Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, 400-500 lb weights sold 10.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 9.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher, with full advance on 300-400 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.35/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$137.35

56 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$45.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	145.62	698	44
Medium and Large 2	558	112.14	626	7thin
Medium and Large 3	504	99.80	503	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.82/cwt here — about $195 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 sale56 hd

137.35

—

AR average11 barns · 1,663 hd

136.89

+0.46

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	1,313	75.50	991	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,220	64.41	786	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	51.00	478	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	997	48.65	485	10

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	611	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	145.23/cwt	139.00–154.00	847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.40/cwt	144.00–151.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.86/cwt	128.00–140.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	154.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	171.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	158.64/cwt	155.00–162.00	516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	288	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	124.93/cwt	121.00–129.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	141.67/cwt	130.00–144.00	895	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	63.96/cwt	51.50–80.00	551	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	932	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	829	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	62.62/cwt	50.00–73.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,263.27/cwt	1,050.00–1,475.00	15,488	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	713	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	65.35/cwt	65.00–66.00	858	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,080	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	838	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,156	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	410	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	319	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	389	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	748	26.97/cwt	20.00–31.00	202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	617	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.00	742	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	57.52/cwt	55.00–60.00	621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	59.59/cwt	51.00–67.00	647	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	76.06/cwt	73.00–80.00	645	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	145.93/cwt	136.00–156.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	102.50/cwt	101.00–104.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	751	3

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 87Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 48Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 5Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	148.00	148.00
2	—	390	161.00	161.00
10	—	583	139.00–154.00	145.23
2	—	665	128.00–140.00	133.86
10	—	463	170.00–175.00	171.99
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
2	—	303	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
2	—	358	136.00–156.00	145.93
2	—	470	144.00	144.00
1	—	515	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	144.00–151.00	147.40
2	—	685	129.00–130.00	129.51
6	—	383	150.00–156.00	154.18
9	—	325	155.00–162.00	158.64
2	—	713	121.00–129.00	124.93
2	—	573	134.00–144.00	138.93
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
6	—	420	154.00	154.00
3	—	522	135.00–150.00	143.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	84.00	84.00
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
1	—	595	103.00	103.00
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	85.00	85.00
1	—	370	113.00	113.00
1	—	590	94.00	94.00
1	—	500	89.00	89.00
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	130.00–144.00	141.67
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	763	101.00–104.00	102.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	862	51.50–80.00	63.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	45.00	45.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	50.00–73.00	62.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	51.00–67.00	59.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	73.00–80.00	76.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,226	1,050.00–1,475.00	1,263.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,080	66.00	66.00
1	—	865	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	65.00–66.00	65.35
2	—	1,080	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	20.00–31.00	26.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,168	63.00–64.00	63.53
2	—	1,080	55.00–60.00	57.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,445	80.00	80.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle