Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough of any one class to establish a trend. Heavy rain and muddy conditions are hampering cattle movement in area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.95/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$167.95

34 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$33.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	173.34	809	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	425	164.00	697	7thin
Medium and Large 2	400	162.77	652	8thin
Medium and Large 3	360	140.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.34/cwt here — about $305 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 sale34 hd

167.95

—

AR average8 barns · 955 hd

178.02

−10.07

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	—	Average	1,343	87.50	1,175	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,205	80.00	964	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	978	50.47	494	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	183.04/cwt	181.00–185.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.99/cwt	161.00–165.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.80/cwt	159.00–167.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,149.85/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	9,831	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	778.14/cwt	700.00–860.00	6,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,549	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	50.47/cwt	45.00–55.00	494	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	964	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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 66Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Not enough of any one class to establish a trend. Heavy rain and muddy conditions are hampering cattle movement in area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
1	—	805	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	152.00	152.00
1	—	680	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
2	—	368	161.00–165.00	162.99
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
4	—	423	159.00–167.00	162.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	183.00	183.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
2	—	368	181.00–185.00	183.04
1	—	545	168.00	168.00
6	—	573	164.50	164.50
7	—	416	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	144.00	144.00
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	595	149.00	149.00
1	—	605	156.00	156.00
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	107.00	107.00
1	—	485	71.00	71.00
2	—	393	110.00–113.00	111.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	855	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,149.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	700.00–860.00	778.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	740.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,335	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	45.00–55.00	50.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	80.00	80.00

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

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