Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-06-16

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 16

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 172▼ 137 vs year ago 223 · −61.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 22 · −59.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 47 vs year ago 58 · −81.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test & with not all classes represented; Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

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 $120.07/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$120.07

30 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$42.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.80

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	130.62	741	17thin
Medium and Large 2	467	115.16	537	6thin
Medium and Large 3	435	106.24	462	4thin
Small and Medium 3	362	88.54	320	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.08/cwt here — about $421 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 sale30 hd

120.07

—

AR average7 barns · 1,495 hd

132.87

−12.80

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	1,890	70.00	1,323	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	65.00	652	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	57.64	652	6thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	149.98/cwt	149.00–151.00	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	150.54/cwt	146.00–153.00	793	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	545	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	705	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	320	85.31/cwt	80.00–90.00	273	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	137.90/cwt	130.00–145.00	589	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	445	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	132.97/cwt	129.00–135.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	136.75/cwt	129.00–141.00	782	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	130.28/cwt	120.00–134.00	813	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	820	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,323	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	890	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	356	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	542	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	652	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	738	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	60.42/cwt	60.00–61.00	799	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,392	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,946	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,583	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	587	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	624	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	66.42/cwt	64.50–72.00	621	5

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 Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 172Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	135.00–136.00	135.75
3	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	615	121.00	121.00
3	—	427	130.00–145.00	137.90
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
4	—	559	129.00–135.00	132.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
2	—	340	115.00	115.00
2	—	460	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	530	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	80.00–90.00	85.31
1	—	445	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	91.00	91.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
2	—	373	114.00–115.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
6	—	572	129.00–141.00	136.75
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
6	—	624	120.00–134.00	130.28
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
2	—	675	121.00–122.00	121.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	102.00	102.00
1	—	705	74.00	74.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	146.00–153.00	150.54
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
7	—	670	137.00	137.00
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
4	—	374	149.00–151.00	149.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
2	—	465	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	835.00	835.00

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	5	—	935	64.50–72.00	66.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	81.00	81.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	60.00–61.00	60.42
1	—	890	40.00	40.00
1	—	985	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,135	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	70.00	70.00

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.