Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 9.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.64/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$165.64

76 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$491

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$63.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	169.23	862	11thin
Medium and Large 1	494	168.86	834	51
Medium and Large 2	429	154.54	663	13thin
Medium and Large 3	350	106.00	371	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.23/cwt here — about $491 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 sale76 hd

165.64

—

AR average10 barns · 1,725 hd

171.86

−6.22

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	—	High	1,683	100.36	1,689	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	79.00	1,157	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	75.50	821	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,101	64.97	715	11

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$1,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,258	$949	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,165	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	158.02/cwt	155.00–161.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	156.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	151.65/cwt	149.00–154.00	881	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.33/cwt	165.00–169.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	169.33/cwt	169.00–170.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.04/cwt	151.00–156.00	814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.14/cwt	148.00–160.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.88/cwt	135.00–160.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	492	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	844	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	485	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	588	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	172.20/cwt	169.00–176.00	914	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	168.86/cwt	165.00–173.00	562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	163.21/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	134.56/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	141.72/cwt	135.00–149.00	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.95/cwt	142.00–162.00	871	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	49.85/cwt	40.00–57.00	510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	67.78/cwt	65.00–70.00	734	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	82.55/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	916	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	101.54/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	952	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	546	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	819	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,553	1,468.15/head	1,410.00–1,525.00	1,468	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	860	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,165	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	67.66/cwt	55.00–79.00	740	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	949.12/head	885.00–1,010.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	156.78/cwt	154.00–159.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	146.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	168.38/cwt	160.00–176.00	805	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	143.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	152.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.35/cwt	130.00–145.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.97/cwt	150.00–159.00	652	9

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 304Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 80Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 156Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	155.00–161.00	158.02
4	—	475	148.00–160.00	156.14
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
5	—	427	135.00–160.00	153.88
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	165.00–169.00	166.33
3	—	358	169.00–170.00	169.33
15	—	531	169.00–176.00	172.20
4	—	333	165.00–173.00	168.86
3	—	625	157.00–170.00	163.21
21	—	478	160.00–176.00	168.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	147.00	147.00
1	—	485	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	492	171.50	171.50
2	—	588	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	150.00–160.00	156.63
8	—	581	149.00–154.00	151.65
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
10	—	525	151.00–156.00	155.04
5	—	365	150.00–160.00	157.67
10	—	490	154.00–159.00	156.78
1	—	665	146.00	146.00
2	—	625	150.00–154.00	152.02
9	—	421	150.00–159.00	154.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	141.00	141.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
4	—	479	140.00–146.00	143.56
3	—	425	130.00–145.00	138.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	72.00	72.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	130.00–139.00	134.56
1	—	740	137.00	137.00
5	—	669	135.00–149.00	141.72
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
5	—	577	142.00–162.00	150.95
3	—	622	141.00–155.00	146.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,024	40.00–57.00	49.85
4	—	1,083	65.00–70.00	67.78
2	—	1,260	81.00–84.00	82.55
1	—	1,160	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,000	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	101.00–102.00	101.54
1	—	1,610	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,553	1,410.00–1,525.00	1,468.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	885.00–1,010.00	949.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	690.00	690.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	55.00–79.00	67.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	84.00	84.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle