Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.16/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$156.16

62 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$550

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

$116.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.74

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	165.99	911	51
Medium and Large 2	429	141.22	605	6thin
Medium and Large 3	458	111.00	508	2thin
Small and Medium 3	737	49.00	361	3thin

One grade step is worth $116.99/cwt here — about $550 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 sale62 hd

156.16

—

AR average9 barns · 1,072 hd

160.90

−4.74

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	1,538	92.56	1,424	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	72.67	1,027	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,138	60.44	688	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	933	58.75	548	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)	1,275	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	133.36/cwt	129.00–136.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.58/cwt	161.00–171.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	164.02/cwt	161.00–170.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.35/cwt	143.00–145.00	755	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	660	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	330	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,026	14
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	945	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	167.21/cwt	160.00–169.00	948	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.78/cwt	140.00–151.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	178.35/cwt	161.00–180.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	756	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.04/cwt	141.00–144.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	711	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	956	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	52.82/cwt	49.00–56.00	519	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	58.61/cwt	58.00–61.00	656	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	58.01/cwt	57.00–62.00	526	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	72.60/cwt	70.00–75.00	870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	65.43/cwt	63.00–66.00	838	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	190	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	360	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	92.56/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,424	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	751	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	66.99/cwt	60.00–70.00	762	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	55.66/cwt	41.00–66.00	608	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	57.38/cwt	30.00–69.00	617	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	787	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	60.57/cwt	58.00–63.00	627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	61.88/cwt	58.00–76.00	618	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	130.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	420	6

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 83Year ago 82

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 14Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 4Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
3	—	418	129.00–136.00	133.36
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
6	—	321	125.00–135.00	130.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	143.00–145.00	144.35
7	—	386	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	142.00	142.00
31	—	491	154.00	154.00
6	—	562	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	135.00	135.00
3	—	417	140.00–151.00	143.78
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	163.00	163.00
4	—	383	161.00–171.00	168.58
3	—	412	161.00–170.00	164.02
1	—	720	148.00	148.00
14	—	658	156.00	156.00
1	—	310	167.00	167.00
16	—	567	160.00–169.00	167.21
11	—	492	161.00–180.00	178.35
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	50.00	50.00
1	—	605	50.00	50.00
1	—	945	47.00	47.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	91.00	91.00
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	529	141.00–144.00	143.04
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,030	69.00	69.00
1	—	900	52.00	52.00
8	—	907	57.00–62.00	58.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,310	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,695	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	983	49.00–56.00	52.82
13	—	1,120	58.00–61.00	58.61
5	—	1,198	70.00–75.00	72.60
13	—	1,281	63.00–66.00	65.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	26.00	26.00
1	—	800	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	92.00–93.00	92.56

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,137	60.00–70.00	66.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	41.00–66.00	55.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,076	30.00–69.00	57.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	69.00	69.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	58.00–63.00	60.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	999	58.00–76.00	61.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	725.00	725.00

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