Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-8.00, mostly 4.00 lower except over 600 lb heifers who sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, no Trend for Slaughter bulls but higher undertones denoted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.49/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$144.49

128 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

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

$89.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	148.15	813	104
Medium and Large 2	514	134.24	689	21
Medium and Large 3	500	105.00	525	2thin
Small and Medium 3	360	59.00	212	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.15/cwt here — about $601 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 sale128 hd

144.49

—

AR average6 barns · 1,306 hd

149.00

−4.51

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	1,756	99.94	1,755	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	77.08	1,085	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	75.24	922	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$935	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,189	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,113	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,159	$952	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,055	$1,200	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,079	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	382	156.09/cwt	145.00–159.00	596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	161.79/cwt	160.00–169.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	163.93/cwt	151.00–168.00	926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	155.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	139.54/cwt	134.00–142.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	160.18/cwt	155.00–164.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	176.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	151.38/cwt	146.00–155.00	646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.47/cwt	137.00–151.00	854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	170.23/cwt	165.00–176.00	810	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.17/cwt	166.00–175.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.75/cwt	170.00–183.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.79/cwt	75.00–142.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	373	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	171.01/cwt	166.00–177.00	711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	159.45/cwt	158.50–160.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,081	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	157.94/cwt	157.00–159.00	878	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	160.40/cwt	157.00–162.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	146.71/cwt	141.00–153.00	932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	81.70/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,142	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	75.53/cwt	75.00–76.00	940	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	77.08/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,085	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	68.58/cwt	67.00–70.00	713	3
Bulls	—	—	1,160	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	974	1
Bulls	—	—	1,917	103.90/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,992	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	934.63/head	785.00–1,125.00	935	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,018.15/head	790.00–1,160.00	1,018	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,130.49/head	1,000.00–1,210.00	1,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	995	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	893	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,006.65/head	850.00–1,135.00	1,007	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,188.51/head	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,189	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,332	78.78/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,049	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,278	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	805	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,104.63/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,105	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	1,150.68/head	960.00–1,350.00	1,151	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,025	935.30/head	900.00–975.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	150.26/cwt	145.00–156.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.03/cwt	135.00–144.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	146.61/cwt	140.00–150.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	131.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	150.43/cwt	140.00–156.00	733	16

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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 42Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 9Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 7Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	382	145.00–159.00	156.09
3	—	650	143.00	143.00
6	—	624	134.00–142.00	139.54
11	—	427	146.00–155.00	151.38
10	—	575	137.00–151.00	148.47
16	—	838	129.00	129.00
4	—	323	145.00–156.00	150.26
5	—	509	140.00–150.00	146.61
16	—	487	140.00–156.00	150.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
3	—	425	139.00–140.00	139.65
5	—	476	135.00–144.00	141.03
3	—	333	140.00	140.00
4	—	595	130.00–134.00	131.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	59.00	59.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	556	157.00–159.00	157.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	136.00–140.00	137.97
5	—	387	160.00–169.00	161.79
3	—	430	160.00	160.00
6	—	482	155.00–164.00	160.18
2	—	613	135.00–145.00	139.94
1	—	515	158.00	158.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	151.00–168.00	163.93
3	—	662	150.00–158.00	155.26
1	—	940	118.00	118.00
3	—	365	170.00–180.00	176.44
16	—	476	165.00–176.00	170.23
15	—	518	166.00–175.00	169.17
4	—	328	170.00–183.00	174.75
9	—	416	166.00–177.00	171.01
1	—	765	134.00	134.00
8	—	614	158.50–160.00	159.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	75.00–142.00	107.79
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	54.00	54.00
1	—	580	53.00	53.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	157.00–162.00	160.40
11	—	635	141.00–153.00	146.71
1	—	685	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	80.00–83.00	81.70
2	—	1,245	75.00–76.00	75.53
3	—	1,040	67.00–70.00	68.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	75.00–79.00	77.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	96.00–100.00	98.00
1	—	1,160	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,917	103.00–105.00	103.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,173	785.00–1,125.00	934.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,332	75.00–82.00	78.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	83.00	83.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,227	790.00–1,160.00	1,018.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,213	850.00–1,135.00	1,006.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,340	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,188.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,323	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,104.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,272	960.00–1,350.00	1,150.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	900.00–975.00	935.30
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	875	1,000.00–1,210.00	1,130.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	88.00	88.00

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 - Ratcliff, AR

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