Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers sold steady to 9.00 higher, with full advance on 500-600 lb weights. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher, over 500 sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.89/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$141.89

64 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$38.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	143.15	746	54
Medium and Large 2	412	138.41	571	9thin
Medium and Large 3	440	105.00	462	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.15/cwt here — about $284 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 sale64 hd

141.89

—

AR average10 barns · 1,696 hd

140.80

+1.08

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	—	High	1,730	90.00	1,557	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,195	70.00	837	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	875	68.00	595	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	963	51.33	495	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,557	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	453	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	775	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	310	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.70/cwt	154.00–165.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	132.44/cwt	123.00–136.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	123.93/cwt	113.00–127.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	140.60/cwt	131.00–145.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	169.25/cwt	166.00–173.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.82/cwt	136.00–150.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.55/cwt	145.00–149.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	145.53/cwt	135.00–152.00	774	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	851	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	81.09/cwt	69.00–115.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	157.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	915	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	63.55/cwt	40.00–85.00	469	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	171.54/cwt	158.00–175.00	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.13/cwt	144.00–161.00	649	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	141.96/cwt	130.00–148.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.05/cwt	146.00–158.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	151.02/cwt	149.00–155.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 93Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
4	—	469	166.00–173.00	169.25
2	—	385	169.00–170.00	169.49
6	—	581	157.00–160.00	157.50
6	—	666	149.00	149.00
13	—	427	158.00–175.00	171.54
3	—	608	149.00–155.00	151.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	136.00–150.00	142.82
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
4	—	428	145.00–149.00	147.55
1	—	355	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
1	—	475	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	154.00–165.00	163.70
8	—	586	123.00–136.00	132.44
7	—	718	113.00–127.00	123.93
3	—	532	135.00–152.00	145.53
9	—	681	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
13	—	421	144.00–161.00	154.13
3	—	323	146.00–158.00	151.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
3	—	323	131.00–145.00	140.60
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
3	—	472	130.00–148.00	141.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	64.00	64.00
1	—	905	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	68.00	68.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	54.00	54.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	818	69.00–115.00	81.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	738	40.00–85.00	63.55

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

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

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