Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-15.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.80/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$134.80

69 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$107.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	159.04	785	38
Medium and Large 2	492	127.98	629	18thin
Medium and Large 3	551	108.40	598	5thin
Small and Medium 3	473	51.50	244	8thin

One grade step is worth $107.54/cwt here — about $541 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 sale69 hd

134.80

—

AR average4 barns · 1,265 hd

148.96

−14.16

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	1,892	86.33	1,633	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	68.75	970	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	51.62	541	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,065	50.76	541	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$560	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	725	$350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	710	$575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	166.46/cwt	156.00–170.00	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	182.83/cwt	180.00–184.00	753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.88/cwt	140.00–158.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	575	2
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	715	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	189.37/cwt	184.00–192.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	168.65/cwt	160.00–174.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	158.34/cwt	158.00–159.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	153.81/cwt	145.00–163.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	146.90/cwt	140.00–154.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	143.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	915	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	41.39/cwt	20.00–50.00	416	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	68.81/cwt	65.00–71.00	901	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	41.00/cwt	20.00–55.00	387	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	745	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	380	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,895	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,002	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,924	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,001	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	983	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	528	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	940	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	54.35/cwt	49.00–59.00	518	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	725	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	925	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	640	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	155.98/cwt	155.00–158.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	153.09/cwt	146.00–154.00	960	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	841	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.79/cwt	150.00–159.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.10/cwt	128.00–138.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.59/cwt	120.00–140.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.46/cwt	157.00–165.00	536	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	532	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	255	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	305	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	168.64/cwt	163.00–170.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	156.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	624	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	378	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	660	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	271	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 79Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 14

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-15.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
3	—	415	128.00–138.00	134.10
9	—	467	120.00–140.00	128.59
1	—	300	136.00	136.00
3	—	722	115.00–120.00	117.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	119.00	119.00
2	—	613	96.00	96.00
2	—	540	115.00–116.00	115.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	140.00–158.00	148.88
3	—	359	155.00–158.00	155.98
9	—	627	146.00–154.00	153.09
5	—	423	150.00–159.00	153.79
6	—	330	157.00–165.00	162.46
10	—	537	163.00–170.00	168.64
3	—	474	150.00–160.00	156.66
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	37.00	37.00
1	—	490	61.00	61.00
3	—	532	48.00	48.00
1	—	305	80.00	80.00
2	—	378	45.00	45.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	156.00–170.00	166.46
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
5	—	412	180.00–184.00	182.83
3	—	685	166.00	166.00
1	—	710	160.00	160.00
2	—	380	176.00	176.00
7	—	314	184.00–192.00	189.37
4	—	528	160.00–174.00	168.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	155.00–159.00	157.02
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
2	—	365	150.00–165.00	157.50
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	355	172.00	172.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	41.00	41.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
3	—	515	158.00–159.00	158.34
2	—	578	145.00–163.00	153.81
2	—	675	140.00–154.00	146.90
4	—	640	140.00–144.00	143.04
1	—	710	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
2	—	600	139.00	139.00
2	—	673	124.00–126.00	124.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,060	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,006	20.00–50.00	41.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	65.00–71.00	68.81
7	—	943	20.00–55.00	41.00
1	—	1,310	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,350	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,545	74.00	74.00
1	—	2,025	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	710	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	70.00	70.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	71.00	71.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	430.00	430.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	49.00–59.00	54.35
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	83.00	83.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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