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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 30

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 78▲ 10 vs year ago 93 · +10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 14 vs year ago 17 · −82.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 7▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: On a light test, Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold steady, 400-500 lb weights sold 12.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-15.00, mostly 7.00 higher. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not enough comparable receipts.

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 $149.67/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$149.67

51 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$26.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	150.48	869	49
Medium and Large 2	425	136.00	578	1thin
Medium and Large 3	335	124.00	415	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.48/cwt here — about $453 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 sale51 hd

149.67

—

AR average9 barns · 1,310 hd

154.47

−4.80

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	81.00	1,114	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,075	55.50	597	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	172.21/cwt	165.00–180.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	182.13/cwt	180.00–188.00	763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	162.84/cwt	156.00–170.00	692	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	183.26/cwt	182.00–184.00	852	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	165.68/cwt	160.00–171.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	989	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	747	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,188	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	157.93/cwt	157.00–159.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	156.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	157.19/cwt	153.00–167.00	745	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	163.72/cwt	154.00–169.00	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	154.00/cwt	148.00–160.00	899	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	744	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,034	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	156.26/cwt	144.00–169.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	155.54/cwt	147.00–164.00	879	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	970	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	417	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	802	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,114	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	7,128	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,601	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,552	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 78Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	139.00	139.00
2	—	520	144.00–169.00	156.26
3	—	565	147.00–164.00	155.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	153.00–167.00	157.19
3	—	517	154.00–169.00	163.72
2	—	323	157.00–159.00	157.93
2	—	650	139.00	139.00
12	—	584	148.00–160.00	154.00
9	—	420	155.00–160.00	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	744	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	180.00–188.00	182.13
4	—	533	165.00–166.00	165.50
2	—	365	193.00	193.00
8	—	465	182.00–184.00	183.26
1	—	835	127.00	127.00
6	—	618	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	156.00–170.00	162.84
2	—	323	165.00–180.00	172.21
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
2	—	465	160.00–171.00	165.68
1	—	370	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	747	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	880.00	880.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	940.00	940.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	960.00	960.00

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	—	1,100	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	68.00	68.00
1	—	970	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	81.00	81.00

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.