Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

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 class

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	152.11	778	35
Medium and Large 2	516	126.50	653	4thin
Medium and Large 3	460	91.00	419	1thin

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,133	62.75	711	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	57.00	667	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	55.90	927	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,128	55.02	621	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,285	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	874	1
Bulls	—	—	980	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	667	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	55.90/cwt	55.00–57.00	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	55.02/cwt	54.50–55.50	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	162.84/cwt	158.00–168.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.60/cwt	125.00–131.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.25/cwt	145.00–152.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.24/cwt	153.50–158.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	161.23/cwt	155.00–164.00	705	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,838	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	53.56/cwt	50.00–57.00	495	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	65.61/cwt	53.00–77.50	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	151.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1

How this sale compares

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 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 82Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 3

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
1	—	1,285	68.00	68.00
1	—	980	57.50	57.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	55.00–57.00	55.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	54.50–55.50	55.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	139.00	139.00
2	—	673	124.00–126.00	124.97
2	—	735	121.00–125.00	123.03
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
3	—	524	137.00	137.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	134.00	134.00
2	—	600	119.00–121.00	120.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	158.00–168.00	162.84
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
3	—	670	125.00–131.00	128.60
4	—	555	145.00–152.00	150.25
4	—	479	153.50–158.00	155.24
9	—	437	155.00–164.00	161.23
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
1	—	790	116.00	116.00
10	—	536	145.00–158.00	151.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	91.00	91.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	50.00–57.00	53.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	863	53.00–77.50	65.61

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle