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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 16

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

304 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 169▲ 198 vs year ago 106 · +186.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 22▲ 8 vs year ago 9 · +88.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 19.00-23.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply included several long weaned or Value Added cattle who sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.31/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$146.31

145 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$54.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	148.53	799	131
Medium and Large 2	498	130.84	652	12thin
Medium and Large 3	573	94.00	538	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.53/cwt here — about $261 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 sale145 hd

146.31

—

AR average9 barns · 1,362 hd

143.36

+2.96

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	1,640	80.00	1,312	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	78.91	1,122	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,212	70.00	848	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,031	65.04	671	9thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	161.91/cwt	151.00–179.00	526	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	192.68/cwt	180.00–195.00	659	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	168.57/cwt	163.00–174.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	404	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	881	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	176.63/cwt	174.00–179.00	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	898	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	177.96/cwt	174.00–180.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	160.02/cwt	145.00–170.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	964	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	167.85/cwt	154.00–170.00	980	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,029	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	155.48/cwt	154.00–157.00	953	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,030	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	137.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	998	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	743	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,115	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	769	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,146	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	260	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	439	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	317	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	152.47/cwt	146.00–156.00	579	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	139.84/cwt	136.00–144.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	151.21/cwt	146.00–156.00	634	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	448	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	462	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	735	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	147.65/cwt	146.00–149.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	141.28/cwt	139.00–144.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	140.81/cwt	128.00–148.00	821	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	612	145.35/cwt	143.00–146.00	890	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	137.21/cwt	135.00–138.00	841	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	120.30/cwt	112.00–127.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	960	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	135.08/cwt	128.00–139.00	912	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	140.05/cwt	138.00–140.50	989	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	901	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	140.98/cwt	139.00–143.00	928	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,312	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	840	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	571	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	58.83/cwt	55.00–60.00	603	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	71.59/cwt	69.00–74.00	786	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	896	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	67.50/cwt	65.00–70.00	797	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	956	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	76.82/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,074	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,170	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,191.01/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	16,079	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,736	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	887.37/cwt	800.00–950.00	8,607	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,385	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,830	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 169Year ago 106

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 22Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	158.00	158.00
4	—	540	149.00	149.00
6	—	448	157.00	157.00
28	—	706	138.00–140.50	140.05
4	—	260	169.00	169.00
3	—	317	158.00	158.00
25	—	462	159.00	159.00
9	—	612	143.00–146.00	145.35
8	—	662	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	112.00–127.00	120.30
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
2	—	480	135.00–139.00	137.00
5	—	418	136.00–144.00	139.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	86.00	86.00
1	—	605	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	139.00	139.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	660	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	158.00	158.00
3	—	470	146.00–149.00	147.65
8	—	419	146.00–156.00	151.21
4	—	532	139.00–144.00	141.28
8	—	380	146.00–156.00	152.47
6	—	583	128.00–148.00	140.81
3	—	675	128.00–139.00	135.08
4	—	613	135.00–138.00	137.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	194.00	194.00
3	—	727	136.00–140.00	137.32
2	—	613	154.00–157.00	155.48
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
7	—	584	154.00–170.00	167.85
5	—	463	174.00–180.00	177.96
1	—	1,030	110.00	110.00
12	—	669	154.00	154.00
10	—	342	180.00–195.00	192.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	743	150.00	150.00
15	—	404	218.00	218.00
8	—	769	149.00	149.00
4	—	458	196.00	196.00
7	—	850	135.00	135.00
9	—	602	171.00	171.00
11	—	527	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	145.00–170.00	160.02
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
2	—	423	174.00–179.00	176.63
2	—	370	163.00–174.00	168.57
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	325	151.00–179.00	161.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
4	—	628	140.00–147.00	143.49
2	—	658	139.00–143.00	140.98
1	—	510	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	69.00–74.00	71.59
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	58.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,180	65.00–70.00	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,398	75.00–79.00	76.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,350	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,191.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	800.00–950.00	887.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.