Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady up to 18.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Supply included several attractive, long weaned or Value Added groups of cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. No trend available for Slaughter bulls, no comparable receipts from last Sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.84/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$150.84

143 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

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

$50.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	156.67	882	119
Medium and Large 2	479	133.52	640	14thin
Medium and Large 3	453	105.72	479	10thin

One grade step is worth $50.96/cwt here — about $403 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 sale143 hd

150.84

—

AR average5 barns · 1,476 hd

160.61

−9.77

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	1,688	73.75	1,245	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	53.05	719	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	37.32	428	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	29.67	309	7thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	575	126.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.38/cwt	134.00–146.00	747	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	138.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.22/cwt	137.00–148.00	809	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	141.68/cwt	139.00–144.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.77/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	111.55/cwt	109.00–114.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	154.35/cwt	146.00–168.00	746	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	111.99/cwt	104.00–123.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	155.84/cwt	144.00–159.00	919	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	157.10/cwt	150.00–158.00	966	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	159.62/cwt	157.00–160.00	690	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	148.34/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	134.05/cwt	126.00–140.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.46/cwt	125.00–141.00	836	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	509	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	621	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	55.59/cwt	54.00–59.00	805	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	53.92/cwt	52.00–57.00	751	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	17.18/cwt	11.00–35.00	174	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	572	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	49.31/cwt	48.00–50.00	568	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	24.40/cwt	17.00–35.00	250	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	42.19/cwt	40.00–45.00	483	4
Bulls	—	—	1,060	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	742	1
Bulls	—	—	1,897	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,423	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	49.69/cwt	45.00–55.00	440	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	67.37/cwt	60.00–76.00	637	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	528	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	82.10/cwt	66.00–100.00	815	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	68.05/cwt	58.00–80.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.56/cwt	129.00–138.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	552	101.53/cwt	76.00–110.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.93/cwt	129.00–138.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	116.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	794	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	119.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.83/cwt	122.00–134.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	98.98/cwt	93.00–105.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.99/cwt	139.00–151.00	540	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	108.98/cwt	106.00–110.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	749	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 Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 187Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 18Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	124.00–130.00	126.92
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
4	—	679	112.00–120.00	116.97
4	—	523	115.00–125.00	119.45
4	—	471	122.00–134.00	127.83
1	—	345	124.00	124.00
4	—	805	106.00–110.00	108.98
4	—	375	120.00–125.00	123.28
2	—	713	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	525	134.00–146.00	142.38
15	—	469	131.00–141.00	138.89
21	—	573	137.00–148.00	141.22
1	—	725	138.00	138.00
6	—	422	139.00–144.00	141.68
2	—	333	150.00	150.00
4	—	680	129.00–138.00	133.56
8	—	628	129.00–138.00	133.93
4	—	816	115.00	115.00
14	—	380	139.00–151.00	141.99
1	—	885	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.47
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
4	—	552	76.00–110.00	101.53
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
2	—	525	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	628	93.00–105.00	98.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	135.00	135.00
4	—	470	135.00–145.00	140.77
2	—	430	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	343	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	135.00–140.00	137.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	109.00–114.00	111.55
2	—	318	65.00–66.00	65.50
2	—	378	122.00–125.00	123.55
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
3	—	487	104.00–123.00	111.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	134.00	134.00
1	—	390	164.00	164.00
5	—	519	150.00–160.00	155.96
16	—	483	146.00–168.00	154.35
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
1	—	785	130.00	130.00
38	—	590	144.00–159.00	155.84
19	—	615	150.00–158.00	157.10
9	—	316	175.00	175.00
8	—	432	157.00–160.00	159.62
3	—	668	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	723	145.00–151.00	148.34
4	—	529	170.00	170.00
1	—	765	141.00	141.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	58.00	58.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	805	89.00	89.00
1	—	960	82.00	82.00
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	126.00–140.00	134.05
2	—	870	120.00–121.00	120.49
3	—	617	125.00–141.00	135.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,015	11.00–35.00	17.18
1	—	1,030	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,060	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,449	54.00–59.00	55.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	52.00–57.00	53.92
3	—	1,152	48.00–50.00	49.31
12	—	1,024	17.00–35.00	24.40
4	—	1,145	40.00–45.00	42.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,897	75.00	75.00

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	3	—	885	45.00–55.00	49.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	60.00–76.00	67.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	51.00	51.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	94.00	94.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,580	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	66.00–100.00	82.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,359	58.00–80.00	68.05

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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