Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-01-13

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 13
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
401 head
▲ 271 vs last sale 130▲ 274 vs year ago 127 · +215.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 18 · +22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 13 · +61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend available for Feeder steers or heifers due to very light run last week; however demand was strong for long time weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold with an upward trend and slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.06/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$143.06
230 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$523
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$55.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.34
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567144.41819210
Medium and Large 2462135.3062516thin
Medium and Large 3460118.005432thin
Small and Medium 333588.502962thin
One grade step is worth $55.91/cwt here — about $523 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 sale230 hd
143.06
—
AR average9 barns · 2,598 hd
148.40
−5.34
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,55556.008711thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42550.627217thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,07041.7044611
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07034.833733thin

Every lot

79 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2310141.00/cwt136.00–146.004372
Steers—Small and Medium 331091.00/cwt91.00–91.002821
Steers—Medium and Large 1318170.24/cwt161.00–178.005416
Steers—Medium and Large 3355121.00/cwt121.00–121.004301
Steers—Small and Medium 336086.00/cwt86.00–86.003101
Steers—Medium and Large 1368160.05/cwt151.00–175.0058915
Steers—Medium and Large 2378146.32/cwt140.00–150.005534
Steers—Medium and Large 1412154.78/cwt146.00–162.0063810
Steers—Medium and Large 2429144.82/cwt140.00–147.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 1467148.33/cwt140.00–154.0069316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480156.00/cwt156.00–156.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 2484131.67/cwt130.00–135.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 2515138.00/cwt138.00–138.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed518150.00/cwt150.00–150.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added527153.77/cwt148.00–157.5081044
Steers—Medium and Large 1530138.96/cwt135.00–143.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added574146.00/cwt146.00–146.0083826
Steers—Medium and Large 1576137.54/cwt129.00–142.007929
Steers—Medium and Large 1618138.83/cwt135.00–142.008586
Steers—Medium and Large 2620123.00/cwt123.00–123.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added636141.50/cwt141.50–141.509005
Steers—Medium and Large 1670125.00/cwt125.00–125.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added678131.83/cwt131.00–135.0089414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added711131.00/cwt131.00–131.0093133
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added755126.06/cwt120.00–128.0095214
Steers—Medium and Large 281087.00/cwt87.00–87.007051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330135.73/cwt130.00–142.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330117.00/cwt117.00–117.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374137.24/cwt134.00–139.005135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405140.10/cwt140.00–141.0056710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422126.12/cwt120.00–132.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426135.34/cwt126.00–139.0057719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468128.23/cwt125.00–133.006009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477118.76/cwt115.00–120.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added479131.27/cwt130.00–137.0062916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483106.40/cwt100.00–113.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515112.00/cwt112.00–112.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517124.37/cwt120.00–127.0064318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added519130.35/cwt128.00–131.0067733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543119.00/cwt119.00–119.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added577128.00/cwt128.00–128.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608122.66/cwt119.00–125.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619124.65/cwt124.00–126.007723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675114.85/cwt110.00–120.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added808110.00/cwt110.00–110.008892
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525133.48/cwt131.00–135.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571132.50/cwt121.00–138.007574
Bulls—Small and Medium 359561.00/cwt61.00–61.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622128.69/cwt125.00–132.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685120.46/cwt115.00–126.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715124.00/cwt124.00–124.008871
Bulls—Medium and Large 375555.00/cwt55.00–55.004151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,55556.00/cwt56.00–56.008711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84525.00/cwt25.00–25.002111
Cows—Lean 85-90%99010.00/cwt10.00–10.00991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01544.00/cwt44.00–44.004471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05342.21/cwt41.00–44.004443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09027.81/cwt20.00–35.003032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11052.13/cwt51.00–53.505792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12249.06/cwt47.50–50.505503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20550.50/cwt50.50–50.506091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33853.01/cwt52.00–56.507094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53349.16/cwt48.00–50.507542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55544.00/cwt44.00–44.006841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15048.50/cwt48.50–48.505581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34056.00/cwt56.00–56.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,44550.50/cwt50.50–50.507301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,58561.00/cwt61.00–61.009671
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289060.54/cwt48.50–70.0053910
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02554.00/cwt54.00–54.005543
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860106.00/cwt106.00–106.009121
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945102.51/cwt101.00–104.009692
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960104.00/cwt104.00–104.009981

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.