Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-01-27

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 27

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 100▼ 25 vs year ago 107 · −23.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 27▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 4 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The better feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00-10.00 higher on a light run, with some classes not represented. Not enough comparable receipts for slaughter cows and bulls to develop a trend.

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 $137.47/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$137.47

39 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.76

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	141.68	651	31
Medium and Large 2	499	121.13	604	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.55/cwt here — about $47 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 sale39 hd

137.47

—

AR average6 barns · 865 hd

128.71

+8.76

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	—	High	1,785	71.49	1,276	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,235	55.00	679	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	965	25.00	241	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	163.74/cwt	159.00–167.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	158.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	658	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	157.90/cwt	148.00–164.00	750	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	152.68/cwt	149.00–156.00	803	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	152.41/cwt	151.00–155.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	142.72/cwt	135.00–144.00	598	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	131.44/cwt	129.00–134.00	758	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	935	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	65.72/cwt	65.00–66.50	1,117	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	77.25/cwt	77.00–77.50	1,445	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	910	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	46	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	459	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	679	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	52.87/cwt	48.00–58.00	567	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	758	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 100Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 27Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	77.00–77.50	77.25
2	—	1,700	65.00–66.50	65.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	45.00	45.00
1	—	910	5.00	5.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	55.00	55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	133.00	133.00
2	—	575	125.00–135.00	130.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	135.00–144.00	142.72
6	—	577	129.00–134.00	131.44
3	—	532	134.00	134.00
2	—	385	138.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	748	125.00	125.00
3	—	312	151.00–155.00	152.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
3	—	522	120.00–125.00	121.69
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	124.00	124.00
1	—	560	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	360	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	414	155.00–160.00	158.99
1	—	1,260	80.00	80.00
4	—	526	149.00–156.00	152.68
3	—	362	159.00–167.00	163.74
13	—	475	148.00–164.00	157.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	118.00	118.00

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	5	—	1,073	48.00–58.00	52.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	64.00	64.00

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.