Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, 400-500 lb weights sold 1.00 higher, over 500 lb weights sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.53/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$150.53

108 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$50.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	160.83	810	71
Medium and Large 2	517	139.26	721	26
Medium and Large 3	542	110.68	600	11thin

One grade step is worth $50.15/cwt here — about $210 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 sale108 hd

150.53

—

AR average8 barns · 1,525 hd

155.79

−5.26

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	1,685	75.00	1,264	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,210	64.28	778	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,015	46.65	473	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	760	40.00	304	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	374	169.44/cwt	158.00–173.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	711	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	950	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	170.08/cwt	156.00–172.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.02/cwt	120.00–149.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	140.11/cwt	138.00–148.00	657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	162.59/cwt	150.00–170.00	779	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	142.40/cwt	122.00–145.00	790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	111.76/cwt	105.00–119.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	145.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.36/cwt	135.00–150.00	747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	556	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	52.67/cwt	50.00–55.00	544	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	355	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	64.28/cwt	63.50–65.00	778	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	401	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,264	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	62.63/cwt	50.00–83.00	603	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	354	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	55.06/cwt	51.00–59.00	494	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	88.32/cwt	80.00–97.00	631	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	968.36/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	12,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	70.69/cwt	62.00–79.00	738	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	611	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,008.61/cwt	800.00–1,160.00	11,377	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,852	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	84.20/cwt	75.00–89.00	647	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.34/cwt	120.00–135.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	144.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	739	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.20/cwt	139.00–153.00	643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	131.56/cwt	130.00–136.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	147.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	161.09/cwt	154.00–170.00	846	11

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 203Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	374	158.00–173.00	169.44
13	—	629	151.00	151.00
8	—	438	156.00–172.00	170.08
3	—	665	140.00	140.00
3	—	594	149.00–150.00	149.67
1	—	335	176.00	176.00
21	—	479	150.00–170.00	162.59
11	—	525	154.00–170.00	161.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	115.00	115.00
1	—	310	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	101.00	101.00
2	—	430	105.00–119.00	111.76
1	—	705	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
8	—	473	120.00–149.00	135.02
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	139.00	139.00
9	—	555	122.00–145.00	142.40
5	—	547	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	134.00	134.00
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
2	—	565	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	480	120.00–135.00	127.34
2	—	435	120.00–135.00	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	132.00–133.00	132.51
13	—	469	138.00–148.00	140.11
29	—	511	135.00–150.00	144.66
14	—	431	139.00–153.00	149.20
2	—	318	140.00	140.00
4	—	561	130.00–136.00	131.56
3	—	392	146.00–149.00	147.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	100.00–110.00	104.91
2	—	383	111.00–115.00	112.99
1	—	335	85.00	85.00
1	—	535	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	140.00–147.00	145.22
2	—	675	130.00–135.00	132.44
5	—	564	145.00–150.00	146.82
2	—	525	135.00–150.00	142.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	49.00	49.00
7	—	1,033	50.00–55.00	52.67
6	—	1,002	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	63.50–65.00	64.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	75.00	75.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	962	50.00–83.00	62.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	40.00	40.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,044	62.00–79.00	70.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	50.00	50.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	51.00–59.00	55.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	715	80.00–97.00	88.32
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	800.00–1,085.00	968.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,128	800.00–1,160.00	1,008.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	560.00	560.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	768	75.00–89.00	84.20
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	87.00	87.00

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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County Line Sale Barn

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle