Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-02-03

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 3
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 82▼ 86 vs year ago 154 · −55.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%
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: On a light run and with some classes not represented; Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough comparable receipts for Slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.02/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$148.02
40 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$359
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.70
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511152.1177835
Medium and Large 2516126.506534thin
Medium and Large 346091.004191thin
One grade step is worth $61.11/cwt here — about $359 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 sale40 hd
148.02
—
AR average7 barns · 1,186 hd
148.72
−0.70
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—Average1,13362.757112thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17057.006671thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65855.909272thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12855.026212thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 2335131.00/cwt131.00–131.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 1383162.84/cwt158.00–168.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 2430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1437161.23/cwt155.00–164.007059
Steers—Medium and Large 346091.00/cwt91.00–91.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1479155.24/cwt153.50–158.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 1536151.33/cwt145.00–158.0081110
Steers—Medium and Large 2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 1555150.25/cwt145.00–152.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 1600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1670128.60/cwt125.00–131.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 2750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420134.00/cwt134.00–134.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510119.00/cwt119.00–119.006071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524137.00/cwt137.00–137.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575127.00/cwt127.00–127.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600120.00/cwt119.00–121.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 365080.00/cwt80.00–80.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520139.00/cwt139.00–139.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673124.97/cwt124.00–126.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735123.03/cwt121.00–125.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——98057.50/cwt57.50–57.505641
Bulls——1,28568.00/cwt68.00–68.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12855.02/cwt54.50–55.506212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17057.00/cwt57.00–57.006671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65855.90/cwt55.00–57.009272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8381
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286365.61/cwt53.00–77.505663
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292553.56/cwt50.00–57.004952

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.