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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 12

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

358 head

▲ 223 vs last sale 135▼ 43 vs year ago 401 · −10.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 22 · +27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 12 vs year ago 21 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 13.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher. Supply included groups of high quality long weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, no trend for slaughter bulls, no comparable receipts from last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.62/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$162.62

186 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$51.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.23

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	170.78	916	104
Medium and Large 1-2	625	158.37	990	50
Medium and Large 2	456	147.19	671	27
Medium and Large 3	417	118.82	496	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.97/cwt here — about $420 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 sale186 hd

162.62

—

AR average8 barns · 2,710 hd

169.85

−7.23

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	1,706	79.00	1,348	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	60.06	969	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,079	44.01	475	12

Every lot

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	149.85/cwt	140.00–160.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	167.02/cwt	164.00–170.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	151.02/cwt	130.00–168.00	559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	164.07/cwt	161.00–167.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	123.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	180.66/cwt	170.00–194.00	694	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	175.23/cwt	166.00–189.00	739	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	152.14/cwt	139.00–164.00	644	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	465	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	166.92/cwt	159.00–180.00	778	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	150.50/cwt	140.00–156.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	168.28/cwt	162.00–175.00	872	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	135.36/cwt	130.00–139.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	529	180.35/cwt	180.00–181.00	954	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	947	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	159.57/cwt	153.00–170.00	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,008	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	129.96/cwt	120.00–145.00	795	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	158.43/cwt	151.00–165.00	998	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	152.42/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,009	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,109	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	711	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,130	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,113	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	810	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,187	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	143.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	463	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	145.14/cwt	139.00–148.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	147.31/cwt	143.00–155.00	632	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	146.92/cwt	146.00–152.00	686	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	126.91/cwt	120.00–143.00	609	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	882	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	145.21/cwt	136.00–148.00	774	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	538	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	845	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	126.23/cwt	125.00–129.00	721	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	140.25/cwt	138.00–145.00	802	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	717	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	954	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,033	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	145.02/cwt	140.00–153.00	814	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	850	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	885	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	128.56/cwt	121.00–133.00	937	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	903	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,084	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	969	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	85.97/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,478	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	76.03/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,308	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	963	30.61/cwt	22.00–40.00	295	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	53.71/cwt	50.00–55.00	590	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	44.62/cwt	44.00–45.00	517	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	695	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	60.06/cwt	59.00–61.00	969	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	778	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	795	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	318	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	387	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	40.28/cwt	25.00–55.00	435	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	71.98/cwt	68.00–75.00	840	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,320	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 135Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 11Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	144.00	144.00
14	—	422	166.00–189.00	175.23
9	—	567	153.00–170.00	159.57
9	—	466	159.00–180.00	166.92
7	—	384	170.00–194.00	180.66
5	—	662	149.00–159.00	152.42
2	—	518	162.00–175.00	168.28
2	—	343	164.00–170.00	167.02
1	—	730	146.00	146.00
3	—	630	151.00–165.00	158.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	121.00–125.00	123.04
1	—	485	118.00	118.00
2	—	418	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	140.00–156.00	150.50
3	—	612	120.00–145.00	129.96
3	—	522	130.00–139.00	135.36
3	—	370	130.00–168.00	151.02
2	—	325	140.00–160.00	149.85
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
11	—	423	139.00–164.00	152.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	156.00	156.00
4	—	382	161.00–167.00	164.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	159.00	159.00
3	—	810	146.50	146.50
2	—	668	166.00	166.00
1	—	605	169.00	169.00
28	—	529	180.00–181.00	180.35
1	—	465	186.00	186.00
11	—	573	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	557	170.00	170.00
14	—	655	158.00	158.00
16	—	742	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	138.00	138.00
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	123.00	123.00
5	—	572	138.00–145.00	140.25
4	—	372	139.00–148.00	145.14
3	—	685	141.00	141.00
2	—	323	140.00–147.00	143.26
9	—	533	136.00–148.00	145.21
12	—	467	146.00–152.00	146.92
10	—	429	143.00–155.00	147.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	157.00	157.00
6	—	717	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	280	115.00	115.00
2	—	505	114.00–118.00	116.02
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	106.00	106.00
1	—	485	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	135.00–140.00	138.34
4	—	571	125.00–129.00	126.23
2	—	620	126.00	126.00
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
12	—	480	120.00–143.00	126.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	121.00–133.00	128.56
2	—	903	120.00	120.00
2	—	668	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
2	—	618	135.00–140.00	137.53
5	—	561	140.00–153.00	145.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	805	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	59.00–61.00	60.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	22.00–40.00	30.61
3	—	1,158	44.00–45.00	44.62
1	—	1,220	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,099	50.00–55.00	53.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,719	85.00–87.50	85.97
3	—	1,720	74.00–79.00	76.03
1	—	1,615	60.00	60.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	62.00	62.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	25.00–55.00	40.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	68.00–75.00	71.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	36.00	36.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	40.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	560.00	560.00

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.