Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-12.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls no trend available, no comparable receipts from last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.80/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$127.80

79 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$41.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	135.66	797	50
Medium and Large 2	453	120.77	547	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	476	120.00	571	5thin
Medium and Large 3	459	94.29	433	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about $364 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 sale79 hd

127.80

—

AR average6 barns · 996 hd

129.71

−1.92

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	1,528	82.19	1,256	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	63.29	899	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	55.49	676	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	980	40.00	392	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 3	—	585	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	134.61/cwt	133.00–135.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	729	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,013	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	881	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	92.50/cwt	80.00–105.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	125.81/cwt	115.00–133.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	119.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	108.57/cwt	90.00–115.00	466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	139.07/cwt	134.00–144.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	147.77/cwt	147.00–150.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	140.70/cwt	138.00–149.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.60/cwt	141.00–147.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	123.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	555	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	139	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	705	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	126.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	128.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	61.98/cwt	61.00–63.00	847	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	53.49/cwt	53.00–54.00	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	392	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	63.29/cwt	61.00–65.00	899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	382	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	2,090	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	82.29/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,224	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	59.90/cwt	54.00–66.00	652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	761	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	119.72/cwt	115.00–125.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	135.19/cwt	130.00–138.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	67.09/cwt	61.00–70.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.22/cwt	116.00–126.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	98.01/cwt	96.00–100.00	424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	95.00/cwt	91.00–99.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	139.33/cwt	138.00–141.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	130.69/cwt	130.00–131.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 176Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-12.00, mostly 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls no trend available, no comparable receipts from last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	92.00	92.00
1	—	505	102.00	102.00
2	—	433	96.00–100.00	98.01
2	—	320	91.00–99.00	95.00
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	133.00–135.00	134.61
2	—	580	126.00–127.00	126.51
5	—	456	130.00–138.00	135.19
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
3	—	523	138.00–141.00	139.33
3	—	387	125.00–130.00	127.38
3	—	330	130.00–131.00	130.69
3	—	667	125.00–133.00	127.68
2	—	440	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	729	139.00	139.00
11	—	614	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	114.00–118.00	116.01
4	—	467	115.00–125.00	119.91
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
5	—	420	116.00–126.00	122.22
4	—	368	120.00–125.00	122.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	120.00	120.00
8	—	483	115.00–133.00	125.81
3	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
2	—	360	134.00–144.00	139.07
1	—	925	80.00	80.00
4	—	318	115.00–125.00	119.96
3	—	527	120.00–130.00	123.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	80.00–105.00	92.50
5	—	429	90.00–115.00	108.57
2	—	553	111.00	111.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	147.00–150.00	147.77
2	—	658	130.00–136.00	133.01
4	—	464	138.00–149.00	140.70
4	—	328	150.00–165.00	160.45
5	—	421	141.00–147.00	145.60
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
1	—	785	135.00	135.00
3	—	522	140.00–150.00	143.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	508	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	139.00	139.00
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	25.00	25.00
1	—	705	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	120.00–130.00	126.01
9	—	533	125.00–130.00	128.20
2	—	608	120.00–125.00	122.47
3	—	663	115.00–125.00	119.72
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	50.00	50.00
1	—	830	69.00	69.00
1	—	555	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	72.00	72.00
3	—	635	61.00–70.00	67.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	61.00–63.00	61.98
2	—	1,128	53.00–54.00	53.49
1	—	955	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	61.00–65.00	63.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	75.00	75.00
1	—	2,090	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,488	80.00–85.00	82.29

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	—	885	52.00	52.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	54.00–66.00	59.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	57.00	57.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	900.00	900.00

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

Replacement Cattle