Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-9.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher, 500-600-lb weights sold 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was mostly average in quality. 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 $136.57/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$136.57

62 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$39.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	141.50	686	49
Medium and Large 2	471	122.89	579	10thin
Medium and Large 3	442	101.67	449	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.83/cwt here — about $237 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 sale62 hd

136.57

—

AR average9 barns · 1,525 hd

133.55

+3.02

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	1,118	65.00	727	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	65.00	801	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	57.65	626	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	53.16	589	10

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	375	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.03/cwt	135.00–143.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	745	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	767	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	137.94/cwt	130.00–144.00	727	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	84.17/cwt	83.00–85.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	765	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	413	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	62.36/cwt	58.00–66.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.51/cwt	125.00–132.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.47/cwt	137.00–146.00	664	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.55/cwt	128.00–137.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	130.36/cwt	127.00–131.00	824	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	51.31/cwt	50.00–55.00	590	4
Bulls	—	—	1,118	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	59.10/cwt	57.00–60.00	657	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	57.65/cwt	55.00–60.00	626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	459	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	81.33/cwt	77.00–85.00	545	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	108.00/cwt	103.00–113.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.14/cwt	115.00–130.00	578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	764	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	84.49/cwt	80.00–90.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.62/cwt	126.00–135.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.70/cwt	122.00–135.00	425	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	149.41/cwt	147.00–153.00	544	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	144.54/cwt	141.00–148.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.21/cwt	141.00–150.00	614	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	104.94/cwt	100.00–110.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	502	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	142.59/cwt	140.00–146.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	150.66/cwt	146.00–153.00	583	15

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 Jun 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 552Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 42Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	135.00–140.00	137.60
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
2	—	470	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	140.00–141.00	140.49
11	—	364	147.00–153.00	149.41
1	—	580	141.00	141.00
16	—	429	141.00–150.00	143.21
1	—	300	154.00	154.00
7	—	482	140.00–146.00	142.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
2	—	405	100.00–110.00	104.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	135.00–143.00	138.03
1	—	725	126.00	126.00
7	—	566	128.00–137.00	132.55
6	—	632	127.00–131.00	130.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	143.00	143.00
1	—	600	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	695	103.00–113.00	108.00
2	—	473	115.00–130.00	122.14
2	—	365	126.00–135.00	130.62
2	—	330	122.00–135.00	128.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	130.00	130.00
3	—	527	130.00–144.00	137.94
2	—	628	125.00–132.00	128.51
10	—	466	137.00–146.00	142.47
2	—	410	141.00–148.00	144.54
5	—	715	120.00	120.00
6	—	337	149.00	149.00
15	—	387	146.00–153.00	150.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	92.00	92.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

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	1	—	745	45.00	45.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	58.00–66.00	62.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	76.00	76.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	80.00–90.00	84.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	83.00–85.00	84.17
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	670	77.00–85.00	81.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	81.00	81.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	50.00–55.00	51.31
4	—	1,111	57.00–60.00	59.10
2	—	1,020	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	55.00–60.00	57.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	65.00	65.00

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