Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 11.00-21.00, mostly 16.00 lower; concerns over the rising grain and fuel markets are putting most Buyers in a wait and see attitude. 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 $135.76/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$135.76

90 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$79.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	144.50	747	66
Medium and Large 2	543	128.71	699	14thin
Medium and Large 3	422	97.71	412	7thin
Small and Medium 3	517	65.06	336	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.44/cwt here — about $411 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 sale90 hd

135.76

—

AR average10 barns · 1,989 hd

150.64

−14.88

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	1,862	94.42	1,758	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	78.50	1,081	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	963	58.33	562	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,039	57.11	593	13

Every lot, as filed

64 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 3	—	625	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	110.54/cwt	100.00–120.00	357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	174.25/cwt	170.00–181.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	130.66/cwt	125.00–137.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	149.60/cwt	142.00–160.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.00/cwt	133.00–138.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	148.16/cwt	145.00–153.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.90/cwt	150.00–167.00	834	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	98.46/cwt	95.00–102.00	404	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	517	65.06/cwt	42.00–97.00	336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.18/cwt	161.00–176.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	161.23/cwt	155.00–168.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	141.66/cwt	131.00–148.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	169.23/cwt	164.00–177.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	460	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	142.54/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	635	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.61/cwt	139.00–146.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	148.49/cwt	146.00–151.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	70.48/cwt	70.00–71.00	839	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	755	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,154	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	795	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	907	45.30/cwt	35.00–50.00	411	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	101.23/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,987	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	833	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,015	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	80.42/cwt	80.00–81.00	877	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	73.29/cwt	60.00–85.00	611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.12/cwt	136.00–140.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.23/cwt	130.00–141.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.41/cwt	145.00–160.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.49/cwt	133.00–135.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	152.85/cwt	150.00–168.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	148.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	949	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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 191Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 32Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	78.00	78.00
2	—	323	100.00–120.00	110.54
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
2	—	410	95.00–102.00	98.46
1	—	360	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	130.00–139.00	133.56
14	—	466	142.00–160.00	149.60
4	—	723	133.00–138.00	136.00
5	—	529	145.00–153.00	148.16
7	—	569	136.00–140.00	139.12
1	—	835	135.00	135.00
6	—	423	145.00–160.00	153.41
4	—	655	133.00–135.00	134.49
11	—	391	150.00–168.00	152.85
3	—	317	145.00–152.00	148.99
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	125.00–137.00	130.66
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
4	—	476	130.00–141.00	135.23
2	—	708	114.00–120.00	117.03
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
2	—	578	125.00–134.00	129.52
1	—	895	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	42.00–97.00	65.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	170.00–181.00	174.25
13	—	525	150.00–167.00	158.90
16	—	418	161.00–176.00	173.18
3	—	463	164.00–177.00	169.23
2	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	136.00	136.00
1	—	570	157.00	157.00
3	—	610	145.00	145.00
5	—	709	134.00–147.00	142.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
2	—	423	155.00–168.00	161.23
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
3	—	558	131.00–148.00	141.66
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	64.00	64.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	53.00	53.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	139.00–146.00	143.61
2	—	555	147.00	147.00
2	—	543	146.00–151.00	148.49
1	—	705	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	70.00–71.00	70.48
2	—	1,010	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,435	79.00	79.00
5	—	907	35.00–50.00	45.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,060	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,630	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,963	100.00–104.00	101.23

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	—	1,125	74.00	74.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	80.00–81.00	80.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	60.00–85.00	73.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	45.00	45.00

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