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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, May 12

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 142▼ 39 vs year ago 121 · −32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 24▲ 1 vs year ago 18 · +5.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 14▲ 53 vs year ago 1 · +5,300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.38/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$123.38

31 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$52.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	132.97	556	17thin
Medium and Large 2	534	114.37	611	11thin
Medium and Large 3	425	113.11	481	2thin
Small and Medium 3	315	80.00	252	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.97/cwt here — about $304 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 sale31 hd

123.38

—

AR average8 barns · 1,216 hd

129.40

−6.03

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	1,746	80.29	1,402	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	64.71	1,050	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,063	57.11	607	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	977	47.87	468	7thin

Every lot

60 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	147.84/cwt	141.00–157.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	134.06/cwt	130.00–138.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	145.81/cwt	145.00–150.00	687	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	252	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	480	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	122.05/cwt	119.00–125.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	135.18/cwt	133.00–138.00	569	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	113.11/cwt	110.00–116.00	481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	125.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	664	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	624	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	104.00/cwt	102.00–106.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	130.94/cwt	128.00–134.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	115.65/cwt	107.00–124.00	769	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	84.57/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,522	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	291	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	42.51/cwt	42.00–43.00	374	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	895	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	448	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	55.74/cwt	54.00–58.00	524	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	50.69/cwt	49.00–52.00	560	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	62.72/cwt	62.50–63.00	834	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	64.71/cwt	64.50–65.00	1,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,127.80/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	13,849	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	5,135	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,240	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,570	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	76.75/cwt	68.00–88.00	551	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	69.01/cwt	58.00–85.00	576	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	68.38/cwt	64.00–72.00	590	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	666	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	70.70/cwt	66.00–78.00	725	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	64.05/cwt	61.00–68.00	744	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	70.49/cwt	69.00–74.00	856	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	664	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	685	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 142Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 14Year ago 1

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes tested, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
2	—	785	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	107.00–124.00	115.65
2	—	530	128.00–134.00	130.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	131.00	131.00
2	—	355	136.00	136.00
4	—	529	120.00–135.00	125.55
7	—	421	133.00–138.00	135.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	119.00–125.00	122.05
3	—	535	115.00–118.00	116.66
2	—	375	126.00–130.00	127.97
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
2	—	620	102.00–106.00	104.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00–116.00	113.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
3	—	427	141.00–157.00	147.84
6	—	471	145.00–150.00	145.81
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	130.00–138.00	134.06
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,228	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,127.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,175.00	1,175.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	8	—	834	58.00–85.00	69.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	718	68.00–88.00	76.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,161	61.00–68.00	64.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	69.00–74.00	70.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,026	66.00–78.00	70.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	64.00–72.00	68.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	77.00	77.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	76.00	76.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	62.50–63.00	62.72
3	—	940	54.00–58.00	55.74
1	—	895	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	42.00–43.00	42.51
3	—	1,105	49.00–52.00	50.69
1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	64.50–65.00	64.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	65.00	65.00
1	—	2,040	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,800	84.00–85.00	84.57

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.