Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to Auction not reported for last two weeks, supply included several groups of weaned cattle who were very attractive to buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.73/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$127.73

304 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3

$76.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	427	132.58	567	13thin
Medium and Large 1	564	129.45	730	232
Medium and Large 2	466	125.02	583	46
Medium and Large 3	429	105.63	453	12thin
Small and Medium 3	380	56.00	213	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.58/cwt here — about $354 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 sale304 hd

127.73

—

AR average9 barns · 2,485 hd

133.32

−5.58

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	—	Average	1,538	60.00	923	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,805	57.00	1,029	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,169	45.64	534	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	40.00	417	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	177.50/cwt	176.00–179.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	134.34/cwt	125.00–140.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	107.13/cwt	102.00–115.00	462	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	112.29/cwt	108.00–119.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	118.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	131.70/cwt	129.00–133.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.85/cwt	120.00–131.00	595	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.64/cwt	120.00–135.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.70/cwt	120.00–134.00	664	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	295	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	169.61/cwt	169.00–171.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	777	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	971	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	131.93/cwt	129.00–133.00	763	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.21/cwt	160.00–168.00	619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	141.60/cwt	135.00–146.00	525	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	143.98/cwt	141.00–149.00	890	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	692	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	962	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	160.19/cwt	147.00–174.00	674	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	142.94/cwt	142.00–148.00	480	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	113.36/cwt	107.00–115.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	150.24/cwt	150.00–154.00	846	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	154.36/cwt	152.00–160.00	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	124.09/cwt	120.00–129.00	774	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.69/cwt	135.00–149.00	818	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	126.50/cwt	122.00–130.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	135.77/cwt	131.00–140.00	861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	652	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.70/cwt	119.00–129.00	716	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	386	147.90/cwt	147.00–148.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.35/cwt	140.00–155.50	795	24
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	380	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	134.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	818	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	308	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,029	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	803	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	53.28/cwt	51.00–55.00	614	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,182	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,029	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	54.56/cwt	53.00–56.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	46.49/cwt	45.00–49.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	95.98/cwt	74.00–106.00	368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	118.45/cwt	118.00–119.00	913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	111.27/cwt	100.00–129.00	516	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.27/cwt	146.00–148.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	139.87/cwt	125.00–146.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	120.44/cwt	116.00–123.00	805	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	130.80/cwt	125.00–137.00	502	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	115.13/cwt	113.00–120.00	888	23

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 0Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 3

No trend available due to Auction not reported for last two weeks, supply included several groups of weaned cattle who were very attractive to buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	136.00	136.00
3	—	565	135.00–136.00	135.65
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
8	—	607	130.00–138.00	134.76
5	—	675	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	176.00–179.00	177.50
2	—	295	178.00	178.00
13	—	777	125.00	125.00
56	—	618	141.00–149.00	143.98
18	—	692	139.00	139.00
17	—	563	150.00–154.00	150.24
4	—	718	122.00–130.00	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	125.00–140.00	134.34
2	—	833	105.00–110.00	107.49
1	—	360	142.00	142.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
2	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	880	106.00	106.00
4	—	472	146.00–148.00	147.27
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
5	—	418	125.00–146.00	139.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
5	—	464	100.00–129.00	111.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
3	—	329	169.00–171.00	169.61
9	—	377	160.00–168.00	164.21
2	—	858	116.00–120.00	117.99
16	—	421	147.00–174.00	160.19
10	—	481	152.00–160.00	154.36
19	—	573	135.00–149.00	142.69
9	—	634	131.00–140.00	135.77
24	—	522	140.00–155.50	152.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	771	118.00–119.00	118.45
6	—	532	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	102.00–115.00	107.13
3	—	472	108.00–119.00	112.29
3	—	383	74.00–106.00	95.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
4	—	511	115.00–121.00	118.95
3	—	333	129.00–133.00	131.70
19	—	469	120.00–131.00	126.85
2	—	413	120.00–135.00	127.64
5	—	576	107.00–115.00	113.36
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
10	—	384	125.00–137.00	130.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	119.00–121.00	120.01
27	—	524	120.00–134.00	126.70
11	—	371	135.00–146.00	141.60
12	—	336	142.00–148.00	142.94
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
26	—	624	120.00–129.00	124.09
17	—	490	130.00–135.00	132.97
15	—	570	119.00–129.00	125.70
7	—	668	116.00–123.00	120.44
3	—	417	142.00	142.00
23	—	771	113.00–120.00	115.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	140.00	140.00
3	—	520	120.00	120.00
3	—	453	135.50	135.50
3	—	435	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	136.00	136.00
65	—	578	129.00–133.00	131.93
5	—	677	124.00	124.00
9	—	386	147.00–148.00	147.90
6	—	618	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	56.00	56.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,020	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,348	53.00–56.00	54.56
4	—	1,153	45.00–49.00	46.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,055	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,605	50.00	50.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	51.00–55.00	53.28
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	83.00	83.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	798	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle