Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough Feeder steers or heifers to establish a trend, however lower undertones in all classes denoted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.29/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$152.29

33 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$75.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.52

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	367	173.80	638	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	474	160.00	758	10thin
Medium and Large 2	426	143.64	612	9thin
Medium and Large 3	410	98.74	405	4thin

One grade step is worth $75.07/cwt here — about $233 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 sale33 hd

152.29

—

AR average7 barns · 996 hd

171.81

−19.52

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	1,258	91.00	1,145	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	84.00	785	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	74.97	1,045	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	977	58.27	569	8thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	935	$830	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	515	126.04/cwt	122.00–130.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	134.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	146.41/cwt	143.00–150.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	779	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.98/cwt	136.00–145.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	92.47/cwt	75.00–111.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	150.49/cwt	147.00–154.00	867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.98/cwt	130.00–142.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	155.58/cwt	143.00–158.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.34/cwt	120.00–139.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,203	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,114	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	760	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	79.51/cwt	79.00–80.00	867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	40.47/cwt	30.00–50.00	386	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,268	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	72.46/cwt	70.00–75.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	145.29/cwt	144.00–148.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	624	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	74.30/cwt	73.00–75.00	906	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	823	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	742	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	88.01/cwt	70.00–108.00	720	2
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	665	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	372	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	798	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	474	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	72.59/cwt	70.00–75.00	772	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 173Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 5

Compared to last week: Not enough Feeder steers or heifers to establish a trend, however lower undertones in all classes denoted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	122.00–130.00	126.04
3	—	459	130.00–137.00	134.71
2	—	433	120.00–139.00	129.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	138.00	138.00
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
2	—	518	135.00–145.00	139.98
3	—	580	144.00–148.00	145.29
2	—	373	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
9	—	419	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	143.00–150.00	146.41
3	—	427	136.00–145.00	141.98
2	—	323	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	485	153.00	153.00
1	—	650	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	487	160.00	160.00
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	170.00	170.00
6	—	327	180.00	180.00
1	—	640	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	75.00–111.00	92.47
1	—	475	80.00	80.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
6	—	576	147.00–154.00	150.49
2	—	618	130.00–142.00	135.98
1	—	810	119.00	119.00
8	—	517	143.00–158.00	155.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
2	—	560	120.00–130.00	125.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,280	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	25.00	25.00
1	—	840	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	79.00–80.00	79.51
2	—	955	30.00–50.00	40.47
2	—	1,063	70.00–75.00	72.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,298	70.00–75.00	72.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	84.00	84.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	73.00–75.00	74.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	76.00	76.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	70.00–108.00	88.01
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	56.00	56.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	62.00	62.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	830.00	830.00

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