Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2019-10-02

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 2
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 182▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 32▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 31▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower, mostly 2.00 lower. Cattle with too much flesh or excess hair sold with a 10.00 to 15.00 discount. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher with several high dressing cows selling 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.04/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$122.04
96 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2273128.0034911thin
Medium and Large 1566124.8170764
Medium and Large 2449116.1052116thin
Medium and Large 345792.494235thin
One grade step is worth $35.51/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale96 hd
122.04
—
AR average10 barns · 2,110 hd
126.33
−4.29
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—High1,71584.001,4411thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12360.406785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10552.2157712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26451.776547thin

Every lot

86 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 1-2220140.00/cwt140.00–140.003087
Steers—Medium and Large 1308153.76/cwt149.00–157.004747
Steers—Medium and Large 2329138.35/cwt129.00–141.004557
Steers—Medium and Large 3375124.00/cwt124.00–124.004652
Steers—Medium and Large 2380132.39/cwt130.00–137.005033
Steers—Medium and Large 1388143.78/cwt142.00–149.005584
Steers—Medium and Large 2410133.07/cwt130.00–136.005462
Steers—Medium and Large 3425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004891
Steers—Medium and Large 1428146.18/cwt140.00–152.006265
Steers—Medium and Large 2453132.99/cwt131.00–135.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1458142.49/cwt141.00–144.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1511131.52/cwt130.00–135.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 2526124.48/cwt120.00–127.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563139.00/cwt139.00–139.0078310
Steers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1579135.25/cwt135.00–136.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Steers—Medium and Large 1633131.68/cwt130.00–132.008346
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full64586.00/cwt86.00–86.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy78087.00/cwt87.00–87.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy81089.00/cwt89.00–89.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy89084.00/cwt84.00–84.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy98584.00/cwt84.00–84.008271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273128.00/cwt128.00–128.0034911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300115.00/cwt115.00–115.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337132.69/cwt130.00–138.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368104.71/cwt100.00–109.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371133.74/cwt130.00–138.004968
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373125.08/cwt121.00–129.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413134.00/cwt130.00–136.005534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 346383.52/cwt80.00–87.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466114.02/cwt105.00–120.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473123.99/cwt123.00–125.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537122.72/cwt115.00–126.006599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583124.93/cwt120.00–127.007286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620129.00/cwt129.00–129.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623119.95/cwt116.00–124.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 362586.00/cwt86.00–86.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628106.08/cwt102.00–110.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678118.38/cwt117.00–119.0080310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added696125.00/cwt125.00–125.0087015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy76097.00/cwt97.00–97.007371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400119.00/cwt119.00–119.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477120.99/cwt119.00–124.005773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488131.52/cwt127.00–136.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535129.00/cwt129.00–129.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 357099.00/cwt99.00–99.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy583107.51/cwt105.00–110.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615109.00/cwt109.00–109.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618119.98/cwt115.00–125.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660119.92/cwt115.00–125.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,71584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,4411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94555.50/cwt55.50–55.505241
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00053.07/cwt52.00–54.005314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03523.00/cwt23.00–23.002381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,03859.50/cwt59.00–60.006182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08546.00/cwt46.00–46.004991
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16861.62/cwt58.00–63.007204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18957.55/cwt56.50–59.006846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29040.00/cwt40.00–40.005161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37150.84/cwt50.00–53.006974
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-270589.40/cwt83.00–95.006303
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280075.32/cwt59.00–84.0060315
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291361.15/cwt51.00–70.005584
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.009,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,1942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0011,3935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,055.00/cwt1,055.00–1,055.0011,1301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,073.93/cwt1,070.00–1,100.0011,5778
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09552.50/cwt52.50–52.505751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,145.00/cwt1,145.00–1,145.0013,5682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,1341

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.