Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.26/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$129.26

70 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$53.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	139.23	731	45
Medium and Large 2	528	123.35	652	17thin
Medium and Large 3	668	85.74	572	8thin

One grade step is worth $53.50/cwt here — about $158 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 sale70 hd

129.26

—

AR average9 barns · 1,752 hd

140.88

−11.62

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	1,400	72.61	1,017	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	54.25	719	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,092	54.17	591	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,071	47.50	509	18

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$660	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$406	5

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	405.69/head	300.00–460.00	406	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	55.95/cwt	50.00–63.00	495	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	601	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	58.19/cwt	56.00–60.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	117.66/cwt	116.00–119.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	148.13/cwt	146.00–151.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	141.56/cwt	136.00–149.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.73/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	120.91/cwt	116.00–126.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	97.95/cwt	85.00–111.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	815	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	126.38/cwt	120.00–139.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	142.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	136.02/cwt	130.00–143.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.91/cwt	152.00–167.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	123.66/cwt	120.00–130.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.70/cwt	157.00–166.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	152.36/cwt	144.00–159.00	858	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	136.64/cwt	132.00–139.00	866	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	480	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	53.10/cwt	50.00–55.00	699	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	52.74/cwt	50.00–55.00	590	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	615	5
Bulls	—	—	1,155	65.88/cwt	60.00–73.00	761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	79.34/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,305	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	36.22/cwt	35.00–40.00	371	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	49.20/cwt	45.00–55.00	572	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	589	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.13/cwt	143.00–158.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.78/cwt	131.00–136.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	138.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	93.50/cwt	76.00–110.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	138.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	875	4

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 144Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 34Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	770	300.00–460.00	405.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	50.00–63.00	55.95
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	61.00	61.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,358	56.00–60.00	58.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,163	45.00–55.00	49.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,455	77.00	77.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	850.00	850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	116.00–119.00	117.66
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	703	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	845	98.00	98.00
2	—	508	130.00–135.00	132.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	134.00	134.00
6	—	563	144.00–159.00	152.36
8	—	634	132.00–139.00	136.64
11	—	518	143.00–158.00	155.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	146.00–151.00	148.13
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
9	—	571	136.00–149.00	141.56
3	—	522	137.00–145.00	142.08
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
1	—	305	139.00	139.00
8	—	660	131.00–136.00	132.78
10	—	376	135.00–140.00	138.40
4	—	634	135.00–139.00	138.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	93.00	93.00
2	—	678	116.00–126.00	120.91
8	—	474	120.00–139.00	126.38
3	—	412	120.00–130.00	123.66
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
2	—	620	125.00–129.00	127.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	85.00–111.00	97.95
1	—	815	71.00	71.00
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
1	—	655	70.00	70.00
1	—	730	92.00	92.00
2	—	515	76.00–110.00	93.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00–140.00	134.73
5	—	474	130.00–143.00	136.02
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	150.00–158.00	154.72
5	—	523	152.00–167.00	159.91
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	156.00–158.00	157.01
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
3	—	482	157.00–166.00	160.70
1	—	335	164.00	164.00
9	—	419	152.00–157.00	154.55
2	—	633	147.00–149.00	148.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,118	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,316	50.00–55.00	53.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,119	50.00–55.00	52.74
4	—	1,023	35.00–40.00	36.22
2	—	1,025	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	60.00–73.00	65.88
2	—	1,645	75.00–83.00	79.34

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

Replacement Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle