Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2019-10-16

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 16
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 318▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 55▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 25▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.08/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$142.08
96 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436145.3263380
Medium and Large 2503129.1664913thin
Medium and Large 3450111.525023thin
One grade step is worth $33.80/cwt here — about $131 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
142.08
—
AR average7 barns · 1,441 hd
141.10
+0.98
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—High1,71473.751,2644thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30749.426467thin
CowsLean 85-90%High92145.0441515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11343.8448820

Every lot

68 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed257149.00/cwt149.00–149.0038313
Steers—Medium and Large 1322152.35/cwt143.00–156.0049114
Steers—Medium and Large 2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1365148.02/cwt144.00–153.005409
Steers—Medium and Large 2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Steers—Medium and Large 3405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2420132.07/cwt130.00–134.005552
Steers—Medium and Large 1427145.53/cwt140.00–150.0062118
Steers—Medium and Large 3473104.78/cwt97.00–112.004962
Steers—Medium and Large 2476128.75/cwt120.00–136.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1493143.02/cwt140.00–146.007052
Steers—Medium and Large 2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1529139.36/cwt131.00–145.007378
Steers—Medium and Large 1575138.93/cwt135.00–147.007993
Steers—Medium and Large 2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600143.00/cwt143.00–143.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 1608137.02/cwt135.00–139.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1710128.00/cwt128.00–128.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added740138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,0257
Steers—Medium and Large 1775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278132.10/cwt131.00–133.0036713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330112.50/cwt105.00–120.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334131.83/cwt130.00–136.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 336899.48/cwt99.00–100.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374135.10/cwt123.00–137.0050513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378112.86/cwt110.00–120.004274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420116.73/cwt115.00–120.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423125.00/cwt125.00–125.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453121.99/cwt120.00–126.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490108.99/cwt108.00–110.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 352085.09/cwt77.00–97.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527118.05/cwt114.00–124.006227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595117.00/cwt117.00–117.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy61587.00/cwt87.00–87.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626113.51/cwt109.00–117.007116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673105.02/cwt100.00–110.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513127.44/cwt125.00–130.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy553102.49/cwt100.00–105.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571120.47/cwt115.00–128.006884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614114.71/cwt110.00–120.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663116.51/cwt115.00–118.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2561
Bulls——1,67560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0051
Bulls——1,75380.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78045.00/cwt45.00–45.003513
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82045.00/cwt45.00–45.003691
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82532.50/cwt32.50–32.502682
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85040.00/cwt40.00–40.003401
Cows—Lean 85-90%97646.41/cwt45.00–48.004534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01550.00/cwt50.00–50.005085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07145.10/cwt45.00–46.004839
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11540.00/cwt40.00–40.004463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14327.93/cwt25.00–30.003192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21051.19/cwt50.00–56.006195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23450.00/cwt50.00–50.006175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55045.00/cwt45.00–45.006982
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277776.65/cwt71.50–87.7559638
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289559.00/cwt59.00–59.0052817
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-279572.00/cwt72.00–72.005721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288171.60/cwt71.00–76.006317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297854.09/cwt50.50–57.005295

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.