Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.01/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$144.01

60 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$502

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

$76.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	151.01	749	44
Medium and Large 2	530	130.32	690	13thin
Medium and Large 3	338	113.50	383	2thin
Small and Medium 3	330	75.00	248	1thin

One grade step is worth $76.01/cwt here — about $502 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 sale60 hd

144.01

—

AR average9 barns · 910 hd

150.67

−6.66

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	1,235	62.85	776	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	61.80	824	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	53.39	526	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,010	50.71	512	11

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	523	130.28/cwt	127.00–134.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	146.89/cwt	139.00–149.50	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.50/cwt	147.00–165.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.25/cwt	134.00–150.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	139.51/cwt	130.00–146.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	150.36/cwt	146.00–155.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	159.53/cwt	154.00–170.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	814	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	69.45/cwt	54.00–88.00	292	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	660	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	414	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	704	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	57.27/cwt	55.00–60.00	569	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	926	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,163	58.49/cwt	57.00–60.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	354	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	58.02/cwt	55.00–60.00	580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,235	62.85/cwt	59.00–67.00	776	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	629	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	63.95/cwt	62.00–66.00	792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	40.47/cwt	30.00–46.00	390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	810	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	480	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	59.88/cwt	53.00–66.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	131.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	129.87/cwt	121.00–135.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.59/cwt	123.00–140.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.33/cwt	140.00–151.00	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	150.48/cwt	145.00–157.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	154.54/cwt	152.00–157.00	525	2

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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 85Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	127.00–134.00	130.28
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
6	—	423	130.00–146.00	139.51
3	—	580	120.00–125.00	122.97
7	—	482	125.00–135.00	131.76
6	—	367	145.00–157.00	150.48
2	—	340	152.00–157.00	154.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	54.00–88.00	69.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
1	—	770	99.00	99.00
3	—	317	121.00–135.00	129.87
2	—	613	108.00–115.00	111.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
3	—	658	120.00–125.00	123.34
2	—	723	110.00–115.00	112.56
2	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	139.00–149.50	146.89
5	—	425	147.00–165.00	156.50
10	—	628	134.00–150.00	136.25
3	—	463	146.00–155.00	150.36
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
2	—	308	158.00	158.00
7	—	376	154.00–170.00	159.53
6	—	573	140.00–151.00	146.33
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	643	126.00	126.00
2	—	333	135.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	425	146.00	146.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	123.00–140.00	131.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	350	112.00	112.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	690.00	690.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	660	305.00	305.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	53.00–66.00	59.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	55.00–60.00	57.27
1	—	995	45.00	45.00
1	—	960	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,163	57.00–60.00	58.49
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	55.00–60.00	58.02
2	—	1,238	62.00–66.00	63.95
4	—	963	30.00–46.00	40.47
1	—	980	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	59.00–67.00	62.85

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle