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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 6

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 103▼ 58 vs year ago 116 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 3▲ 13 vs year ago 8 · +162.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers, not enough receipts in any class to establish a trend. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well 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 $135.35/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$135.35

27 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$79.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.82

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	147.26	705	14thin
Medium and Large 2	558	127.08	708	12thin
Medium and Large 3	615	68.00	418	1thin

One grade step is worth $79.26/cwt here — about $287 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 sale27 hd

135.35

—

AR average8 barns · 1,506 hd

157.18

−21.82

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	1,615	82.50	1,332	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	79.00	1,106	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	73.33	794	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	60.85	642	11

Every lot

46 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	597	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	167.92/cwt	165.00–171.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	687	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	180.70/cwt	170.00–188.00	763	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	764	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	161.67/cwt	159.00–167.00	816	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	941	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	159.35/cwt	158.00–160.00	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	634	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	139.51/cwt	135.00–148.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	682	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	861	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	144.95/cwt	141.00–149.00	918	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	952	51.55/cwt	31.00–62.00	491	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	728	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	936	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	819	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	968	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,369	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,095	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,144	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	10,846	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	914	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,060	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	847.59/cwt	750.00–890.00	6,798	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	772	2

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 58Last week 103Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 3Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers, not enough receipts in any class to establish a trend. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	88.00	88.00
1	—	630	129.00	129.00
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	146.00	146.00
3	—	390	149.00	149.00
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
2	—	520	120.00–124.00	121.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	135.00–148.00	139.51
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
2	—	328	151.00	151.00
1	—	420	156.00	156.00
3	—	475	158.00–160.00	159.35
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
1	—	395	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	165.00–171.00	167.92
1	—	490	156.00	156.00
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
1	—	400	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	159.00–167.00	161.67
2	—	488	167.00–168.00	167.49
2	—	383	179.00–180.00	179.50
1	—	330	181.00	181.00
2	—	588	160.00	160.00
5	—	422	170.00–188.00	180.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	119.00	119.00
2	—	633	141.00–149.00	144.95
2	—	588	145.00–148.00	146.49
1	—	685	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	935	1,160.00	1,160.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	80.00	80.00

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)	3	—	802	750.00–890.00	847.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	80.00–82.00	80.99
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,040	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,210	80.00	80.00
6	—	952	31.00–62.00	51.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,369	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,895	90.00	90.00

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.