Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.76/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$139.76

85 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$42.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	144.30	739	71
Medium and Large 2	411	131.49	540	7thin
Medium and Large 3	461	102.04	471	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.26/cwt here — about $268 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 sale85 hd

139.76

—

AR average8 barns · 1,607 hd

148.49

−8.73

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	1,510	82.34	1,244	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	72.56	1,039	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,232	67.60	833	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,095	67.25	736	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$1,178	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$1,087	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,496	$990	5

Every lot, as filed

77 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 3	—	335	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.70/cwt	129.00–132.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.86/cwt	146.00–157.00	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.70/cwt	135.00–147.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.03/cwt	158.00–170.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	160.14/cwt	158.00–166.00	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	163.74/cwt	156.00–168.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	91.21/cwt	80.00–102.00	354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	144.56/cwt	139.00–150.00	688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	143.03/cwt	136.00–150.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	157.99/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	146.23/cwt	135.00–157.00	633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	85.23/cwt	70.00–100.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	173.23/cwt	160.00–176.50	757	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	147.01/cwt	137.00–155.00	866	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.12/cwt	135.00–151.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	135.84/cwt	131.00–143.00	898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	662	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	73.99/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,089	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	63.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	787	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	73.98/cwt	73.00–75.00	984	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,756	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	67.56/cwt	66.00–69.00	872	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	68.72/cwt	66.00–70.00	838	18
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	965	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	483	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,087.41/head	1,000.00–1,135.00	1,087	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,177.86/head	1,135.00–1,210.00	1,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	71.55/cwt	64.00–75.00	943	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	67.41/cwt	64.00–70.00	820	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	68.81/cwt	65.00–72.00	888	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	66.93/cwt	60.00–73.00	858	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	901.80/head	760.00–1,060.00	902	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	1,121.35/head	885.00–1,300.00	1,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	97.50/cwt	80.00–115.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	779	98.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	125.48/cwt	121.00–130.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.12/cwt	131.00–139.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.09/cwt	136.00–150.00	692	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	113.02/cwt	112.00–114.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.61/cwt	81.00–100.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,000	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	143.65/cwt	140.00–146.00	546	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.98/cwt	140.00–155.00	867	15

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 129Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 95Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 59Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	86.00	86.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	475	106.00	106.00
2	—	510	112.00–114.00	113.02
2	—	415	81.00–100.00	90.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	128.00–130.00	129.03
3	—	418	129.00–132.00	130.70
2	—	330	131.00–139.00	135.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	127.00	127.00
9	—	521	146.00–157.00	151.86
3	—	657	142.00	142.00
5	—	415	135.00–147.00	143.70
18	—	474	136.00–150.00	146.09
16	—	380	140.00–146.00	143.65
15	—	578	140.00–155.00	149.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,000	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
2	—	388	80.00–102.00	91.21
2	—	483	70.00–100.00	85.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	158.00–170.00	164.03
10	—	622	158.00–166.00	160.14
9	—	529	156.00–168.00	163.74
2	—	580	168.00	168.00
2	—	318	181.00	181.00
3	—	653	156.00–159.00	157.99
1	—	915	135.00	135.00
14	—	437	160.00–176.50	173.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	104.00	104.00
1	—	645	133.00	133.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
7	—	476	139.00–150.00	144.56
2	—	503	136.00–150.00	143.03
5	—	433	135.00–157.00	146.23
1	—	300	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	150.00	150.00
2	—	743	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	589	137.00–155.00	147.01
4	—	625	135.00–151.00	143.12
4	—	661	131.00–143.00	135.84
3	—	523	154.00–155.00	154.67
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
2	—	713	121.00–130.00	125.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	80.00–115.00	97.50
1	—	745	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
4	—	779	96.00–100.00	98.98
2	—	530	130.00–132.00	131.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	72.00	72.00
2	—	1,035	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,110	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,472	72.00–76.00	73.99
2	—	1,290	66.00–69.00	67.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	48.00	48.00
5	—	1,236	60.00–65.00	63.66
3	—	1,330	73.00–75.00	73.98
18	—	1,219	66.00–70.00	68.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	98.00–99.00	98.51
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	50.00	50.00

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	1	—	760	94.00	94.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,126	1,000.00–1,135.00	1,087.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	1,135.00–1,210.00	1,177.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,318	64.00–75.00	71.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,216	64.00–70.00	67.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,291	65.00–72.00	68.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	60.00–73.00	66.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,367	760.00–1,060.00	901.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,690	885.00–1,300.00	1,121.35

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

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How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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