Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 11.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 lower. feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 12.00 higher, 400-700 lb weights sold 3.00 lower, over 700 lb weights sold 12.00 higher on some long weaned cattle. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.23/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$134.23

115 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$28.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	138.72	771	84
Medium and Large 1-2	637	136.00	866	10thin
Medium and Large 2	505	118.45	599	13thin
Medium and Large 3	424	110.53	469	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.19/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 sale115 hd

134.23

—

AR average10 barns · 1,850 hd

140.16

−5.93

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%	Low	1,091	58.50	638	6thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	365	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.06/cwt	164.00–180.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	153.55/cwt	150.00–157.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.16/cwt	135.50–141.00	711	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	172.82/cwt	165.00–179.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	950	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	158.06/cwt	150.00–165.00	771	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	524	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,232	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	557	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	868	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	103.12/cwt	80.00–116.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	147.67/cwt	146.00–155.00	851	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	168.24/cwt	168.00–169.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.42/cwt	116.00–119.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.87/cwt	144.00–156.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.29/cwt	130.00–148.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	118.06/cwt	115.00–121.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	116.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	981	10

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 259Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 24Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	130.00–135.00	133.34
2	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
3	—	375	144.00–156.00	149.87
2	—	485	120.00–127.00	123.50
8	—	432	130.00–148.00	137.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	149.00	149.00
3	—	602	149.00	149.00
2	—	318	164.00–180.00	172.06
8	—	369	165.00–179.00	172.82
5	—	488	150.00–165.00	158.06
13	—	576	146.00–155.00	147.67
4	—	439	168.00–169.00	168.24
10	—	698	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	116.00–120.00	117.97
1	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
4	—	533	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	143.00	143.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
6	—	468	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	335	150.00–157.00	153.55
36	—	522	135.50–141.00	136.16
10	—	578	140.00–145.00	141.96
18	—	686	138.50	138.50
2	—	710	137.00	137.00
4	—	354	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
3	—	420	80.00–116.00	103.12
2	—	375	116.00–119.00	117.42
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
4	—	479	120.00–130.00	125.01
1	—	340	124.00	124.00
3	—	509	115.00–120.00	116.70
2	—	418	120.00–130.00	124.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	637	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	115.00–121.00	118.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	45.00	45.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,315	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,095	60.00	60.00

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