Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold from 1.00 to 14.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.21/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$145.21

67 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$55.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.37

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	152.43	790	51
Medium and Large 2	493	135.78	670	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	773	124.00	959	2thin
Medium and Large 3	484	97.01	470	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.41/cwt here — about $320 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 sale67 hd

145.21

—

AR average7 barns · 1,104 hd

154.58

−9.37

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	1,955	90.00	1,760	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	82.33	1,268	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,157	68.32	790	10

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)	1,360	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	670	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	161.86/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,093	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	146.39/cwt	145.00–153.00	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	152.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	161.10/cwt	155.00–167.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	171.84/cwt	168.00–178.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	171.85/cwt	163.00–194.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	171.09/cwt	165.00–178.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.37/cwt	151.00–160.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	113.50/cwt	109.00–118.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.36/cwt	137.00–156.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	171.59/cwt	168.00–174.00	889	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	97.01/cwt	72.00–110.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	156.84/cwt	150.00–159.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.57/cwt	139.00–146.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	96.00/cwt	76.00–116.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	82.33/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,268	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	53.22/cwt	45.00–60.00	583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	624	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	81.22/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	71.64/cwt	70.00–75.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	152.98/cwt	145.00–158.00	812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	129.04/cwt	126.00–132.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	104.69/cwt	94.00–110.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	393	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,028	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.67/cwt	150.00–163.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.82/cwt	150.00–158.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 137Year ago 176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold from 1.00 to 14.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
1	—	375	141.00	141.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
3	—	460	137.00–139.00	138.34
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	634	145.00–153.00	146.39
5	—	431	150.00–159.00	152.64
18	—	531	145.00–158.00	152.98
3	—	365	150.00–163.00	158.67
13	—	465	150.00–158.00	155.82
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
3	—	432	94.00–110.00	104.69
1	—	770	51.00	51.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	675	161.00–169.00	161.86
7	—	429	168.00–178.00	171.84
5	—	465	163.00–194.00	171.85
3	—	570	165.00–178.00	171.09
1	—	635	163.00	163.00
11	—	518	168.00–174.00	171.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
4	—	663	126.00	126.00
2	—	900	124.00	124.00
2	—	438	155.00–167.00	161.10
2	—	335	151.00–160.00	155.37
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
4	—	520	137.00–156.00	147.36
1	—	810	121.00	121.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	109.00–118.00	113.50
2	—	420	126.00–132.00	129.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	72.00–110.00	97.01
2	—	655	76.00–116.00	96.00
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	150.00–159.00	156.84
2	—	668	139.00–146.00	142.57
1	—	505	156.00	156.00
1	—	755	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	80.00–84.00	82.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	45.00–60.00	53.22
1	—	960	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,293	80.00–84.00	81.22
3	—	1,147	70.00–75.00	71.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	90.00	90.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle