Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.91/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$121.91

90 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$246

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

$40.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	128.46	674	60
Medium and Large 1-2	644	126.00	811	9thin
Medium and Large 2	551	109.42	603	13thin
Medium and Large 3	484	88.44	428	8thin

One grade step is worth $40.02/cwt here — about $246 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 sale90 hd

121.91

—

AR average8 barns · 1,673 hd

126.92

−5.01

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	1,142	70.00	799	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	59.35	811	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	54.21	597	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	44.20	402	5thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	423	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	123.30/cwt	120.00–129.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.87/cwt	105.00–119.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	127.88/cwt	120.00–134.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	76.25/cwt	70.00–83.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	127.57/cwt	121.00–130.00	540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	112.43/cwt	106.00–119.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.36/cwt	122.00–126.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	131.13/cwt	129.00–134.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	125.14/cwt	125.00–126.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	132.26/cwt	125.00–140.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.93/cwt	106.00–116.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	149.20/cwt	149.00–151.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	153.59/cwt	153.50–155.00	877	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	133.51/cwt	122.00–139.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.46/cwt	130.00–144.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	95.07/cwt	90.00–100.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	128.76/cwt	127.00–132.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	768	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	58.38/cwt	57.00–59.50	875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	61.42/cwt	60.00–65.00	736	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	597	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	51.39/cwt	49.00–53.00	535	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,142	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	799	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	45.67/cwt	43.00–48.00	468	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	993.21/cwt	735.00–1,125.00	10,478	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,431	982.61/cwt	625.00–1,150.00	14,061	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	853.35/cwt	760.00–975.00	10,530	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,344	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	704	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	70.30/cwt	68.00–72.00	666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	61.99/cwt	60.00–64.00	792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	65.77/cwt	62.00–74.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	104.37/cwt	98.00–111.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	91.52/cwt	91.00–92.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	131.52/cwt	126.00–138.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.69/cwt	123.00–136.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	125.77/cwt	124.00–129.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	105.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	755	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.81/cwt	110.00–126.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,701	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,179.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	15,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	78.67/cwt	77.00–81.00	743	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	701.67/cwt	635.00–760.00	8,687	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,893	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,163.49/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	14,637	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	66.66/cwt	60.00–76.00	469	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	750	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 188Year ago 486

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 5Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.71
1	—	810	77.00	77.00
3	—	573	105.00–119.00	112.87
1	—	360	118.00	118.00
2	—	473	115.00–118.00	116.46
1	—	530	109.00	109.00
2	—	765	98.00–111.00	104.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	644	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	120.00–129.00	123.30
8	—	539	120.00–134.00	127.88
2	—	368	125.00–126.00	125.52
5	—	423	121.00–130.00	127.57
1	—	870	84.00	84.00
7	—	476	125.00–126.00	125.14
4	—	616	126.00–138.00	131.52
1	—	740	124.00	124.00
7	—	663	123.00–136.00	132.69
9	—	556	124.00–129.00	125.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	70.00–83.00	76.25
1	—	605	71.00	71.00
2	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.38
2	—	368	91.00–92.00	91.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	453	135.00	135.00
4	—	558	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	106.00–119.00	112.43
1	—	570	109.00	109.00
4	—	473	106.00–116.00	110.93
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	125.00–127.00	126.01
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	380	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	122.00–126.00	123.36
1	—	330	143.00	143.00
6	—	371	129.00–134.00	131.13
4	—	538	125.00–140.00	132.26
5	—	481	122.00–139.00	133.51
6	—	566	139.00	139.00
5	—	425	130.00–144.00	138.46
2	—	675	138.00–139.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	149.00–151.00	149.20
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
16	—	571	153.50–155.00	153.59
3	—	612	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	105.00–110.00	106.94
2	—	653	100.00	100.00
2	—	725	90.00–100.00	95.07
2	—	525	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	622	105.00–108.00	105.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	127.00–132.00	128.76
3	—	573	120.00–126.00	122.33
2	—	680	123.00	123.00
2	—	630	110.00–126.00	117.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	71.00	71.00
1	—	755	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	50.00	50.00
1	—	925	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,498	57.00–59.50	58.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,198	60.00–65.00	61.42
1	—	1,085	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,041	49.00–53.00	51.39
3	—	1,025	43.00–48.00	45.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	26.00	26.00
1	—	825	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,055	735.00–1,125.00	993.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,431	625.00–1,150.00	982.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,234	760.00–975.00	853.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,179.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	635.00–760.00	701.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,258	975.00–1,300.00	1,163.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	80.00	80.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	68.00–72.00	70.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,278	60.00–64.00	61.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,369	62.00–74.00	65.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	77.00–81.00	78.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	113.00	113.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	60.00–76.00	66.66

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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