Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.38/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$123.38

31 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$52.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	132.97	556	17thin
Medium and Large 2	534	114.37	611	11thin
Medium and Large 3	425	113.11	481	2thin
Small and Medium 3	315	80.00	252	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.97/cwt here — about $304 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 sale31 hd

123.38

—

AR average8 barns · 1,216 hd

129.40

−6.03

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	1,746	80.29	1,402	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	64.71	1,050	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,063	57.11	607	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	977	47.87	468	7thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1Fancy	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.84/cwt	141.00–157.00	631	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.65/cwt	107.00–124.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	5,135	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,127.80/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	13,849	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,163	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,240	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	252	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	69.01/cwt	58.00–85.00	576	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	64.05/cwt	61.00–68.00	744	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	70.49/cwt	69.00–74.00	856	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	70.70/cwt	66.00–78.00	725	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	62.72/cwt	62.50–63.00	834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	55.74/cwt	54.00–58.00	524	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	84.57/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,522	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	76.75/cwt	68.00–88.00	551	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	374	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	50.69/cwt	49.00–52.00	560	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	64.71/cwt	64.50–65.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.05/cwt	119.00–125.00	510	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	685	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	68.38/cwt	64.00–72.00	590	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	125.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.00/cwt	102.00–106.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	135.18/cwt	133.00–138.00	569	7

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 142Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 14Year ago 1

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
2	—	785	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	107.00–124.00	115.65
2	—	530	128.00–134.00	130.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	131.00	131.00
2	—	355	136.00	136.00
4	—	529	120.00–135.00	125.55
7	—	421	133.00–138.00	135.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	119.00–125.00	122.05
3	—	535	115.00–118.00	116.66
2	—	375	126.00–130.00	127.97
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	620	102.00–106.00	104.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00–116.00	113.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
3	—	427	141.00–157.00	147.84
6	—	471	145.00–150.00	145.81
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	130.00–138.00	134.06
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	140.00	140.00

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	—	1,405	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,228	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,127.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	834	58.00–85.00	69.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	718	68.00–88.00	76.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,161	61.00–68.00	64.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	69.00–74.00	70.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,026	66.00–78.00	70.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	64.00–72.00	68.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	77.00	77.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	62.50–63.00	62.72
3	—	940	54.00–58.00	55.74
1	—	895	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	38.00	38.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	42.00–43.00	42.51
3	—	1,105	49.00–52.00	50.69
1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	64.50–65.00	64.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	65.00	65.00
1	—	2,040	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,800	84.00–85.00	84.57

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