Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 lower, with full decline on 300-400 lb weights. Several long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls, not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.12/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$126.12

67 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$35.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	132.07	713	49
Medium and Large 2	543	113.65	617	14thin
Medium and Large 3	425	96.88	412	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.20/cwt here — about $301 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 sale67 hd

126.12

—

AR average5 barns · 543 hd

134.17

−8.05

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	—	High	1,965	90.00	1,769	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	64.67	997	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	59.50	650	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	58.32	648	8thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.78/cwt	120.00–136.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	92.25/cwt	76.00–108.00	450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	58.31/cwt	48.00–65.00	623	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	452	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	618	2
Bulls	—	—	1,965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	66.31/cwt	64.00–69.00	835	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	780	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	312	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	64.67/cwt	64.00–65.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	126.38/cwt	125.00–129.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.97/cwt	137.00–145.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.26/cwt	128.00–134.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	131.73/cwt	131.00–134.00	476	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	127.27/cwt	125.00–134.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	158.27/cwt	152.00–167.50	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.44/cwt	140.00–157.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	130.69/cwt	125.00–136.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	142.96/cwt	137.00–144.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	124.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	128.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	154.01/cwt	154.01–154.01	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	128.15/cwt	125.00–134.00	684	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	143.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	141.59/cwt	139.00–143.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	120.66/cwt	120.00–121.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	387	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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 147Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 17Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 17Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	130.00	130.00
3	—	603	130.00–133.00	130.99
4	—	551	125.00–134.00	127.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	153.00	153.00
4	—	774	136.00	136.00
1	—	315	146.00	146.00
2	—	705	137.00–145.00	140.97
2	—	1,020	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	137.00	137.00
4	—	376	152.00–167.50	158.27
3	—	427	140.00–157.00	147.44
3	—	597	136.00	136.00
5	—	472	140.00–145.00	143.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	125.00–130.00	128.30
7	—	474	120.00–136.00	125.78
2	—	518	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	154.01	154.01
6	—	628	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	102.00	102.00
1	—	395	101.00	101.00
2	—	488	76.00–108.00	92.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	93.00	93.00
1	—	800	89.00	89.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
2	—	513	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	410	120.00–129.00	124.55
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
3	—	462	120.00–121.00	120.66
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
1	—	360	121.00	121.00
1	—	305	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	125.00–129.00	126.38
4	—	675	128.00–134.00	132.26
4	—	361	131.00–134.00	131.73
6	—	573	125.00–136.00	130.69
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
4	—	416	125.00–135.00	128.47
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
13	—	534	125.00–134.00	128.15
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
3	—	308	139.00–143.00	141.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	136.00	136.00
7	—	622	137.00–144.00	142.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,185	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	50.00	50.00
1	—	925	45.00	45.00
5	—	1,259	64.00–69.00	66.31
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	64.00–65.00	64.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	48.00–65.00	58.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	52.50	52.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	79.00	79.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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