Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test in all classes, Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a very light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.18/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$135.18

59 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$29.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	138.33	743	46
Medium and Large 1-2	448	135.00	605	3thin
Medium and Large 2	473	125.74	595	7thin
Medium and Large 3	395	109.07	431	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.27/cwt here — about $313 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 sale59 hd

135.18

—

AR average8 barns · 1,232 hd

140.16

−4.98

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	1,555	72.25	1,123	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	45.00	459	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,033	42.33	437	6thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.21/cwt	113.00–121.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.21/cwt	129.00–140.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.90/cwt	168.00–174.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.71/cwt	139.00–146.00	673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	119.36/cwt	109.00–129.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	155.35/cwt	154.00–156.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	498	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	135.63/cwt	129.00–138.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	108.60/cwt	100.00–117.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	140.86/cwt	134.00–145.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	139.72/cwt	135.50–146.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	129.57/cwt	125.00–134.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	136.66/cwt	134.00–142.00	754	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	473	67.29/cwt	63.00–73.00	318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,014	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	210	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	912	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	396	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,239	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	459	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 238Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 23Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 35Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	141.00	141.00
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
2	—	730	128.00	128.00
4	—	629	129.00–140.00	132.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	113.00–121.00	118.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	169.00	169.00
2	—	470	160.00	160.00
3	—	517	140.00–145.00	141.65
2	—	310	168.00–174.00	170.90
8	—	435	150.00–164.00	156.87
3	—	560	154.00–156.00	155.35
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	140.00–149.00	144.48
1	—	745	126.00	126.00
1	—	355	149.00	149.00
1	—	790	122.00	122.00
9	—	478	139.00–146.00	140.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	109.00–129.00	119.36
3	—	498	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	161.00	161.00
2	—	568	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	438	135.00–136.00	135.51
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	488	125.00–134.00	129.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	129.00–138.00	135.63
2	—	745	128.00	128.00
9	—	479	134.00–145.00	140.86
2	—	423	142.00	142.00
18	—	532	135.50–146.00	139.72
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
3	—	552	134.00–142.00	136.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	100.00–117.00	108.60
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	135.00	135.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	81.00	81.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	473	63.00–73.00	67.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	68.50	68.50
1	—	1,630	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	25.00	25.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	64.00	64.00
1	—	965	45.00	45.00
3	—	990	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	45.00	45.00

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