Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00, mostly 3.00 higher on the better quality cattle. No trend available for Slaughter cows and bulls, not enough comparable receipts from last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.93/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$127.93

154 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$61.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	134.12	791	104
Medium and Large 1-2	514	126.70	651	23
Medium and Large 2	493	116.44	575	20
Medium and Large 3	468	72.81	341	7thin

One grade step is worth $61.31/cwt here — about $450 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 sale154 hd

127.93

—

AR average8 barns · 2,405 hd

136.91

−8.98

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	1,846	81.37	1,502	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	52.88	715	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	35.73	374	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,133	35.45	402	22

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	—	528	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	113.58/cwt	109.00–118.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	120.68/cwt	120.00–121.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	105.47/cwt	93.00–120.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.42/cwt	115.00–119.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.18/cwt	125.00–139.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	606	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	776	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	115.65/cwt	110.00–119.00	553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	136.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.27/cwt	125.00–131.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	146.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,136	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	448	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	139.36/cwt	130.00–144.00	521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	159.58/cwt	151.00–165.00	590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	150.33/cwt	146.00–155.00	643	7
Dairy Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	510	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	934	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	143.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	390	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.00/cwt	120.00–129.00	855	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.86/cwt	125.00–143.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	54.60/cwt	54.00–55.00	761	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	50.00/cwt	48.00–52.00	641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	740	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	148	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,284	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	205	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	42.59/cwt	40.00–45.00	471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	82.16/cwt	82.00–82.50	1,577	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	28.25/cwt	20.00–35.00	304	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	460	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	54.32/cwt	53.00–56.00	757	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	48.92/cwt	48.00–50.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	6,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	522	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	40.26/cwt	35.00–50.00	359	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	555	59.66/cwt	55.00–64.00	331	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	738	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	294	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	57.24/cwt	44.00–76.00	607	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	43.12/cwt	35.00–54.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	586	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	820	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	125.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	63.23/cwt	60.00–70.00	242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	751	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	405	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	128.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.47/cwt	110.00–121.00	544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	120.38/cwt	116.00–122.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 69Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 15Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	125.00–132.00	129.39
2	—	623	134.00	134.00
7	—	770	115.00–119.00	118.42
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
5	—	324	125.00	125.00
6	—	462	125.00–130.00	128.51
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	99.00	99.00
3	—	382	60.00–70.00	63.23
1	—	470	96.00	96.00
1	—	715	75.00	75.00
1	—	605	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	254	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	109.00–118.00	113.58
3	—	430	120.00–121.00	120.68
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	740	114.00–117.00	115.50
5	—	475	110.00–121.00	114.47
4	—	367	116.00–122.00	120.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	606	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	586	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	751	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	734	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
6	—	425	125.00–139.00	133.18
3	—	337	135.00–140.00	136.61
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
7	—	485	125.00–131.00	128.27
6	—	374	130.00–144.00	139.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	93.00–120.00	105.47
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	85.00	85.00
1	—	445	87.00	87.00
3	—	478	110.00–119.00	115.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
4	—	370	151.00–165.00	159.58
2	—	620	139.00	139.00
7	—	428	146.00–155.00	150.33
1	—	810	135.00	135.00
4	—	493	144.00	144.00
3	—	513	140.00–147.00	143.68
1	—	335	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	775	142.00–147.00	146.56
10	—	627	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	307	146.00	146.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	55.00	55.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	46.00	46.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	120.00–129.00	128.00
3	—	522	125.00–143.00	132.86
2	—	725	110.00–117.00	113.60
2	—	623	126.00–127.00	126.51
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
5	—	564	120.00–130.00	125.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	76.00	76.00
1	—	650	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,394	54.00–55.00	54.60
3	—	1,282	48.00–52.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	20.00	20.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	22.00	22.00
2	—	1,105	40.00–45.00	42.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,075	20.00–35.00	28.25
4	—	1,150	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,393	53.00–56.00	54.32
2	—	1,253	48.00–50.00	48.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,920	82.00–82.50	82.16

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)	1	—	1,190	520.00	520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	44.00–76.00	57.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	59.00	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,174	35.00–54.00	43.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	892	35.00–50.00	40.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	72.00	72.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	34.00	34.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	555	55.00–64.00	59.66

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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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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