Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light test and with some classes not represented, Feeder steers 400-500 lbs sold 2.00 lower, 500-600 lb sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.88/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$150.88

32 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$20.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	153.43	770	28
Medium and Large 2	554	133.03	737	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about $33 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 sale32 hd

150.88

—

AR average8 barns · 1,710 hd

154.59

−3.71

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	1,505	76.87	1,157	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	68.88	1,052	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,022	62.00	634	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	61.00	634	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	158.07/cwt	156.00–159.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	142.00/cwt	136.00–144.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	174.50/cwt	173.00–175.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.89/cwt	136.00–154.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	153.30/cwt	144.00–166.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.09/cwt	150.00–161.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	156.98/cwt	150.00–164.00	760	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	159.68/cwt	155.00–162.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	178.47/cwt	176.00–182.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	155.74/cwt	155.00–156.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	138.50/cwt	136.00–141.00	609	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	486	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	68.89/cwt	61.00–76.00	557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	58.46/cwt	51.00–65.00	469	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	859	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,928	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	873	62.45/cwt	60.00–65.00	545	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	82.80/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,381	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	72.91/cwt	71.00–75.00	928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	897	51.74/cwt	50.00–55.00	464	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.05/cwt	65.00–69.00	815	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	68.88/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,052	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	749	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 122Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 37Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	142.00	142.00
1	—	335	149.00	149.00
3	—	429	156.00–159.00	158.07
4	—	654	136.00–144.00	142.00
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
11	—	484	150.00–164.00	156.98
3	—	382	155.00–162.00	159.68
4	—	559	155.00–156.00	155.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	125.00–130.00	127.55
2	—	440	136.00–141.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
1	—	465	139.00	139.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	166.00	166.00
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	170.00	170.00
1	—	565	178.00	178.00
4	—	469	173.00–175.00	174.50
5	—	432	176.00–182.00	178.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	136.00–154.00	147.89
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
3	—	517	144.00–166.00	153.30
4	—	581	150.00–161.00	157.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	61.00–76.00	68.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	803	51.00–65.00	58.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	69.00	69.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	60.00–65.00	62.45
2	—	1,273	71.00–75.00	72.91
3	—	897	50.00–55.00	51.74
2	—	1,215	65.00–69.00	67.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	67.00–70.00	68.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,070	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	80.00–84.00	82.80
1	—	1,180	65.00	65.00

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

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