Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.28/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$144.28

59 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$40.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	147.86	781	43
Medium and Large 1-2	425	140.00	595	2thin
Medium and Large 2	521	135.95	708	13thin
Medium and Large 3	475	107.00	508	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about $273 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

144.28

—

AR average5 barns · 852 hd

152.35

−8.07

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	60.83	825	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	990	47.25	468	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	885	30.00	266	1thin

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	—	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.17/cwt	125.00–126.50	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.62/cwt	124.00–128.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	136.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.30/cwt	124.00–131.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.89/cwt	155.00–166.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.49/cwt	125.00–148.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.59/cwt	138.00–145.00	865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.40/cwt	143.00–150.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	154.41/cwt	149.00–158.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.81/cwt	140.00–155.00	769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.60/cwt	153.00–158.00	655	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	266	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	633	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	66.15/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	527	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	760	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	266	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	365	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	990	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	14,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	133.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.51/cwt	137.00–143.00	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.68/cwt	129.00–134.00	551	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 Sep 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 133Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year 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	—	835	111.00	111.00
6	—	722	125.00–126.50	126.17
3	—	673	124.00–128.00	126.62
4	—	580	134.00–138.00	136.28
5	—	620	130.00–134.00	132.99
3	—	528	130.00–138.00	133.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	124.00–131.00	126.30
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	149.00	149.00
3	—	468	125.00–148.00	139.49
3	—	522	135.00–136.00	135.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	155.00–166.00	159.89
10	—	620	138.00–145.00	139.59
7	—	565	143.00–150.00	145.40
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
3	—	465	149.00–158.00	154.41
14	—	517	140.00–155.00	148.81
5	—	421	153.00–158.00	155.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
4	—	474	135.00–140.00	138.72
15	—	521	137.00–143.00	140.51
3	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
2	—	518	124.00–125.00	124.51
3	—	422	129.00–134.00	130.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,150	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,548	64.00–68.00	66.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	60.00	60.00
1	—	995	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	41.00	41.00
1	—	760	35.00	35.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	45.00	45.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	65.00	65.00

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