Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light test and with some classes not represented; Feeder steers sold mostly 10.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.57/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$139.57

28 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$51.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.05

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	147.41	768	21
Medium and Large 2	467	134.75	629	3thin
Medium and Large 3	368	108.00	397	2thin
Small and Medium 3	303	96.00	291	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $477 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 sale28 hd

139.57

—

AR average8 barns · 1,723 hd

146.62

−7.05

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	1,770	83.00	1,469	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	71.11	1,019	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	63.86	763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	900	50.00	450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1Fleshy	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	143.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.46/cwt	121.00–130.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	72.45/cwt	65.00–80.00	263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.84/cwt	145.00–158.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	134.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.35/cwt	152.00–156.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	540	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.12/cwt	152.00–156.00	501	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	303	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	149.89/cwt	147.00–155.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,993	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	66.58/cwt	64.00–70.00	848	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	70.04/cwt	67.00–72.00	941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	225	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	58.59/cwt	58.00–59.00	626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	871	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	71.79/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,036	9
Bulls	—	—	1,685	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	66.47/cwt	64.00–69.00	806	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	54.90/cwt	54.00–56.00	666	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	52.49/cwt	51.00–54.00	477	2

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 79Last week 158Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	130.00–135.00	132.49
5	—	510	135.00–150.00	143.97
2	—	610	122.00–130.00	125.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	121.00–130.00	125.46
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	36.00	36.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	65.00–80.00	72.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	142.00	142.00
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
3	—	472	130.00–140.00	135.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	145.00–158.00	152.84
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
1	—	420	148.00	148.00
3	—	592	145.00–149.00	146.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
6	—	518	152.00–156.00	155.35
1	—	430	149.00	149.00
2	—	555	155.00	155.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
2	—	325	152.00–156.00	154.12
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
6	—	484	147.00–155.00	149.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	116.00	116.00
1	—	405	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	130.00–137.00	134.75
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,935	103.00	103.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,273	64.00–70.00	66.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	67.00–72.00	70.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	58.00–59.00	58.59
12	—	1,212	64.00–69.00	66.47
1	—	1,190	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,213	54.00–56.00	54.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	65.00	65.00
9	—	1,443	70.00–75.00	71.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	65.00	65.00
2	—	908	51.00–54.00	52.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,855	96.00	96.00

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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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

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