Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-17.00, mostly 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.98/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$164.98

49 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.06

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	173.02	925	32
Medium and Large 1-2	467	160.00	747	3thin
Medium and Large 2	503	147.66	743	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $183 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 sale49 hd

164.98

—

AR average9 barns · 978 hd

161.92

+3.06

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	1,422	78.00	1,109	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,284	61.53	790	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,043	45.04	470	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	35.00	319	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,460	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$920	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$1,150	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	915	$875	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	61.53/cwt	60.00–63.00	790	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	32.60/cwt	15.00–40.00	320	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	50.38/cwt	48.00–54.00	529	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	158	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	150.07/cwt	142.00–156.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	169.81/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	176.74/cwt	163.00–182.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	143.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	160.28/cwt	149.00–164.00	938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.68/cwt	147.00–155.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.03/cwt	140.00–146.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	133.30/cwt	130.00–139.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	169.24/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	146.96/cwt	140.00–154.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	681	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	56.36/cwt	48.00–61.00	620	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	603	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	74.14/cwt	66.00–79.00	784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	567	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	919.79/head	750.00–1,035.00	920	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	389	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	65.42/cwt	54.00–74.00	845	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	171.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	160.66/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	122.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	132.77/cwt	129.00–139.00	686	3

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 308Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 37Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-17.00, mostly 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	139.00	139.00
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
2	—	615	140.00–148.00	144.10
2	—	523	150.00–158.00	154.06
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	152.00–154.00	153.01
8	—	479	142.00–156.00	150.07
3	—	528	140.00–150.00	143.56
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	159.00–160.00	159.50
2	—	483	164.00	164.00
9	—	586	182.00	182.00
1	—	715	152.00	152.00
5	—	645	160.00–174.00	169.81
5	—	332	163.00–182.00	176.74
4	—	681	169.00–170.00	169.24
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
3	—	367	165.00–175.00	171.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	585	149.00–164.00	160.28
4	—	519	147.00–155.00	152.68
3	—	472	140.00–146.00	144.03
1	—	350	144.00	144.00
1	—	805	146.00	146.00
2	—	418	140.00–154.00	146.96
1	—	300	146.00	146.00
3	—	672	160.00–161.00	160.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	130.00–139.00	133.30
5	—	688	120.00–135.00	122.88
3	—	517	129.00–139.00	132.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	60.00–63.00	61.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	983	15.00–40.00	32.60
5	—	1,050	48.00–54.00	50.38
1	—	1,300	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,080	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	20.00	20.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,330	80.00	80.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	66.00–79.00	74.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,292	54.00–74.00	65.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	48.00–61.00	56.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	60.00	60.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	48.00	48.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	750.00–1,035.00	919.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	87.00	87.00

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