Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 2.00-5.00 lower, 0ver 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00, mostly 3.00 higher. Several long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower on a light test; Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.50/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$160.50

106 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	161.23	911	104
Medium and Large 2	598	122.50	732	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.73/cwt here — about $179 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 sale106 hd

160.50

—

AR average9 barns · 1,652 hd

152.50

+8.00

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	1,580	86.00	1,359	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	70.59	1,133	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,115	63.00	702	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	880	57.33	505	3thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.13/cwt	158.00–176.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	999	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	162.23/cwt	159.00–168.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	639	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	160.72/cwt	153.00–168.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	181.63/cwt	175.00–189.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.81/cwt	142.00–169.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	166.45/cwt	163.00–170.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	892	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	179.36/cwt	173.00–188.00	931	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	179.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	163.05/cwt	162.00–164.00	846	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.71/cwt	156.00–160.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	156.26/cwt	148.00–159.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,670	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	480	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	82.37/cwt	74.00–89.00	694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,467	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,156	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	605	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	574	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	72.38/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,081	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,226	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	306	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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 184Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	164.00	164.00
1	—	620	159.00	159.00
2	—	528	158.00–176.00	167.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	999	103.50	103.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	643	154.00	154.00
63	—	528	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
4	—	389	166.00	166.00
1	—	610	154.00	154.00
13	—	519	162.00–164.00	163.05
3	—	472	156.00–160.00	158.71
4	—	563	148.00–159.00	156.26
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	159.00–168.00	162.23
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
3	—	463	153.00–168.00	160.72
2	—	435	142.00–169.00	155.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	639	169.00	169.00
28	—	528	190.00	190.00
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	168.00	168.00
2	—	423	175.00–189.00	181.63
2	—	583	163.00–170.00	166.45
10	—	395	206.00	206.00
11	—	519	173.00–188.00	179.36
9	—	474	170.00–185.00	179.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00

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	1	—	1,020	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	105.00	105.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	74.00–89.00	82.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,445	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,205	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	70.00–75.00	72.38
1	—	1,830	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	64.00	64.00
1	—	850	36.00	36.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle