Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-02-10

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 10

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Feb 3Feb 10Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 68▲ 6 vs year ago 22 · +27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 3 vs year ago 13 · −23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 6▲ 16 vs year ago 1 · +1,600.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough of any class to establish a trend due to inclement weather in area.

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 $113.38/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$113.38

18 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.97

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	117.30	736	13thin
Medium and Large 2	479	105.25	504	4thin
Medium and Large 3	475	95.00	451	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $285 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 sale18 hd

113.38

—

AR average6 barns · 1,003 hd

136.36

−22.97

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	1,587	76.67	1,217	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	55.42	622	5thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	112.30/cwt	109.00–114.00	738	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	839	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,474	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	53.42/cwt	53.00–54.00	596	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	56.75/cwt	55.00–60.00	640	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,556	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	972.53/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	10,455	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,091.41/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	12,278	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	52.11/cwt	50.00–58.00	636	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	82.32/cwt	78.00–87.00	729	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	833	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 Feb 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 68Year ago 22

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Not enough of any class to establish a trend due to inclement weather in area.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,075	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	53.00–54.00	53.42
3	—	1,127	55.00–60.00	56.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	390	133.00–135.00	134.01
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
3	—	657	109.00–114.00	112.30
6	—	756	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	101.00	101.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	139.00	139.00
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	104.00	104.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,220	50.00–58.00	52.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,075	750.00–1,150.00	972.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,091.41

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	1	—	1,055	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	78.00–87.00	82.32

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.