Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

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 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.49/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$126.49

48 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$51.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	132.58	654	36
Medium and Large 2	513	122.02	626	8thin
Medium and Large 3	554	80.63	447	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.94/cwt here — about $208 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 sale48 hd

126.49

—

AR average10 barns · 1,912 hd

136.89

−10.40

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	1,325	54.00	716	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	66.00	924	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,021	50.64	517	5thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	365	143.45/cwt	141.00–149.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	131.73/cwt	130.00–134.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	144.57/cwt	143.00–148.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	151.98/cwt	149.00–155.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	836	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	133.43/cwt	125.00–138.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	131.43/cwt	129.00–134.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	131.49/cwt	128.00–136.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.66/cwt	126.00–137.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	51.84/cwt	50.00–54.00	547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	809	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	633	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	716	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	645	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.68/cwt	123.00–129.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.94/cwt	126.00–135.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	137.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.09/cwt	115.00–121.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	79.27/cwt	69.00–90.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	140.15/cwt	136.00–141.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	137.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	132.23/cwt	128.00–136.00	676	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	698	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,132	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	91.34/cwt	88.00–95.00	638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	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 May 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 82Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 54Year ago 15

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	141.00–149.00	143.45
5	—	429	143.00–148.00	144.57
2	—	343	149.00–155.00	151.98
1	—	605	143.00	143.00
3	—	572	140.00–147.00	142.35
3	—	455	146.00	146.00
2	—	515	139.00–141.00	140.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
2	—	388	136.00–139.00	137.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	77.00	77.00
3	—	518	109.00–111.00	110.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	130.00–134.00	131.73
5	—	562	125.00–138.00	133.43
3	—	615	123.00–129.00	125.68
3	—	328	136.00–140.00	137.72
6	—	362	136.00–141.00	140.15
11	—	511	128.00–136.00	132.23
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	129.00	129.00
2	—	498	125.00	125.00
2	—	573	115.00–121.00	118.09
1	—	350	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	89.00	89.00
2	—	583	69.00–90.00	79.27
1	—	450	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	129.00–134.00	131.43
8	—	632	128.00–136.00	131.49
3	—	570	126.00–137.00	132.66
3	—	522	126.00–135.00	129.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	370.00	370.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	57.00	57.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	790.00	790.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	730.00	730.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	88.00–95.00	91.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	50.00–54.00	51.84
1	—	1,295	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,055	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	27.00	27.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	54.00	54.00

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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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