Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough in any class to establish a trend, however higher undertones were denoted, especially for heavier weaned cattle. Cold, Muddy conditions in area are hampering cattle movement.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.86/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$161.86

37 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$45.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	171.66	876	24
Medium and Large 2	426	159.25	678	7thin
Medium and Large 3	428	125.71	538	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.95/cwt here — about $338 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 sale37 hd

161.86

—

AR average10 barns · 1,118 hd

173.91

−12.05

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	1,463	77.67	1,137	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,290	79.00	1,019	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	915	54.60	500	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	139.47/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	130.54/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	163.84/cwt	159.00–169.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	165.36/cwt	162.00–169.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	175.35/cwt	174.00–176.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	160.05/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.51/cwt	172.00–182.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	169.60/cwt	166.00–176.00	907	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	132.44/cwt	131.00–134.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	151.03/cwt	143.00–156.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.73/cwt	145.00–158.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.04/cwt	162.00–166.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	122.34/cwt	109.00–130.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,761	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,139	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	412.85/cwt	400.00–425.00	3,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	678	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	703	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	19.00/cwt	19.00–19.00	159	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	454	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	909	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,019	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 304Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	138.00–141.00	139.47
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
2	—	783	126.00–135.00	130.54
2	—	813	141.00	141.00
2	—	535	152.00–155.00	153.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	143.00–156.00	151.03
2	—	580	142.00–146.00	143.97
4	—	465	145.00–158.00	149.73
3	—	380	162.00–166.00	164.04
3	—	410	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	159.00–169.00	163.84
3	—	368	162.00–169.00	165.36
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	174.00–176.00	175.35
2	—	638	156.00–164.00	160.05
3	—	423	172.00–182.00	178.51
2	—	573	169.00–170.00	169.50
12	—	535	166.00–176.00	169.60
2	—	335	180.00–184.00	181.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	131.00–134.00	132.44
4	—	459	109.00–130.00	122.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,020.00	1,020.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	47.00	47.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	940.00	940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	83.00	83.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	74.00	74.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	813	400.00–425.00	412.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,725	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,410	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,165	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	19.00	19.00
1	—	825	55.00	55.00
1	—	800	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	79.00	79.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle