Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Several long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.34/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$169.34

247 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$765

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

$106.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.27

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	174.13	1,039	209
Medium and Large 1-2	673	169.00	1,137	5thin
Medium and Large 2	494	151.76	750	23
Medium and Large 3	518	114.74	595	9thin
Small and Medium 3	405	67.50	273	1thin

One grade step is worth $106.63/cwt here — about $765 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 sale247 hd

169.34

—

AR average9 barns · 2,505 hd

177.61

−8.27

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	1,563	76.16	1,190	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	65.00	644	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	61.62	932	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	45.85	528	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	144.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	123.50/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	167.93/cwt	166.50–169.50	987	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	92.58/cwt	85.00–100.00	426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.95/cwt	140.00–158.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	160.72/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,061	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.05/cwt	180.00–188.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	173.61/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	157.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	405	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	165.22/cwt	150.00–174.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	175.72/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,081	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	923	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	152.00/cwt	131.00–159.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	173.97/cwt	161.00–181.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	192.08/cwt	172.00–201.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	164.91/cwt	159.00–165.50	1,220	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	182.15/cwt	181.50–188.00	1,042	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	166.05/cwt	164.00–169.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	46.31/cwt	45.00–50.00	521	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	644	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	61.62/cwt	60.00–65.00	932	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	63.86/cwt	60.00–65.00	847	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	27.50/cwt	20.00–40.00	274	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	76.16/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,190	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	376	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	149.38/cwt	144.00–155.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	131.67/cwt	125.00–135.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	160.81/cwt	156.00–165.00	608	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.68/cwt	109.00–119.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.43/cwt	152.00–167.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	138.48/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	114.08/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	161.59/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,016	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	151.12/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	143.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.47/cwt	140.00–141.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	158.50/cwt	150.00–166.00	938	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	164.90/cwt	155.00–168.00	805	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	182.66/cwt	176.00–184.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	159.83/cwt	156.00–164.00	975	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	168.10/cwt	153.00–170.00	893	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	150.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 580Last week 157Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 35Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	140.00–150.00	144.51
7	—	430	140.00–158.00	151.95
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
2	—	490	156.00–160.00	157.98
1	—	855	124.00	124.00
4	—	376	150.00–174.00	165.22
4	—	505	131.00–159.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	120.00–130.00	123.50
2	—	460	85.00–100.00	92.58
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	660	159.00–164.00	160.72
2	—	430	180.00–188.00	184.05
14	—	581	160.00–176.00	173.61
5	—	281	198.00	198.00
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	159.00	159.00
4	—	616	160.00–168.00	163.03
8	—	475	161.00–181.00	173.97
3	—	513	164.00–169.00	166.05
6	—	374	176.00–184.00	182.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	171.00	171.00
22	—	615	170.00–176.00	175.72
5	—	459	209.00	209.00
9	—	923	138.00	138.00
2	—	435	218.00	218.00
12	—	514	172.00–201.00	192.08
11	—	740	159.00–165.50	164.91
60	—	572	181.50–188.00	182.15
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	67.50	67.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	145.00–155.00	150.07
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	588	166.50–169.50	167.93
7	—	458	176.00	176.00
8	—	709	144.00–153.00	151.12
2	—	675	161.00	161.00
15	—	610	156.00–164.00	159.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	680	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	102.00	102.00
3	—	623	104.00	104.00
3	—	465	109.00–119.00	112.68
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
3	—	527	110.00–120.00	114.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
12	—	378	156.00–165.00	160.81
4	—	430	152.00–167.00	163.43
2	—	740	136.00–141.00	138.48
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
25	—	629	145.00–163.00	161.59
63	—	592	150.00–166.00	158.50
17	—	488	155.00–168.00	164.90
13	—	531	153.00–170.00	168.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	570	148.00	148.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	355	140.00–146.00	143.04
2	—	423	140.00–141.00	140.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	135.00–140.00	137.56
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
3	—	560	125.00–135.00	131.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
3	—	453	171.00	171.00
1	—	680	143.00	143.00
3	—	523	162.00	162.00
1	—	750	134.00	134.00
2	—	583	144.00–155.00	149.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	45.00–50.00	46.31
4	—	1,326	60.00–65.00	63.86
4	—	998	20.00–40.00	27.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	60.00–65.00	61.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	74.00–78.00	76.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	45.00	45.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	700.00	700.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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