Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 1.00-14.00, mostly 6.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Supply included several long weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.83/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$145.83

157 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$498

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

$65.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	154.69	845	109
Medium and Large 2	564	132.22	746	33
Medium and Large 3	497	112.95	561	14thin
Small and Medium 3	390	89.00	347	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.69/cwt here — about $498 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 sale157 hd

145.83

—

AR average7 barns · 1,854 hd

145.93

−0.10

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	2,020	80.00	1,616	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	70.31	1,088	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,147	58.17	667	25

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)	930	$600	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	481	146.17/cwt	135.00–160.00	703	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	149.08/cwt	140.00–155.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	149.58/cwt	144.00–155.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	127.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	358	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	168.73/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.30/cwt	138.00–155.00	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	155.15/cwt	141.00–159.00	880	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	152.63/cwt	150.00–154.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	138.73/cwt	130.00–147.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	116.73/cwt	104.00–120.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	132.31/cwt	125.00–139.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.27/cwt	120.00–138.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	130.07/cwt	120.00–140.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	165.49/cwt	164.00–170.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	146.05/cwt	135.00–158.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	134.52/cwt	131.00–138.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	168.08/cwt	156.00–173.50	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	159.70/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	165.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	155.01/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,105	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	877	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	161.49/cwt	161.00–163.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.43/cwt	123.00–130.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	134.75/cwt	131.00–136.00	879	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	70.31/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,088	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	47.53/cwt	40.00–55.00	504	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	62.40/cwt	60.00–65.00	711	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	70.40/cwt	70.00–72.00	975	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	332	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,616	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	98.24/cwt	81.00–115.00	785	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	450	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	66.73/cwt	60.00–72.00	824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	66.28/cwt	65.00–68.00	698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	68.71/cwt	63.00–73.00	924	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	930	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.08/cwt	115.00–121.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.97/cwt	130.00–148.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	169.24/cwt	152.00–175.00	790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.43/cwt	140.00–151.00	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	390	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.76/cwt	140.00–168.00	763	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.25/cwt	135.00–144.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.58/cwt	156.00–168.00	687	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	131.34/cwt	130.00–133.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	130.43/cwt	120.00–137.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	99.18/cwt	70.00–115.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	130.85/cwt	120.00–134.00	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	132.89/cwt	125.00–141.00	963	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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 112Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 17Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	481	135.00–160.00	146.17
3	—	518	140.00–155.00	149.08
2	—	325	144.00–155.00	149.58
6	—	420	138.00–155.00	146.30
2	—	705	120.00–140.00	130.07
2	—	573	135.00–158.00	146.05
3	—	392	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	130.00–131.00	130.48
2	—	408	120.00–135.00	127.64
1	—	680	121.00	121.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
2	—	483	131.00–138.00	134.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	160.00–176.00	168.73
4	—	477	164.00–170.00	165.49
1	—	810	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	155.00	155.00
12	—	537	156.00–173.50	168.08
10	—	667	159.00–160.00	159.70
10	—	569	160.00–169.00	165.47
1	—	360	171.00	171.00
6	—	713	154.00–160.00	155.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	140.00	140.00
6	—	544	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	567	141.00–159.00	155.15
3	—	383	150.00–154.00	152.63
14	—	467	152.00–175.00	169.24
9	—	671	140.00–151.00	142.43
17	—	513	140.00–168.00	148.76
5	—	620	135.00–144.00	138.25
16	—	420	156.00–168.00	163.58
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	725	125.00–141.00	132.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	147.00	147.00
1	—	615	161.00	161.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	130.00–147.00	138.73
4	—	379	125.00–139.00	132.31
7	—	580	120.00–138.00	133.27
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
3	—	613	130.00–133.00	131.34
4	—	529	120.00–137.00	130.43
11	—	667	120.00–134.00	130.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	104.00–120.00	116.73
2	—	618	115.00	115.00
2	—	460	110.00–125.00	117.58
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
3	—	572	70.00–115.00	99.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	570	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	161.00–163.00	161.49
2	—	775	123.00–130.00	126.43
7	—	563	135.00–145.00	142.75
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
4	—	652	131.00–136.00	134.75
4	—	616	130.00–148.00	136.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	628	115.00–121.00	118.08
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
9	—	519	125.00–135.00	130.33
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
1	—	875	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	70.00–72.00	70.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,061	40.00–55.00	47.53
9	—	1,139	60.00–65.00	62.40
1	—	1,130	73.00	73.00
5	—	1,385	70.00–72.00	70.40
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	80.00	80.00

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	4	—	799	81.00–115.00	98.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	50.00	50.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	79.00	79.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	60.00–72.00	66.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,053	65.00–68.00	66.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,345	63.00–73.00	68.71
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	600.00	600.00

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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How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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