Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.93/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$134.93

65 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$27.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	137.45	718	56
Medium and Large 2	549	120.38	661	8thin
Medium and Large 3	440	110.00	484	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about $234 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 sale65 hd

134.93

—

AR average8 barns · 1,973 hd

143.65

−8.72

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	1,581	79.99	1,264	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	64.82	940	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	983	50.00	492	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	45.76	527	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	138.73/cwt	135.00–144.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.28/cwt	136.00–146.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	142.71/cwt	142.00–143.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	126.00/cwt	120.00–132.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	169.85/cwt	169.00–174.00	639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.26/cwt	164.00–169.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.75/cwt	147.00–150.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	127.85/cwt	120.00–136.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	129.32/cwt	125.00–140.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	135.52/cwt	134.00–137.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	134.31/cwt	133.00–135.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	134.40/cwt	129.00–138.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.53/cwt	138.00–141.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	126.83/cwt	116.00–133.50	903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.15/cwt	135.00–142.00	800	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	66.88/cwt	66.00–68.00	975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	52.04/cwt	50.00–55.00	643	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	65.49/cwt	65.00–66.00	883	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	37.88/cwt	25.00–45.00	403	9
Bulls	—	—	1,295	69.18/cwt	60.00–75.00	896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	83.59/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,401	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	63.99/cwt	60.00–65.00	926	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	65.49/cwt	60.00–70.00	832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	61.28/cwt	56.00–65.00	738	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	58.93/cwt	50.00–65.00	626	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	462	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.11/cwt	130.00–141.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	141.11/cwt	133.00–150.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.11/cwt	133.00–144.00	730	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	117.70/cwt	116.00–121.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	152.93/cwt	145.00–159.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	147.18/cwt	139.00–153.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	777	2

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 Oct 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 188Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 34Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	121.00	121.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
2	—	673	115.00–116.00	115.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	135.00–144.00	138.73
3	—	568	136.00–146.00	140.28
7	—	494	142.00–143.00	142.71
2	—	685	120.00–132.00	126.00
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
9	—	625	130.00–141.00	134.11
2	—	325	133.00–150.00	141.11
14	—	525	133.00–144.00	139.11
9	—	414	139.00–153.00	147.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
3	—	634	116.00–121.00	117.70
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	130.00–140.00	134.79
3	—	678	119.00	119.00
2	—	525	120.00–136.00	127.85
1	—	355	148.00	148.00
5	—	467	125.00–140.00	129.32
2	—	633	134.00–137.00	135.52
3	—	572	133.00–135.00	134.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	376	169.00–174.00	169.85
5	—	435	164.00–169.00	166.26
4	—	580	147.00–150.00	147.75
2	—	955	109.00	109.00
1	—	615	147.00	147.00
1	—	715	139.00	139.00
6	—	518	145.00–159.00	152.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	62.00	62.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	129.00–138.00	134.40
2	—	618	138.00–141.00	139.53
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
7	—	712	116.00–133.50	126.83
6	—	579	135.00–142.00	138.15
3	—	753	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	66.00–68.00	66.88
5	—	1,447	60.00–65.00	63.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,236	50.00–55.00	52.04
2	—	1,348	65.00–66.00	65.49
9	—	1,063	25.00–45.00	37.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	60.00–75.00	69.18
6	—	1,676	80.00–85.00	83.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	86.00	86.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,270	60.00–70.00	65.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	50.00	50.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,205	56.00–65.00	61.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	50.00–65.00	58.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	62.00	62.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle