Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 11.00 , mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-12.00, mostly 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Some Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.41/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$133.41

74 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$612

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

$88.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	145.93	902	53
Medium and Large 2	469	127.01	596	9thin
Medium and Large 3	355	91.46	325	9thin
Small and Medium 3	505	57.33	290	3thin

One grade step is worth $88.60/cwt here — about $612 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 sale74 hd

133.41

—

AR average7 barns · 1,377 hd

141.79

−8.38

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	1,170	56.60	662	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	56.75	797	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,104	43.74	483	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,063	41.39	440	3thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1Value Added	—	541	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.48/cwt	126.00–127.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	78.04/cwt	70.00–100.00	284	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	480	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	346	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	518	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	142.46/cwt	136.00–144.50	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	140.53/cwt	135.00–144.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,067	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	86.44/cwt	83.00–90.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.31/cwt	120.00–131.00	808	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	128.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	53.24/cwt	53.00–53.50	666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	54.82/cwt	54.50–55.00	708	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	35.58/cwt	30.00–40.00	370	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	56.75/cwt	56.50–57.00	797	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	33.81/cwt	30.00–40.00	325	7
Bulls	—	—	1,170	56.60/cwt	55.00–58.00	662	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	567	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	62.11/cwt	50.00–80.00	696	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	58.09/cwt	55.00–61.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.58/cwt	134.00–136.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	125.22/cwt	124.00–128.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	636	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	198	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	335	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	342	109.01/cwt	105.00–112.00	373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	95.24/cwt	76.00–106.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	135.67/cwt	131.00–136.50	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 252Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 49Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	148.00	148.00
3	—	788	119.75	119.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	126.00–127.00	126.48
2	—	480	125.00–129.00	126.98
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	138.00	138.00
5	—	426	134.00–136.00	135.58
4	—	616	124.00–128.00	125.22
8	—	378	131.00–136.50	135.67
3	—	500	131.00	131.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	55.00	55.00
1	—	335	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	105.00–112.00	109.01
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
3	—	378	76.00–106.00	95.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	78.00	78.00
1	—	425	129.00	129.00
1	—	330	126.00	126.00
2	—	580	110.00–120.00	115.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	70.00–100.00	78.04
3	—	307	97.00	97.00
2	—	410	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	147.00	147.00
1	—	680	143.00	143.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,175	80.00	80.00
5	—	628	155.00	155.00
7	—	459	136.00–144.50	142.46
6	—	438	135.00–144.00	140.53
3	—	588	135.00	135.00
2	—	320	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
1	—	345	131.00	131.00
3	—	515	120.00–125.00	122.70
2	—	493	129.00	129.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	72.00	72.00
2	—	518	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	711	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	83.00–90.00	86.44
15	—	630	120.00–131.00	128.31
2	—	535	125.00–133.00	128.96
2	—	583	126.00–129.00	127.49
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
1	—	650	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	60.00	60.00
1	—	580	61.00	61.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	53.00–53.50	53.24
1	—	1,250	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,292	54.50–55.00	54.82
7	—	961	30.00–40.00	33.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	30.00–40.00	35.58
1	—	1,110	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	56.50–57.00	56.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	55.00–58.00	56.60

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	—	945	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	120.00	120.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	75.00	75.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,480	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,121	50.00–80.00	62.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,198	55.00–61.00	58.09

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