Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-02-19

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 19
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 106 vs last sale 22▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings last week in most classes to establish a trend; however with better market and weather conditions, buyer interest was strong, especially for thin weaned cattle suitable for grazing. Not enough slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $165.29/cwt on 58 head.
Average price
$165.29
58 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$722
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.76
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1415175.7372939
Medium and Large 2465145.7967814thin
Medium and Large 1-2545140.007634thin
Medium and Large 3465132.006141thin
One grade step is worth $43.73/cwt here — about $115 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 sale58 hd
165.29
—
AR average8 barns · 1,075 hd
164.53
+0.76
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—Low1,06059.006251thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00540.004023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low96426.922593thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed223200.00/cwt200.00–200.004463
Steers—Medium and Large 2300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1324186.55/cwt180.00–190.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 1362191.00/cwt191.00–191.006915
Steers—Medium and Large 2379157.47/cwt140.00–168.005974
Steers—Medium and Large 1414176.18/cwt170.00–182.0072919
Steers—Medium and Large 1460171.00/cwt171.00–171.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 3465132.00/cwt132.00–132.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 2478149.39/cwt144.00–160.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 2520134.41/cwt125.00–144.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1528153.59/cwt147.00–160.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1570142.05/cwt140.00–144.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 2580131.61/cwt128.00–137.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1680151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270158.00/cwt158.00–158.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313151.76/cwt146.00–158.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed340170.00/cwt170.00–170.0057810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369144.04/cwt140.00–148.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415147.01/cwt140.00–153.0061011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468138.37/cwt135.00–142.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518133.65/cwt130.00–136.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523120.96/cwt120.00–122.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568133.66/cwt133.00–134.007596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570122.02/cwt120.00–124.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780114.00/cwt114.00–114.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568127.49/cwt125.00–130.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585146.00/cwt146.00–146.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614137.13/cwt135.00–139.008426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 294572.00/cwt72.00–72.006801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,06059.00/cwt59.00–59.006251
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73515.00/cwt15.00–15.001101
Cows—Boner 80-85%89318.88/cwt15.00–23.001692
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06045.00/cwt45.00–45.004771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10543.00/cwt43.00–43.004751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22060.00/cwt60.00–60.007321
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03058.37/cwt40.00–69.006014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294074.00/cwt74.00–74.006961
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2950490.00/cwt490.00–490.004,6551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05569.00/cwt69.00–69.007281

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.