Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-12.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower on a very light test. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.15/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$154.15

53 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$540

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

$96.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	167.98	861	34
Medium and Large 2	450	144.88	652	15thin
Medium and Large 3	449	71.41	321	4thin

One grade step is worth $96.57/cwt here — about $540 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 sale53 hd

154.15

—

AR average8 barns · 1,754 hd

169.03

−14.88

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	1,375	57.67	793	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	46.60	655	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,014	24.34	247	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	455	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	149.66/cwt	149.00–151.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	148.55/cwt	131.00–154.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	179.70/cwt	175.00–185.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	139.52/cwt	135.00–144.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	177.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	836	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.33/cwt	170.00–171.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	67.81/cwt	60.00–76.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.17/cwt	138.00–155.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	143.13/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	140.65/cwt	129.00–143.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.73/cwt	171.00–182.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	160.62/cwt	156.00–171.00	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.93/cwt	121.00–135.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	133.52/cwt	129.00–138.00	905	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	46.60/cwt	45.00–49.00	655	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	972	17.56/cwt	10.00–35.00	171	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	427	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	551	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	57.67/cwt	53.00–61.00	793	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	55.75/cwt	41.00–67.00	532	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	59.54/cwt	50.00–66.00	582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	57.39/cwt	49.00–70.00	763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	949.32/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,471	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	346	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	42.51/cwt	40.00–45.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	128.45/cwt	120.00–134.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	142.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	124.91/cwt	121.00–129.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	149.35/cwt	143.00–156.00	865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	151.41/cwt	144.00–159.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.64/cwt	138.00–149.00	882	3

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 152Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-12.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower on a very light test. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	38.00	38.00
1	—	640	60.00	60.00
1	—	545	41.00	41.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
1	—	950	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	149.00–151.00	149.66
3	—	507	175.00–185.00	179.70
11	—	472	175.00–185.00	177.05
3	—	327	170.00–171.00	170.33
3	—	730	135.00–148.00	143.13
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
2	—	428	171.00–182.00	176.73
6	—	558	156.00–171.00	160.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	131.00–154.00	148.55
2	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	468	135.00–144.00	139.52
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
6	—	442	129.00–143.00	140.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	79.00	79.00
1	—	405	71.00	71.00
2	—	533	60.00–76.00	67.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	473	138.00–155.00	147.17
2	—	678	129.00–138.00	133.52
2	—	313	135.00–150.00	142.80
6	—	579	143.00–156.00	149.35
4	—	506	144.00–159.00	151.41
3	—	707	130.00	130.00
3	—	618	138.00–149.00	142.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	121.00–135.00	126.93
4	—	534	120.00–134.00	128.45
2	—	670	115.00–120.00	117.50
2	—	328	121.00–129.00	124.91
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	500	50.00	50.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	50.00	50.00
1	—	310	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	45.00–49.00	46.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	972	10.00–35.00	17.56
1	—	970	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,225	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	53.00–61.00	57.67

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	41.00–67.00	55.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	50.00–66.00	59.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	49.00–70.00	57.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	800.00–1,025.00	949.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	37.00	37.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	40.00–45.00	42.51

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