Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs , not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.57/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$143.57

87 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$31.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	146.47	807	75
Medium and Large 2	492	130.49	642	8thin
Medium and Large 3	497	115.25	572	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.22/cwt here — about $234 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 sale87 hd

143.57

—

AR average10 barns · 1,434 hd

151.01

−7.45

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	51.36	578	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	850	32.50	276	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	645	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	513	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	54.08/cwt	52.00–55.00	648	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	152.03/cwt	146.00–161.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	149.53/cwt	138.00–153.00	851	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.71/cwt	142.00–146.00	879	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	134.44/cwt	129.00–136.00	684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	148.78/cwt	145.00–154.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.52/cwt	144.00–151.00	760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.96/cwt	135.00–140.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	136.36/cwt	130.00–138.50	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,406	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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 102Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,060	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,140	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,198	52.00–55.00	54.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	20.00	20.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
6	—	429	146.00–161.00	152.03
20	—	569	138.00–153.00	149.53
16	—	616	142.00–146.00	142.71
6	—	657	145.00	145.00
7	—	467	145.00–154.00	148.78
15	—	519	144.00–151.00	146.52
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
3	—	372	135.00–140.00	136.96
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	106.00	106.00
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
2	—	573	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	125.00–135.00	131.48
10	—	509	129.00–136.00	134.44
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
6	—	471	130.00–138.50	136.36
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,420	99.00	99.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle