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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 14

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jul 7Jul 14Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

259 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 134▲ 143 vs year ago 116 · +123.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 12 vs year ago 12 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 12.00 higher, mostly 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $132.04/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$132.04

112 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$37.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	138.61	682	82
Medium and Large 1-2	411	129.80	533	5thin
Medium and Large 2	488	120.15	586	13thin
Medium and Large 3	479	100.94	483	12thin

One grade step is worth $37.67/cwt here — about $199 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 sale112 hd

132.04

—

AR average9 barns · 2,340 hd

139.60

−7.56

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	—	Average	1,845	85.00	1,568	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	66.42	906	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	65.00	663	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,095	54.53	597	14

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	165.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	142.67/cwt	130.00–149.00	485	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	158.36/cwt	151.00–164.00	599	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	132.59/cwt	123.00–140.00	503	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	159.41/cwt	151.00–167.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	135.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	578	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	115.27/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	156.87/cwt	152.00–167.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	148.26/cwt	140.00–153.00	847	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	148.63/cwt	140.00–155.00	926	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	142.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,035	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	140.95/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,095	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	127.07/cwt	120.00–131.00	400	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	142.39/cwt	135.00–148.00	454	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	376	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	384	103.73/cwt	101.00–105.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	136.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	527	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	129.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	136.24/cwt	134.00–140.00	586	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	452	100.02/cwt	80.00–115.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	139.41/cwt	130.00–143.00	676	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	141.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	733	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	141.82/cwt	139.00–144.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	142.51/cwt	130.00–146.00	879	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	99.04/cwt	98.00–100.00	617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	929	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	928	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	874	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	135.78/cwt	130.00–146.00	710	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	131.94/cwt	125.00–138.00	774	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	129.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	802	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	126.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	856	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	126.21/cwt	121.00–129.00	906	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,845	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,568	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	663	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	47.77/cwt	45.00–50.00	508	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	56.28/cwt	55.00–59.50	602	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,145	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	676	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	61.72/cwt	60.00–64.00	708	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	818	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	67.66/cwt	65.00–69.50	948	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	393	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	849	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	926	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	738	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	9,476	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,669	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	88.20/cwt	86.00–90.00	814	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	599	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 Jul 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 134Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 15Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 12.00 higher, mostly 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	121.00	121.00
3	—	472	110.00–120.00	115.27
1	—	360	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	146.00	146.00
8	—	378	151.00–164.00	158.36
3	—	325	160.00–170.00	165.86
19	—	623	140.00–155.00	148.63
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
4	—	523	152.00–167.00	156.87
4	—	418	151.00–167.00	159.41
3	—	725	140.00–145.00	142.71
8	—	571	140.00–153.00	148.26
5	—	777	139.00–147.00	140.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	139.00	139.00
3	—	340	130.00–149.00	142.67
4	—	379	123.00–140.00	132.59
4	—	426	130.00–144.00	135.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	619	120.00–139.00	129.50
5	—	718	121.00–129.00	126.21
3	—	587	125.00–138.00	131.94
5	—	674	120.00–130.00	126.97
14	—	523	130.00–146.00	135.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	133.00	133.00
2	—	475	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	516	135.00–145.00	141.98
18	—	485	130.00–143.00	139.41
6	—	568	139.00–144.00	141.82
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
11	—	386	135.00–141.00	136.54
9	—	617	130.00–146.00	142.51
2	—	688	135.00	135.00
3	—	742	125.00	125.00
10	—	319	135.00–148.00	142.39
7	—	430	134.00–140.00	136.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	115.00–120.00	117.42
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
3	—	422	125.00–133.00	129.32
3	—	315	120.00–131.00	127.07
1	—	780	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
3	—	452	80.00–115.00	100.02
2	—	623	98.00–100.00	99.04
1	—	670	83.00	83.00
3	—	384	101.00–105.00	103.73
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	109.00	109.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	50.00	50.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	68.00	68.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	82.00	82.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	86.00–90.00	88.20
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	80.00	80.00

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	1	—	810	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,401	65.00–69.50	67.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,064	45.00–50.00	47.77
3	—	1,147	60.00–64.00	61.72
4	—	1,070	55.00–59.50	56.28
1	—	1,230	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	85.00	85.00

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.