Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-6.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-11.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 9.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.60/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$171.60

83 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	176.55	853	62
Medium and Large 2	480	156.99	753	21

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $100 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 sale83 hd

171.60

—

AR average8 barns · 1,117 hd

184.96

−13.36

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	1,473	88.75	1,307	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	80.00	1,212	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	968	62.24	603	14

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	472	153.38/cwt	136.00–168.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	176.68/cwt	174.00–178.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	147.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	153.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	161.33/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	185.56/cwt	180.00–200.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	206.06/cwt	201.00–211.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.13/cwt	150.00–168.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	146.42/cwt	139.00–154.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	172.96/cwt	170.00–177.00	804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	185.03/cwt	181.00–186.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	171.42/cwt	170.00–173.00	881	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.59/cwt	141.00–179.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	128.23/cwt	122.00–133.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.07/cwt	139.00–147.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	150.04/cwt	145.00–157.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	160.31/cwt	150.00–167.00	832	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	956	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,212	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	921	51.40/cwt	40.00–60.00	473	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,211	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	71.16/cwt	70.00–75.00	758	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,052	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	594	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	340	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.23/cwt	124.00–144.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.23/cwt	164.00–173.00	786	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	165.50/cwt	160.00–168.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.92/cwt	164.00–174.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	149.18/cwt	140.00–158.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.76/cwt	131.00–143.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	156.40/cwt	146.00–166.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	198.50/cwt	183.00–214.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	175.49/cwt	174.00–178.00	763	12

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 127Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	136.00–168.00	153.38
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	157.00	157.00
5	—	425	150.00–168.00	161.13
2	—	663	139.00–154.00	146.42
3	—	375	141.00–179.00	160.59
3	—	565	146.00–166.00	156.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	168.00	168.00
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,205	97.00	97.00
1	—	725	154.00	154.00
3	—	655	160.00–162.00	161.33
6	—	363	180.00–200.00	185.56
4	—	287	201.00–211.00	206.06
6	—	465	170.00–177.00	172.96
13	—	514	170.00–173.00	171.42
2	—	300	183.00–214.00	198.50
12	—	435	174.00–178.00	175.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	183.00	183.00
1	—	600	178.00	178.00
2	—	570	176.00	176.00
2	—	415	186.00	186.00
5	—	516	181.00–186.00	185.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
4	—	573	124.00–144.00	132.23
1	—	500	132.00	132.00
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
3	—	415	140.00–158.00	149.18
2	—	380	131.00–143.00	136.76
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	174.00–178.00	176.68
5	—	615	140.00–150.00	147.77
5	—	583	150.00–159.00	153.39
1	—	340	177.00	177.00
1	—	700	144.00	144.00
25	—	476	164.00–173.00	165.23
1	—	525	159.00	159.00
5	—	379	160.00–168.00	165.50
3	—	415	164.00–174.00	168.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	169.00	169.00
1	—	490	176.00	176.00
3	—	408	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	790	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	122.00–133.00	128.23
3	—	530	139.00–147.00	144.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	145.00–157.00	150.04
2	—	720	130.00–137.00	133.55
8	—	519	150.00–167.00	160.31
2	—	625	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	40.00–60.00	51.40
4	—	935	65.00	65.00
5	—	1,065	70.00–75.00	71.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,425	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,315	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	1	—	870	110.00	110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	75.00	75.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	60.00	60.00

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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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle