Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested; Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 lower. 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 $133.22/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$133.22

27 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$42.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.92

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	146.37	682	13thin
Medium and Large 2	483	125.78	608	11thin
Medium and Large 3	450	103.51	466	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.86/cwt here — about $217 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 sale27 hd

133.22

—

AR average9 barns · 1,361 hd

150.14

−16.92

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	1,550	61.70	956	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,245	56.00	697	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	44.21	530	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	31.75	316	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	144.95/cwt	142.00–148.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.51/cwt	120.00–135.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	152.01/cwt	146.00–154.00	553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.62/cwt	144.00–151.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	105.26/cwt	101.00–110.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.38/cwt	123.00–130.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	126.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	122.41/cwt	115.00–130.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	129.10/cwt	125.00–131.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	129.14/cwt	129.00–130.00	814	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	61.70/cwt	52.00–70.00	956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	797	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	36.09/cwt	30.00–39.00	374	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	40.88/cwt	40.00–42.00	419	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	22.62/cwt	20.00–25.00	218	2

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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 82Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 13Year ago 11

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested; Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Not enough Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	101.00–110.00	105.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	142.00–148.00	144.95
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
5	—	364	146.00–154.00	152.01
3	—	515	144.00–151.00	148.62
2	—	615	134.00–135.00	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00–135.00	127.51
2	—	628	118.00	118.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	440	115.00–130.00	122.41
1	—	500	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
3	—	565	125.00–129.00	126.72
3	—	530	125.00–131.00	129.10
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	118.00	118.00
2	—	438	129.00–130.00	129.50
7	—	630	129.00–130.00	129.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	93.00	93.00
1	—	465	93.00	93.00
1	—	670	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	123.00–130.00	126.38
1	—	665	126.00	126.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	52.00–70.00	61.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,165	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,035	30.00–39.00	36.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	56.00	56.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	40.00–42.00	40.88
2	—	963	20.00–25.00	22.62

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle