Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed, 300-400 lb weights sold 8.00 lower, 400-500 lb weights sold 2.00 higher, over 500 lb weights sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.10/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$137.10

70 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	138.65	675	63
Medium and Large 2	484	123.16	596	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $79 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 sale70 hd

137.10

—

AR average10 barns · 3,032 hd

141.98

−4.88

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	1,727	67.67	1,169	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	50.73	745	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	49.00	524	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	47.44	543	10

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	825	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	145.45/cwt	143.00–148.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	180.84/cwt	167.00–184.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	167.28/cwt	153.00–179.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.80/cwt	145.00–162.00	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	149.45/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	159.88/cwt	158.00–160.00	780	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	77.80/cwt	49.00–106.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.46/cwt	126.00–137.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	133.81/cwt	131.00–140.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	126.23/cwt	120.00–131.00	542	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	160.34/cwt	156.00–164.00	901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	48.68/cwt	45.00–50.00	528	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	50.26/cwt	50.00–52.00	740	7
Bulls	—	—	1,743	64.50/cwt	57.00–70.00	1,124	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	780	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	840	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	202	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.58/cwt	128.00–130.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.95/cwt	130.00–152.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	141.70/cwt	130.00–146.00	679	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.48/cwt	134.00–140.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	143.36/cwt	134.00–149.00	598	15

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 318Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 49Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 14Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	128.00	128.00
2	—	613	143.00–148.00	145.45
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	715	129.00	129.00
2	—	533	130.00–152.00	140.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	120.00	120.00
2	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	167.00–184.00	180.84
4	—	424	153.00–179.00	167.28
12	—	526	145.00–162.00	155.80
4	—	670	142.00–158.00	149.45
16	—	488	158.00–160.00	159.88
10	—	562	156.00–164.00	160.34
2	—	625	145.00–147.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	325	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
2	—	480	49.00–106.00	77.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
5	—	429	120.00–131.00	126.23
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	126.00–137.00	131.46
5	—	514	131.00–140.00	133.81
3	—	348	145.00	145.00
5	—	665	128.00–130.00	129.58
2	—	623	136.00–138.00	137.00
21	—	479	130.00–146.00	141.70
5	—	394	130.00–135.00	131.57
4	—	568	134.00–140.00	135.48
15	—	417	134.00–149.00	143.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	55.00	55.00
8	—	1,085	45.00–50.00	48.68
1	—	1,395	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,472	50.00–52.00	50.26
1	—	1,445	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	57.00–70.00	64.50
1	—	1,695	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	24.00	24.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	58.00	58.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	45.00	45.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

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