Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-20.00 higher with largest advance on 400-500 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.20/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$150.20

117 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

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

$99.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	162.59	842	78
Medium and Large 1-2	410	150.00	615	3thin
Medium and Large 2	476	138.55	660	22
Medium and Large 3	519	109.48	568	11thin
Small and Medium 3	402	63.00	253	3thin

One grade step is worth $99.59/cwt here — about $589 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 sale117 hd

150.20

—

AR average8 barns · 1,508 hd

152.84

−2.64

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	1,410	80.38	1,133	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,100	74.00	814	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,013	65.05	659	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	825	35.00	289	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	748	$510	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	480	$310	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$690	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	635	$365	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2	—	520	138.25/cwt	130.00–147.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	117.54/cwt	110.00–125.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	117.69/cwt	114.00–121.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	145.63/cwt	140.00–152.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	175.19/cwt	170.00–176.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	139.63/cwt	135.00–144.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	140.67/cwt	135.00–149.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.97/cwt	134.00–137.00	646	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	182.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.20/cwt	130.00–165.00	618	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	127.06/cwt	113.00–139.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	152.07/cwt	144.00–160.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	162.85/cwt	151.00–169.00	705	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	178.63/cwt	172.00–184.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	163.58/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	153.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	176.49/cwt	170.00–178.00	777	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	156.38/cwt	147.00–165.00	574	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	146.52/cwt	139.00–161.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.04/cwt	164.00–177.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	164.46/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,087	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	151.79/cwt	143.00–158.00	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	136.91/cwt	130.00–148.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.93/cwt	130.00–141.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	65.51/cwt	65.00–66.00	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	78.49/cwt	76.00–80.00	962	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	71.19/cwt	70.00–74.00	745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	289	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	85.57/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,399	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	886	50.13/cwt	30.00–60.00	444	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	960	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	672	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	70.36/cwt	60.00–81.00	627	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	70.83/cwt	68.00–74.00	577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	509.83/head	460.00–560.00	510	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	635	365.00/head	365.00–365.00	365	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	480	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	431	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	149.28/cwt	146.00–156.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	665	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.47/cwt	116.00–121.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,070	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	167.34/cwt	156.00–170.00	981	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	536	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	485	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	160.92/cwt	156.00–164.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	167.74/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	168.55/cwt	164.00–169.00	821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	159.01/cwt	148.00–164.00	504	6

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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 108Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	130.00–147.00	138.25
2	—	313	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	618	135.00–136.00	135.51
3	—	570	135.00–144.00	139.63
6	—	426	135.00–149.00	140.67
4	—	475	134.00–137.00	135.97
2	—	378	140.00–144.00	141.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00–129.00	124.46
2	—	473	110.00–125.00	117.54
2	—	370	114.00–121.00	117.69
1	—	625	86.00	86.00
1	—	665	75.00	75.00
1	—	775	87.00	87.00
2	—	425	116.00–121.00	118.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	70.00	70.00
1	—	485	49.00	49.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	144.00–160.00	152.07
20	—	433	151.00–169.00	162.85
15	—	586	156.00–170.00	167.34
9	—	543	156.00–164.00	160.92
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
11	—	633	150.00–170.00	167.74
11	—	487	164.00–169.00	168.55
6	—	317	148.00–164.00	159.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,070	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	140.00–152.00	145.63
12	—	420	130.00–165.00	147.20
2	—	660	150.00–156.00	153.02
6	—	367	147.00–165.00	156.38
13	—	469	139.00–161.00	146.52
1	—	595	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	170.00–176.00	175.19
2	—	350	180.00–184.00	182.00
4	—	320	172.00–184.00	178.63
4	—	728	151.00–170.00	163.58
14	—	440	170.00–178.00	176.49
1	—	830	135.00	135.00
12	—	475	164.00–177.00	165.04
9	—	661	164.00–168.00	164.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
3	—	467	113.00–139.00	127.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	143.00–158.00	151.79
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
4	—	619	130.00–148.00	136.91
3	—	673	130.00–141.00	134.93
1	—	770	117.00	117.00
4	—	514	146.00–156.00	149.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	568	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
1	—	950	85.00	85.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	57.00	57.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	65.00–66.00	65.51
3	—	1,225	76.00–80.00	78.49
3	—	1,047	70.00–74.00	71.19
4	—	886	30.00–60.00	50.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	85.00–86.00	85.57
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	70.00	70.00

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	4	—	891	60.00–81.00	70.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	68.00–74.00	70.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	92.00	92.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	365.00	365.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	690.00	690.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	460.00–560.00	509.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	74.00	74.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	480	310.00	310.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

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