Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 1.00-6.00, mostly 3.00 higher. Feeder supply included over 450 hd of exceptional calves straight off the cow. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.69/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$172.69

359 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$17.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	174.20	1,002	328
Medium and Large 2	481	156.65	753	31

One grade step is worth $17.56/cwt here — about $249 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 sale359 hd

172.69

—

AR average9 barns · 1,786 hd

174.67

−1.99

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	1,368	92.50	1,265	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	83.75	1,120	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,051	70.70	743	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	65.69	664	3thin

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)	1,550	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	421	161.00/cwt	150.00–167.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	153.48/cwt	140.00–158.00	884	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.88/cwt	135.00–146.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	179.21/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,029	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,183	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	181.11/cwt	169.00–184.00	828	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	176.91/cwt	170.00–181.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	176.87/cwt	168.00–181.00	764	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	172.64/cwt	168.00–175.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.53/cwt	140.00–160.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	157.45/cwt	125.00–167.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	155.07/cwt	140.00–157.00	944	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	150.14/cwt	140.00–159.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.49/cwt	164.00–178.50	921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	167.13/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,035	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,127	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	158.99/cwt	155.00–163.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	146.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	903	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	141.76/cwt	135.00–144.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.92/cwt	146.00–165.00	907	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	788	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,341	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	779	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	63.54/cwt	62.00–65.00	606	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	916	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	64.37/cwt	64.00–65.00	599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	71.01/cwt	70.00–73.00	756	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	75.14/cwt	74.00–78.00	848	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	692	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	788	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	68.81/cwt	60.00–75.00	742	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.29/cwt	138.00–146.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.59/cwt	127.00–146.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.60/cwt	152.00–158.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	146.68/cwt	138.00–149.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	165.86/cwt	148.00–169.00	844	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	139.26/cwt	138.00–140.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	137.61/cwt	125.00–140.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	162.50/cwt	161.00–163.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	163.89/cwt	150.00–168.00	646	13

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 186Year ago 86

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	150.00–167.00	161.00
2	—	373	140.00–160.00	149.53
14	—	479	125.00–167.00	157.45
5	—	577	140.00–159.00	150.14
4	—	511	155.00–163.00	158.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	574	170.00–182.50	179.21
62	—	704	168.00	168.00
38	—	457	169.00–184.00	181.11
8	—	372	170.00–181.00	176.91
27	—	432	168.00–181.00	176.87
3	—	307	168.00–175.00	172.64
14	—	525	164.00–178.50	175.49
2	—	770	140.00–143.00	141.48
50	—	619	159.00–170.00	167.13
6	—	667	169.00	169.00
1	—	945	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
45	—	576	140.00–158.00	153.48
18	—	609	140.00–157.00	155.07
4	—	746	138.00	138.00
5	—	476	152.00–158.00	154.60
5	—	660	138.00–149.00	146.68
90	—	509	148.00–169.00	165.86
4	—	405	161.00–163.00	162.50
13	—	394	150.00–168.00	163.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
1	—	390	102.00	102.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	135.00–146.00	141.88
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	320	138.00–146.00	143.29
2	—	535	127.00–146.00	136.59
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
4	—	483	138.00–140.00	139.26
7	—	419	125.00–140.00	137.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	140.00–149.00	146.36
4	—	667	135.00–144.00	141.76
2	—	538	150.00–160.00	154.93
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
16	—	571	146.00–165.00	158.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	70.00	70.00
2	—	953	62.00–65.00	63.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	88.50	88.50
1	—	1,160	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	64.00–65.00	64.37
4	—	1,064	70.00–73.00	71.01
4	—	1,129	74.00–78.00	75.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,710	109.00	109.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	77.00	77.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	75.00	75.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	60.00–75.00	68.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,375.00	1,375.00

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