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Stock Cows	Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,578	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	99.25/cwt	88.00–111.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	176.21/cwt	176.00–176.50	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	1

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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 234Year ago 603

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 29Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	475	151.00–172.00	165.66
21	—	508	154.00–170.00	165.79
6	—	414	151.00–168.00	163.13
1	—	740	142.00	142.00
4	—	633	140.00–154.00	149.45
20	—	570	152.00–166.00	156.30
1	—	310	166.00	166.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
1	—	900	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	114.00	114.00
2	—	578	88.00–111.00	99.25
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
10	—	519	176.00–176.50	176.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	432	176.00–200.00	192.00
14	—	568	166.00–178.00	176.68
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
12	—	524	174.00–189.00	179.41
10	—	476	179.00–189.00	184.16
6	—	629	164.00–167.00	164.66
4	—	680	165.00–166.00	165.50
1	—	730	149.00	149.00
3	—	373	190.00–204.00	197.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	145.00–170.00	156.49
1	—	590	159.00	159.00
2	—	435	135.00–160.00	147.79
3	—	525	142.00–168.00	157.50
3	—	320	160.00–172.00	167.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
2	—	383	128.00–129.00	128.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	134.00	134.00
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	145.00–162.00	153.40
1	—	670	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,270	65.00–71.00	68.19
3	—	955	15.00–55.00	40.66
9	—	1,182	60.00–61.00	60.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	68.00–72.00	70.23
1	—	910	55.00	55.00
1	—	805	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,355	74.00–75.00	74.51
2	—	1,445	80.00–82.00	81.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	46.00	46.00
1	—	830	23.00	23.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	70.00	70.00
1	—	2,100	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,963	100.00	100.00

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	—	1,012	56.00–65.00	61.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	415	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	55.00	55.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,578	104.00–105.00	104.50

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

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