Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 12.00-16.00, mostly 14.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted of mostly average, unweaned calves. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.06/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$132.06

69 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$47.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	136.56	761	56
Medium and Large 2	517	123.08	637	9thin
Medium and Large 3	464	89.29	414	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.27/cwt here — about $347 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 sale69 hd

132.06

—

AR average7 barns · 1,303 hd

148.72

−16.66

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	—	Low	1,554	92.21	1,433	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	75.51	1,085	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,106	73.45	812	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,170	65.48	766	16

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)	1,050	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	95.08/cwt	78.00–112.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.69/cwt	142.00–146.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	596	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	128.97/cwt	121.00–135.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	130.31/cwt	120.00–137.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	141.75/cwt	136.00–148.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	106.03/cwt	100.00–112.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.68/cwt	116.00–122.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.52/cwt	150.00–165.00	747	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	158.25/cwt	151.00–166.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	164.16/cwt	160.00–168.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.05/cwt	151.00–159.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	138.00/cwt	129.00–148.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	149.57/cwt	145.00–154.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	134.37/cwt	125.00–139.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.30/cwt	130.00–143.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	131.66/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,014	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	318	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	946	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,185	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	77.51/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	70.80/cwt	70.00–73.00	927	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	75.26/cwt	74.00–77.00	843	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	77.35/cwt	74.00–79.00	907	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	724	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	49.80/cwt	40.00–60.00	563	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	803	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	72.30/cwt	50.00–89.00	1,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	103.75/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,496	93.52/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,399	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	77.62/cwt	70.00–83.00	674	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	67.22/cwt	65.00–70.00	881	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	124.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	144.29/cwt	141.00–151.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.41/cwt	140.00–156.00	778	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.10/cwt	130.00–144.00	733	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	111.54/cwt	105.00–118.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	111.01/cwt	107.00–115.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	142.97/cwt	138.00–151.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	124.08/cwt	121.00–127.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	134.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	775	14

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 82Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	137.00	137.00
3	—	468	120.00–130.00	125.58
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
1	—	350	124.00	124.00
2	—	693	107.00–115.00	111.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	78.00–112.00	95.08
1	—	360	60.00	60.00
1	—	470	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	142.00–146.00	143.69
4	—	626	121.00–135.00	128.97
3	—	683	120.00–137.00	130.31
12	—	523	130.00–144.00	140.10
1	—	310	147.00	147.00
3	—	410	138.00–151.00	142.97
2	—	725	121.00–127.00	124.08
14	—	576	130.00–139.00	134.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	596	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
3	—	517	136.00–148.00	141.75
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
3	—	492	129.00–148.00	138.00
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
2	—	305	141.00–145.00	143.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	154.00–155.00	154.49
14	—	477	150.00–165.00	156.52
9	—	429	151.00–166.00	158.25
2	—	370	160.00–168.00	164.16
5	—	527	151.00–159.00	155.05
2	—	615	145.00–154.00	149.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	100.00–112.00	106.03
4	—	430	116.00–122.00	119.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	728	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	126.00	126.00
4	—	618	130.00–143.00	138.30
3	—	770	129.00–133.00	131.66
4	—	579	141.00–151.00	144.29
2	—	695	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
10	—	528	140.00–156.00	147.41
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	805	100.00	100.00
5	—	542	125.00–139.00	134.37
2	—	583	120.00–128.00	124.02
2	—	725	105.00–118.00	111.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,445	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,423	77.00–78.00	77.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	70.00–73.00	70.80
6	—	1,172	74.00–79.00	77.35
4	—	1,130	40.00–60.00	49.80
2	—	1,218	65.00–67.00	65.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	74.00–77.00	75.26
1	—	1,065	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	50.00–89.00	72.30
3	—	1,635	102.00–106.00	103.75
4	—	1,496	90.00–100.00	93.52

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	3	—	868	70.00–83.00	77.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	69.00	69.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	65.00–70.00	67.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

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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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

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