Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available due to not enough comparable receipts last week; however higher undertones detected for weaned cattle suitable for grass. Slaughter cows and bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.97/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$142.97

78 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$408

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

$55.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	157.41	875	49
Medium and Large 2	473	136.20	644	14thin
Medium and Large 3	457	102.14	467	15thin

One grade step is worth $55.27/cwt here — about $408 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 sale78 hd

142.97

—

AR average8 barns · 1,176 hd

152.23

−9.25

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	1,355	84.00	1,138	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	77.00	1,274	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,080	62.77	678	9thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	179.46/cwt	170.00–182.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	139.77/cwt	131.00–148.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	142.81/cwt	141.00–144.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	167.52/cwt	166.00–169.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	162.42/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.60/cwt	180.00–191.00	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	181.13/cwt	178.00–186.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	160.79/cwt	148.00–171.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	163.87/cwt	157.00–176.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	119.00/cwt	90.00–148.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	159.99/cwt	158.00–164.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.88/cwt	178.00–189.00	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	124.85/cwt	110.00–139.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	159.86/cwt	146.00–163.00	902	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	143.06/cwt	135.00–151.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	48.26/cwt	36.00–58.00	474	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	63.23/cwt	60.00–67.00	688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,094	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	74.46/cwt	70.00–79.00	789	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	725	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,040	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,570	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	445.58/cwt	440.00–450.00	3,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	109.73/cwt	100.00–130.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	85.75/cwt	71.00–100.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	79.52/cwt	78.00–81.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	496	112.72/cwt	110.00–121.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	103.83/cwt	92.00–110.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	162.43/cwt	155.00–165.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	145.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	116.54/cwt	110.00–123.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	158.67/cwt	155.00–163.00	757	3

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 57Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	156.00	156.00
5	—	678	141.00–144.00	142.81
5	—	520	160.00–166.00	161.61
9	—	564	146.00–163.00	159.86
4	—	331	155.00–165.00	162.43
3	—	618	140.00–149.00	145.65
1	—	775	140.00	140.00
2	—	830	110.00–123.00	116.54
3	—	477	155.00–163.00	158.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	131.00–148.00	139.77
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	575	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	408	135.00–140.00	137.48
2	—	310	136.00–137.00	136.48
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	133.00	133.00
15	—	527	168.50	168.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	319	100.00–130.00	109.73
2	—	433	71.00–100.00	85.75
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	680	78.00–81.00	79.52
4	—	496	110.00–121.00	112.72
3	—	360	92.00–110.00	103.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	170.00–182.00	179.46
1	—	330	186.00	186.00
6	—	643	161.00–170.00	162.42
6	—	473	180.00–191.00	183.60
6	—	414	178.00–186.00	181.13
2	—	670	167.00–168.00	167.50
5	—	370	178.00–189.00	180.88
10	—	560	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	166.00–169.00	167.52
7	—	466	148.00–171.00	160.79
5	—	419	157.00–176.00	163.87
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
3	—	553	158.00–164.00	159.99
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	131.00	131.00
2	—	355	90.00–148.00	119.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
2	—	410	110.00–139.00	124.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	135.00–151.00	143.06
1	—	580	167.00	167.00
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	36.00–58.00	48.26
2	—	1,088	60.00–67.00	63.23
2	—	1,368	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,060	70.00–79.00	74.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	33.00	33.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,670	94.00	94.00

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	—	740	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	440.00–450.00	445.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,680	99.00	99.00

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