Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-9.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.36/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$153.36

50 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

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

$68.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	163.60	826	31
Medium and Large 2	463	148.45	687	11thin
Medium and Large 3	368	128.96	475	6thin
Small and Medium 3	308	95.00	293	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.60/cwt here — about $534 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 sale50 hd

153.36

—

AR average5 barns · 457 hd

162.66

−9.29

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	82.50	1,228	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	70.00	882	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,176	64.16	755	14

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)	1,395	$1,200	2thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	44.12/cwt	20.00–60.00	477	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	688	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	82.50/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	71.65/cwt	70.00–75.00	869	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	72.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	67.09/cwt	64.00–70.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.69/cwt	145.00–159.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	150.76/cwt	146.00–152.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	131.81/cwt	125.00–140.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	128.96/cwt	123.00–138.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	128.44/cwt	121.00–136.00	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	149.47/cwt	143.00–154.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	163.72/cwt	158.00–166.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	145.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.06/cwt	129.00–140.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.52/cwt	137.00–146.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.42/cwt	143.00–161.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	308	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	147.30/cwt	139.00–155.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.74/cwt	142.00–150.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	172.10/cwt	160.00–176.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	160.39/cwt	159.00–165.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.98/cwt	156.00–159.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.87/cwt	146.00–149.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	946	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,098	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	68.50/cwt	67.00–70.00	687	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 Jul 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 112Last week 124Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 16Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	20.00–60.00	44.12
2	—	1,043	65.00–67.00	65.96
6	—	1,213	70.00–75.00	71.65
2	—	1,390	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	80.00–85.00	82.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,140	70.00–75.00	72.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	98.00	98.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	81.00	81.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	67.00–70.00	68.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	64.00–70.00	67.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	145.00–159.00	150.69
1	—	565	151.00	151.00
5	—	609	146.00–152.00	150.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
5	—	412	125.00–140.00	131.81
2	—	393	138.00	138.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	129.00	129.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	63.00	63.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	142.00–150.00	145.96
3	—	672	129.00–140.00	136.06
2	—	613	137.00–146.00	141.52
5	—	370	143.00–161.00	151.42
1	—	720	137.00	137.00
2	—	333	139.00–155.00	147.30
4	—	473	142.00–150.00	147.74
1	—	765	128.00	128.00
3	—	423	156.00–159.00	157.98
7	—	525	146.00–149.00	146.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	147.00	147.00
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	560	169.00	169.00
3	—	377	160.00–170.00	165.09
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
6	—	467	158.00–166.00	163.72
1	—	750	144.00	144.00
1	—	820	136.00	136.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
10	—	516	160.00–176.00	172.10
5	—	409	159.00–165.00	160.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	123.00–138.00	128.96
2	—	318	121.00–136.00	128.44
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	145.00	145.00
4	—	511	143.00–154.00	149.47
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
2	—	365	154.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	335	154.00	154.00
1	—	660	138.00	138.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	95.00	95.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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