Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test in all classes, Feeder steers sold 5.00-11.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb. weights. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-9.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder supply was much more attractive to buyers than last weeks offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.75/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$154.75

53 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$430

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

$81.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	467	164.06	766	34
Medium and Large 2	436	146.03	636	15thin
Medium and Large 3	343	133.48	458	2thin
Small and Medium 3	405	83.00	336	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.06/cwt here — about $430 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 sale53 hd

154.75

—

AR average9 barns · 1,655 hd

155.60

−0.86

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	1,372	54.77	751	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	53.80	666	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	45.00	467	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	147.16/cwt	143.00–151.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	175.40/cwt	168.00–185.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	323	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	177.45/cwt	166.00–185.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.28/cwt	131.00–138.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	148.34/cwt	140.00–156.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	159.51/cwt	155.00–166.00	778	5
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	375	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	360	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	174.33/cwt	166.00–182.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	158.65/cwt	156.00–161.00	447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	285	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	939	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	52.91/cwt	52.00–54.00	664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	53.06/cwt	50.00–55.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	70.70/cwt	69.00–74.00	607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	644	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	149.16/cwt	140.00–159.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.08/cwt	116.00–122.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	148.34/cwt	135.00–161.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	129.87/cwt	125.00–139.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	488	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	160.59/cwt	157.00–164.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.12/cwt	147.00–155.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 106Last week 105Year ago 24

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 21Year ago 1

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	143.00–151.00	147.16
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
7	—	524	131.00–138.00	134.28
5	—	410	140.00–156.00	148.34
3	—	668	125.00–127.00	126.34
3	—	282	156.00–161.00	158.65
1	—	605	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	131.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	565	116.00–122.00	119.08
3	—	427	125.00–139.00	129.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	104.00	104.00
1	—	645	62.00	62.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	168.00–185.00	175.40
7	—	369	166.00–185.00	177.45
2	—	618	148.00	148.00
5	—	488	155.00–166.00	159.51
4	—	329	166.00–182.00	174.33
7	—	506	157.00–164.00	160.59
6	—	579	147.00–155.00	149.12
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	96.00	96.00
1	—	435	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
5	—	381	140.00–159.00	149.16
5	—	420	135.00–161.00	148.34
2	—	518	149.00–150.00	149.50
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	131.00–136.00	133.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	133.00	133.00
1	—	580	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	655	74.00	74.00
1	—	500	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	35.00	35.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	58.50	58.50
2	—	1,255	52.00–54.00	52.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,188	50.00–55.00	53.06

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	4	—	858	69.00–74.00	70.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	94.00	94.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	64.00	64.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	84.00	84.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	59.00	59.00

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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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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