Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 14.00 lower, except 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.50/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$159.50

58 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$19.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	164.13	843	44
Medium and Large 2	480	144.94	696	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about $147 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 sale58 hd

159.50

—

AR average8 barns · 1,271 hd

170.49

−11.00

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	1,475	90.00	1,328	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	76.25	1,078	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	63.79	746	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,155	60.00	693	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	164.96/cwt	164.00–166.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	168.80/cwt	166.00–171.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	742	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	143.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	143.44/cwt	141.00–146.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.53/cwt	131.00–136.00	628	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	545	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.33/cwt	160.00–169.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	169.76/cwt	157.00–176.00	995	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	175.93/cwt	174.00–180.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	120.86/cwt	115.00–127.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	154.13/cwt	150.00–160.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	141.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	145.80/cwt	138.00–154.00	819	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	70.99/cwt	70.00–75.00	828	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	37.08/cwt	27.00–50.00	436	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,166	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	72.49/cwt	70.00–75.00	993	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,328	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	65.25/cwt	60.00–71.00	599	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	805	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	362	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	90.50/cwt	71.00–110.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	136.67/cwt	136.00–137.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	144.56/cwt	141.00–146.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	139.02/cwt	133.00–142.00	455	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	385	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.88/cwt	141.00–157.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	138.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	146.59/cwt	145.00–147.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	92.78/cwt	61.00–126.00	314	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 86Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
5	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
6	—	663	136.00–137.00	136.67
7	—	453	141.00–146.00	144.56
2	—	513	141.00–157.00	148.88
5	—	568	135.00–140.00	138.58
5	—	336	145.00–147.00	146.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	131.00–136.00	133.53
2	—	768	115.00–127.00	120.86
2	—	565	120.00–130.00	125.13
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
3	—	327	133.00–142.00	139.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	71.00–110.00	90.50
2	—	338	61.00–126.00	92.78
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	88.00	88.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	522	135.00–150.00	143.50
2	—	563	150.00	150.00
2	—	328	141.00–146.00	143.44
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
4	—	469	140.00–150.00	144.96
1	—	725	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	164.00–166.00	164.96
4	—	329	166.00–171.00	168.80
3	—	675	154.00	154.00
6	—	464	160.00	160.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
5	—	377	160.00–169.00	164.33
4	—	639	155.00	155.00
12	—	586	157.00–176.00	169.76
3	—	519	174.00–180.00	175.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	159.00	159.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	47.00	47.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	150.00–160.00	154.13
2	—	610	134.00–135.00	134.50
5	—	562	138.00–154.00	145.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	140.00–148.00	141.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,100	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,166	70.00–75.00	70.99
2	—	1,175	27.00–50.00	37.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,370	70.00–75.00	72.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	90.00	90.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	60.00–71.00	65.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	45.00	45.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,655	100.00	100.00

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