Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light test and with all classes not represented, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 14.00, mostly 5.00 lower. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.21/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$141.21

33 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$39.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.89

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	145.44	839	27
Medium and Large 2	498	130.25	648	4thin
Medium and Large 3	488	106.00	517	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.44/cwt here — about $322 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 sale33 hd

141.21

—

AR average7 barns · 1,158 hd

151.10

−9.89

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	1,495	90.00	1,346	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,340	89.00	1,193	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	66.39	748	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	625	149.64/cwt	148.00–153.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.15/cwt	140.00–147.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	155.36/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.40/cwt	174.00–181.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	154.58/cwt	146.00–164.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	155.81/cwt	145.00–160.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	69.64/cwt	52.00–82.00	674	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,346	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,193	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	71.78/cwt	70.00–74.00	858	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 613Year ago 552

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	148.00–153.00	149.64
3	—	557	159.00	159.00
3	—	680	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	135.00	135.00
1	—	805	69.00	69.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	140.00–147.00	142.15
7	—	537	146.00–164.00	154.58
3	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
2	—	835	118.00	118.00
2	—	615	140.00	140.00
5	—	484	145.00–160.00	155.81
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
2	—	570	122.00–127.00	124.50
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	156.00	156.00
1	—	625	156.00	156.00
2	—	530	142.00	142.00
1	—	320	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	170.00	170.00
3	—	682	150.00–166.00	155.36
2	—	428	174.00–181.00	177.40
3	—	608	172.00	172.00
2	—	568	159.00–161.00	159.99
2	—	280	175.00	175.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
4	—	513	165.00–166.00	165.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	93.00	93.00
2	—	443	133.00	133.00
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	140.00	140.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	52.00–82.00	69.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,070	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,195	70.00–74.00	71.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	89.00	89.00

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