Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.14/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$132.14

27 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$41.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.68

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	136.58	683	22
Medium and Large 2	387	124.31	481	3thin
Medium and Large 3	483	95.00	458	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.58/cwt here — about $224 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 sale27 hd

132.14

—

AR average8 barns · 1,502 hd

140.82

−8.68

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	—	Average	1,290	69.50	897	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	63.03	955	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	60.00	696	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	47.88	543	6thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	101.41/cwt	100.00–107.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	138.87/cwt	136.00–140.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.80/cwt	131.00–138.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	405	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	133.99/cwt	131.00–140.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	166.03/cwt	165.00–167.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	164.67/cwt	164.00–165.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.46/cwt	123.00–130.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,382	63.06/cwt	59.00–70.00	871	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	870	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	47.67/cwt	46.00–49.00	477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	36.97/cwt	35.00–39.00	342	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	62.39/cwt	62.00–63.00	928	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	997	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	696	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 Oct 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 162Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 37Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
1	—	715	134.00	134.00
5	—	810	100.00–107.00	101.41
7	—	629	136.00–140.00	138.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	131.00–138.00	135.80
1	—	340	144.00	144.00
4	—	438	139.00–140.00	139.51
5	—	559	131.00–140.00	133.99
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
2	—	465	136.00–140.00	138.00
2	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	123.00–130.00	126.46
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	72.00	72.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	148.00	148.00
1	—	670	146.00	146.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
4	—	544	155.00	155.00
2	—	335	165.00–167.00	166.03
3	—	474	164.00–165.00	164.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	69.00	69.00
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	325	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	55.00	55.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,382	59.00–70.00	63.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,150	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,000	46.00–49.00	47.67
2	—	925	35.00–39.00	36.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	62.00–63.00	62.39
2	—	1,558	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	60.00	60.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle