Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 6oo lbs sold 4.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.29/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$136.29

97 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$27.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	139.97	724	71
Medium and Large 1-2	503	133.50	672	8thin
Medium and Large 2	503	128.39	646	12thin
Medium and Large 3	389	112.24	436	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.73/cwt here — about $288 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 sale97 hd

136.29

—

AR average6 barns · 1,009 hd

140.20

−3.90

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	—	Average	1,479	78.76	1,165	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,343	65.50	879	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	65.00	676	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	983	48.42	476	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	131.13/cwt	120.00–134.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	163.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	168.84/cwt	162.00–172.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.10/cwt	145.00–157.00	735	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	177.45/cwt	165.00–180.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.99/cwt	135.00–147.00	730	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	140.98/cwt	136.00–142.50	685	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	136.46/cwt	127.00–147.00	791	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.23/cwt	133.00–148.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.03/cwt	140.00–156.00	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.12/cwt	149.00–156.00	808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	144.18/cwt	141.00–147.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	133.58/cwt	128.00–138.00	958	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	896	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	83.08/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,188	74.43/cwt	73.00–75.50	884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	44.12/cwt	40.00–50.00	416	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	110.85/cwt	105.00–117.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.92/cwt	122.00–136.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	146.05/cwt	133.00–155.00	486	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	61.51/cwt	61.00–62.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	141.58/cwt	132.00–149.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	136.56/cwt	130.00–146.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	113.46/cwt	108.00–119.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	138.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	149.67/cwt	145.00–156.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	146.18/cwt	136.00–147.50	612	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	135.66/cwt	134.00–139.00	925	3

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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 81Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	120.00–125.00	122.51
5	—	483	120.00–134.00	131.13
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
2	—	610	124.00	124.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	136.00	136.00
5	—	523	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	135.00–147.00	140.99
16	—	486	136.00–142.50	140.98
21	—	580	127.00–147.00	136.46
2	—	825	115.00–120.00	117.45
2	—	373	141.00–147.00	144.18
2	—	328	149.00–150.00	149.49
2	—	638	138.00–139.00	138.49
15	—	419	136.00–147.50	146.18
3	—	682	134.00–139.00	135.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	105.00–117.00	110.85
2	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.42
2	—	388	108.00–119.00	113.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00–166.00	163.04
3	—	327	162.00–172.00	168.84
18	—	474	145.00–157.00	155.10
6	—	362	165.00–180.00	177.45
4	—	671	152.00	152.00
11	—	563	140.00–156.00	153.03
14	—	528	149.00–156.00	153.12
9	—	611	145.00–156.00	149.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	365	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	133.00–155.00	146.05
3	—	375	132.00–149.00	141.58
9	—	482	130.00–146.00	136.56
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
1	—	920	101.00	101.00
4	—	436	130.00–145.00	138.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	133.00–148.00	142.23
3	—	717	128.00–138.00	133.58
2	—	678	122.00–136.00	128.92
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,285	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	40.00–50.00	44.12
1	—	1,185	56.50	56.50
2	—	1,083	61.00–62.00	61.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	80.00–85.50	83.08
2	—	1,188	73.00–75.50	74.43

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	61.00	61.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	45.00	45.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	730.00	730.00

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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