Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested; Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.80/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$148.80

30 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$51.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	156.45	689	23
Medium and Large 2	396	137.41	544	4thin
Medium and Large 3	383	105.33	404	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.11/cwt here — about $285 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 sale30 hd

148.80

—

AR average6 barns · 956 hd

155.18

−6.38

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	1,740	50.00	870	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	57.50	861	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,095	42.17	462	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,012	38.33	388	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	156.53/cwt	153.00–160.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	155.66/cwt	148.00–158.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	161.64/cwt	153.00–167.00	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	134.54/cwt	120.00–143.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	153.28/cwt	148.00–155.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	20.48/cwt	10.00–30.00	194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	47.04/cwt	46.00–48.00	500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	166	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	962.65/cwt	950.00–975.00	12,033	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	572	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	519	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	630	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	52.45/cwt	47.00–57.00	455	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	255	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	6,929	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	246	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	137.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.10/cwt	127.00–136.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	87.48/cwt	75.00–101.00	328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.86/cwt	130.00–136.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 67Year ago 42

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 22Year ago 2

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested; Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	114.00	114.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	70.00	70.00
1	—	440	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	106.00	106.00
2	—	375	75.00–101.00	87.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
2	—	648	130.00	130.00
4	—	534	134.00–140.00	137.96
3	—	473	127.00–136.00	131.10
2	—	425	130.00–136.00	132.86
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	153.00–160.00	156.53
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
8	—	432	148.00–158.00	155.66
6	—	320	153.00–167.00	161.64
4	—	514	148.00–155.00	153.28
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	146.00	146.00
3	—	415	120.00–143.00	134.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
3	—	725	125.00	125.00
2	—	900	80.00	80.00
2	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	880	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	69.00	69.00
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,125	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,500	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	10.00–30.00	20.48
2	—	1,063	46.00–48.00	47.04
2	—	1,278	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	20.00	20.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	50.00	50.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	950.00–975.00	962.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	930.00	930.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	25.00	25.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	315.00	315.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	57.00	57.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	47.00–57.00	52.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	39.00	39.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	850.00	850.00

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