Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented; Feeder steers sold 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher, mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.58/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$158.58

59 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$60.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	162.77	890	51
Medium and Large 2	451	149.40	674	5thin
Medium and Large 3	508	102.67	522	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.10/cwt here — about $368 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 sale59 hd

158.58

—

AR average7 barns · 1,032 hd

158.59

−0.01

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	—	High	1,435	90.00	1,292	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	70.00	815	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	843	52.50	442	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)	1,560	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	162.45/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	169.66/cwt	155.00–178.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	159.55/cwt	150.00–168.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	176.64/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	194.08/cwt	180.00–201.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	185.84/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,054	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.07/cwt	158.00–173.00	863	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	148.86/cwt	140.00–160.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	141.22/cwt	135.00–150.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	175.96/cwt	170.00–179.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	166.80/cwt	157.00–172.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.85/cwt	163.00–169.00	962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.92/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	167.98/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,028	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	67.18/cwt	66.00–68.00	665	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	786	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	639	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	910	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,292	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	695	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	313	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	594	1

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 175Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
7	—	685	159.00–165.00	162.45
1	—	800	118.00	118.00
3	—	515	160.00	160.00
7	—	585	155.00–178.00	169.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	150.00–168.00	159.55
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
2	—	815	126.00	126.00
2	—	380	160.00–162.00	161.01
6	—	561	140.00–160.00	148.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	184.00	184.00
5	—	621	169.00–180.00	176.64
3	—	567	180.00	180.00
3	—	445	180.00–201.00	194.08
1	—	300	192.00	192.00
4	—	509	180.00	180.00
3	—	453	170.00–179.00	175.96
1	—	780	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–135.00	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	170.00	170.00
1	—	595	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	567	183.00–190.00	185.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	101.00	101.00
1	—	375	103.00	103.00
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	157.00–158.00	157.51
16	—	523	158.00–173.00	165.07
4	—	690	135.00–150.00	141.22
8	—	493	157.00–172.00	166.80
14	—	580	163.00–169.00	165.85
2	—	370	172.00	172.00
2	—	728	130.00–146.00	137.92
3	—	612	162.00–173.00	167.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	146.00–150.00	148.00
3	—	432	150.00–151.00	150.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,560	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	66.00–68.00	67.18
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,213	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	90.00	90.00

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle