Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-12.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested against last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.50/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$134.50

58 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$54.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.26

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	145.62	784	34
Medium and Large 2	430	127.98	550	18thin
Medium and Large 3	527	91.01	479	6thin

One grade step is worth $54.61/cwt here — about $305 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 sale58 hd

134.50

—

AR average9 barns · 2,405 hd

148.76

−14.26

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	1,508	75.96	1,145	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,173	65.31	766	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,157	51.88	600	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	987	43.44	429	7thin

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)	1,330	$915	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	125.50/cwt	120.00–131.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	153.42/cwt	149.00–157.00	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.14/cwt	125.00–136.00	548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.04/cwt	136.00–150.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.79/cwt	150.00–161.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.64/cwt	156.00–170.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.37/cwt	156.00–175.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	150.48/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	134.82/cwt	130.00–135.50	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.13/cwt	130.00–149.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	139.52/cwt	139.00–140.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	101.00/cwt	96.00–106.00	323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.21/cwt	130.00–142.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,047	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	138.82/cwt	135.00–148.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	132.42/cwt	129.00–137.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	141.20/cwt	137.00–149.00	815	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	29.95/cwt	20.00–45.00	288	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	739	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	69.48/cwt	69.00–70.00	830	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	61.13/cwt	60.00–62.00	703	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	36.16/cwt	25.00–45.00	423	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	68.33/cwt	68.00–69.00	767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	59.94/cwt	55.00–65.00	745	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	22.42/cwt	20.00–25.00	184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	72.94/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	52.11/cwt	50.00–55.00	565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,256	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	51.82/cwt	50.00–55.00	590	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	73.88/cwt	69.00–82.00	822	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	73.85/cwt	69.00–80.00	833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	842	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	798	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	76.17/cwt	60.00–86.00	695	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	915.17/head	780.00–1,035.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	105.05/cwt	99.00–111.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	78.54/cwt	69.00–88.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	457	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 Nov 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 221Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 67Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 39Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	130.00	130.00
3	—	378	120.00–131.00	125.50
8	—	431	125.00–136.00	127.14
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	300	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	90.00	90.00
1	—	300	117.00	117.00
2	—	603	69.00–88.00	78.54
1	—	660	99.00	99.00
1	—	550	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
11	—	531	149.00–157.00	153.42
8	—	615	152.00	152.00
2	—	478	136.00–150.00	143.04
8	—	585	130.00–135.50	134.82
2	—	385	130.00–133.00	131.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	174.00	174.00
4	—	423	150.00–161.00	154.79
6	—	375	156.00–170.00	164.64
5	—	468	156.00–175.00	164.37
4	—	703	146.00–152.00	150.48
2	—	605	150.00–155.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	130.00–149.00	138.13
2	—	333	139.00–140.00	139.52
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
3	—	383	130.00–142.00	137.21
2	—	435	125.00–127.00	125.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
2	—	320	96.00–106.00	101.00
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
2	—	480	115.00–120.00	117.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	646	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	135.00–148.00	138.82
1	—	645	146.00	146.00
3	—	672	129.00–137.00	132.42
6	—	577	137.00–149.00	141.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	102.00	102.00
2	—	605	99.00–111.00	105.05
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.40
1	—	565	64.00	64.00
1	—	700	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	20.00–45.00	29.95
1	—	1,055	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,085	50.00–55.00	52.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	69.00–70.00	69.48
2	—	1,150	60.00–62.00	61.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	25.00–45.00	36.16
3	—	1,123	68.00–69.00	68.33
9	—	1,243	55.00–65.00	59.94
3	—	1,138	50.00–55.00	51.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	20.00–25.00	22.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	70.00–75.00	72.94
2	—	1,560	80.00–81.00	80.49

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,113	69.00–82.00	73.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	69.00–80.00	73.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	60.00	60.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	63.00	63.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	60.00–86.00	76.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	780.00–1,035.00	915.17

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

Feeder Cattle

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