Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 19.00-23.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply included several long weaned or Value Added cattle who sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.31/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$146.31

145 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$54.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	148.53	799	131
Medium and Large 2	498	130.84	652	12thin
Medium and Large 3	573	94.00	538	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.53/cwt here — about $261 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 sale145 hd

146.31

—

AR average9 barns · 1,362 hd

143.36

+2.96

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	1,640	80.00	1,312	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	78.91	1,122	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,212	70.00	848	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,031	65.04	671	9thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1Value Added	—	368	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	448	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	140.05/cwt	138.00–140.50	989	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	260	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	137.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,115	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	155.48/cwt	154.00–157.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	317	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.02/cwt	145.00–170.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	176.63/cwt	174.00–179.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	168.57/cwt	163.00–174.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	167.85/cwt	154.00–170.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	177.96/cwt	174.00–180.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.91/cwt	151.00–179.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	404	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	881	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	769	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,146	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,030	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	964	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	192.68/cwt	180.00–195.00	659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	140.98/cwt	139.00–143.00	928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	71.59/cwt	69.00–74.00	786	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	67.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	797	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	896	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,170	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	76.82/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,074	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	58.83/cwt	55.00–60.00	603	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,191.01/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	16,079	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	887.37/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,385	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	120.30/cwt	112.00–127.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.65/cwt	146.00–149.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.21/cwt	146.00–156.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	141.28/cwt	139.00–144.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.84/cwt	136.00–144.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	735	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	145.35/cwt	143.00–146.00	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	152.47/cwt	146.00–156.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	140.81/cwt	128.00–148.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.08/cwt	128.00–139.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	137.21/cwt	135.00–138.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	960	8

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 169Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 22Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	158.00	158.00
4	—	540	149.00	149.00
6	—	448	157.00	157.00
28	—	706	138.00–140.50	140.05
4	—	260	169.00	169.00
3	—	317	158.00	158.00
25	—	462	159.00	159.00
9	—	612	143.00–146.00	145.35
8	—	662	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	112.00–127.00	120.30
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
2	—	480	135.00–139.00	137.00
5	—	418	136.00–144.00	139.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	86.00	86.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
3	—	470	146.00–149.00	147.65
8	—	419	146.00–156.00	151.21
4	—	532	139.00–144.00	141.28
8	—	380	146.00–156.00	152.47
6	—	583	128.00–148.00	140.81
3	—	675	128.00–139.00	135.08
4	—	613	135.00–138.00	137.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	194.00	194.00
3	—	727	136.00–140.00	137.32
2	—	613	154.00–157.00	155.48
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
7	—	584	154.00–170.00	167.85
5	—	463	174.00–180.00	177.96
1	—	1,030	110.00	110.00
12	—	669	154.00	154.00
10	—	342	180.00–195.00	192.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	743	150.00	150.00
15	—	404	218.00	218.00
8	—	769	149.00	149.00
4	—	458	196.00	196.00
7	—	850	135.00	135.00
9	—	602	171.00	171.00
11	—	527	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	145.00–170.00	160.02
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
2	—	423	174.00–179.00	176.63
2	—	370	163.00–174.00	168.57
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	325	151.00–179.00	161.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
4	—	628	140.00–147.00	143.49
2	—	658	139.00–143.00	140.98
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	69.00–74.00	71.59
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	58.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,180	65.00–70.00	67.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,398	75.00–79.00	76.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,350	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,191.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	85.00	85.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	800.00–950.00	887.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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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