Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 higher; not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.50/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$127.50

33 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	128.02	616	31
Medium and Large 2	400	119.50	478	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $138 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 sale33 hd

127.50

—

AR average7 barns · 957 hd

128.75

−1.25

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	—	Average	1,520	76.09	1,157	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,312	42.00	551	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.63/cwt	121.00–137.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	151.53/cwt	150.00–156.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	164.83/cwt	160.00–166.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.58/cwt	150.00–159.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	143.57/cwt	139.00–148.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	125.38/cwt	125.00–129.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	123.02/cwt	115.00–127.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	132.69/cwt	127.00–140.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.99/cwt	152.00–167.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	124.30/cwt	121.00–128.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	52.16/cwt	49.50–54.50	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	593	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	52.89/cwt	50.00–56.00	434	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	69.07/cwt	60.00–78.00	729	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	557.28/cwt	460.00–690.00	4,403	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	755.28/cwt	600.00–890.00	7,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	76.90/cwt	70.00–89.00	827	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	76.09/cwt	72.00–78.50	1,157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,585	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	888	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 126Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 21

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested, Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly 5.00 higher; not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
3	—	565	121.00–137.00	129.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
10	—	496	125.00–129.00	125.38
3	—	743	115.00–127.00	123.02
7	—	325	127.00–140.00	132.69
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
3	—	567	121.00–128.00	124.30
2	—	378	139.00	139.00
2	—	688	125.50	125.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	182.00	182.00
4	—	520	150.00–156.00	151.53
5	—	327	160.00–166.00	164.83
2	—	418	150.00–159.00	154.58
2	—	483	139.00–148.00	143.57
2	—	725	129.00	129.00
4	—	378	152.00–167.00	157.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	93.00	93.00
1	—	390	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	98.00	98.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	49.50–54.50	52.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,056	60.00–78.00	69.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	790	460.00–690.00	557.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	600.00–890.00	755.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	70.00–89.00	76.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	50.00–56.00	52.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	72.00–78.50	76.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,165	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,585	56.00	56.00

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