Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2019-06-26

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 26
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 610 vs last sale 793▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 0▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Note* No Sale next week, closed for 4th of July Holiday. Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher with largest advance on 300-400lb weights. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with largest decline on 400-500 lb weights, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Cattle with too much flesh or those with excess hair sold with up to a 10.00 discount. Slaughter cows and bulls not tested due to not being reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $135.72/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$135.72
83 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.34
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516139.3671961
Medium and Large 2449129.9558417thin
Medium and Large 1-2677125.008462thin
Medium and Large 3537101.335443thin
One grade step is worth $38.03/cwt here — about $175 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 sale83 hd
135.72
—
AR average8 barns · 1,243 hd
143.05
−7.34
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—Average1,66083.051,3794thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94156.325309thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,15056.176464thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06952.9856720

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1262140.00/cwt140.00–140.003673
Steers—Medium and Large 2318137.68/cwt135.00–140.004383
Steers—Medium and Large 1320151.38/cwt144.00–159.004842
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy325136.00/cwt136.00–136.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1372149.19/cwt148.00–153.005554
Steers—Medium and Large 2373130.11/cwt125.00–135.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 1430141.73/cwt135.00–146.0060911
Steers—Medium and Large 2430133.98/cwt133.00–135.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445133.00/cwt133.00–133.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2462132.66/cwt130.00–138.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 1473140.76/cwt135.00–144.006669
Steers—Medium and Large 349099.00/cwt99.00–99.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 3505108.00/cwt108.00–108.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 2513123.57/cwt120.00–131.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 1529144.89/cwt142.00–151.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 2563124.60/cwt120.00–129.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 1583138.12/cwt130.00–140.5080512
Steers—Medium and Large 1615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 361597.00/cwt97.00–97.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 2655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy677125.00/cwt125.00–125.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1680133.60/cwt132.00–134.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 1720132.33/cwt132.00–133.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 1778125.00/cwt125.00–125.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 1905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255127.00/cwt127.00–127.003242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328132.43/cwt130.00–134.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371131.36/cwt129.00–133.004875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390117.05/cwt113.00–121.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419129.60/cwt126.00–131.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468107.05/cwt105.00–109.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478116.51/cwt110.00–123.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480127.00/cwt127.00–127.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523128.31/cwt126.00–130.0067113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529115.84/cwt110.00–120.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580111.53/cwt109.00–115.006474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627112.94/cwt110.00–117.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 366599.00/cwt99.00–99.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672123.00/cwt123.00–123.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 194595.00/cwt95.00–95.008981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 345095.00/cwt95.00–95.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480120.99/cwt120.00–122.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy488114.01/cwt113.00–115.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517127.59/cwt124.00–134.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525119.00/cwt119.00–119.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530108.00/cwt108.00–108.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 356090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563113.28/cwt110.00–115.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575124.93/cwt120.00–130.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610127.95/cwt122.00–134.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623119.03/cwt118.00–120.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740111.00/cwt111.00–111.008211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41085.00/cwt84.50–85.501,1992
Bulls——1,91081.09/cwt80.00–82.001,5492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81353.26/cwt51.00–54.504334
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84046.00/cwt46.00–46.003861
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92565.00/cwt65.00–65.006011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02554.00/cwt54.00–54.005541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05057.50/cwt57.50–57.506041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06454.62/cwt53.50–56.5058110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07357.20/cwt55.00–59.006144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10751.25/cwt50.00–53.005678
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19256.89/cwt56.00–57.506783
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286067.00/cwt67.00–67.005761
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286274.09/cwt58.50–84.006393
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289572.00/cwt72.00–72.006441

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.