Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-02-26

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 26
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
256 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 128▲ 256 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 7▲ 29 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 15.00-20.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Several groups of Value Added cattle sold with a premium. Slaughter cows sold steady against last weeks light test and 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 $128.59/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$128.59
147 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$750
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$304
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.24
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1576131.07756106
Medium and Large 1-2651128.5683627
Medium and Large 2518119.786209thin
Medium and Large 349192.014525thin
One grade step is worth $39.06/cwt here — about $304 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 sale147 hd
128.59
—
AR average9 barns · 2,005 hd
145.83
−17.24
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
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10447.705264thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,20047.335683thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05439.764195thin

Every lot

73 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 1325162.50/cwt162.50–162.505281
Steers—Medium and Large 1385148.00/cwt148.00–148.005706
Steers—Medium and Large 3385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 2410134.44/cwt132.00–137.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1423149.51/cwt149.00–150.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 2470127.09/cwt125.00–129.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475153.00/cwt153.00–153.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1527144.99/cwt144.00–147.007646
Steers—Medium and Large 2540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added589146.03/cwt145.00–151.0086019
Steers—Medium and Large 1590134.00/cwt134.00–134.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1628138.55/cwt135.00–145.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 2640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1695139.00/cwt139.00–139.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added728134.74/cwt134.50–136.009816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added769132.94/cwt130.00–133.501,0229
Steers—Medium and Large 2785113.00/cwt113.00–113.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 1820125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310143.00/cwt143.00–143.004431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372147.36/cwt143.00–149.005487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added415128.00/cwt128.00–128.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428136.07/cwt132.00–140.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440121.01/cwt120.00–122.005322
Heifers—Medium and Large 344395.03/cwt90.00–100.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470138.26/cwt136.00–143.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added487135.00/cwt135.00–135.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528133.00/cwt133.00–133.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545133.50/cwt133.50–133.507286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545129.50/cwt127.00–132.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565127.04/cwt125.00–129.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575132.39/cwt132.00–134.0076162
Heifers—Medium and Large 359570.00/cwt70.00–70.004171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610129.24/cwt125.00–132.007884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610105.00/cwt105.00–105.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666128.00/cwt128.00–128.0085224
Heifers—Medium and Large 268590.00/cwt90.00–90.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705119.37/cwt119.00–119.5084215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785100.00/cwt100.00–100.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added882105.00/cwt105.00–105.009262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735118.50/cwt117.00–120.008712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80035.00/cwt35.00–35.002801
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82830.00/cwt30.00–30.002482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,09047.00/cwt47.00–47.005121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11048.89/cwt47.00–51.005432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16540.00/cwt40.00–40.004661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20551.91/cwt50.00–53.506262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20535.00/cwt35.00–35.004221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34555.00/cwt55.00–55.007401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39558.00/cwt58.00–58.008091
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,24573.50/cwt72.00–75.009152
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed60059.00/cwt59.00–59.003541
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-269878.98/cwt71.00–85.005512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292074.00/cwt74.00–74.006811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed720650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,6801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299554.00/cwt54.00–54.005371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062789.93/cwt650.00–950.008,3899
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06546.00/cwt46.00–46.004901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2910900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,1901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29651,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,3741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,133918.11/cwt775.00–1,100.0010,4027

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.