Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-07-15

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 15
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 269▼ 78 vs year ago 194 · −40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 38 vs year ago 50 · −76.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 18.00-24.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.70/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$124.70
47 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$57.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.58
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521128.0166739
Medium and Large 2499113.955687thin
Small and Medium 342071.002981thin
One grade step is worth $57.01/cwt here — about $369 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 sale47 hd
124.70
—
AR average9 barns · 1,955 hd
126.29
−1.58
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—High1,61088.501,4252thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,22056.506892thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,03846.864866thin
CowsLean 85-90%High98345.004422thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1324174.12/cwt174.00–175.005648
Steers—Medium and Large 3340101.00/cwt101.00–101.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 3365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 2385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1395153.29/cwt148.00–155.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 2410137.00/cwt137.00–137.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 1418150.85/cwt146.00–154.0063113
Steers—Medium and Large 1480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1519141.20/cwt139.00–143.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1583132.67/cwt131.00–135.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 1660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009432
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308147.49/cwt147.00–148.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345130.00/cwt130.00–130.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367135.72/cwt134.00–138.004983
Heifers—Small and Medium 342071.00/cwt71.00–71.002981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425128.60/cwt125.00–133.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428112.43/cwt110.00–115.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470124.82/cwt120.00–130.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513131.83/cwt126.00–135.006767
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523110.39/cwt106.00–115.005772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567126.02/cwt124.00–127.007153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624125.02/cwt121.00–127.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668115.00/cwt115.00–115.007683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520134.00/cwt134.00–134.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523120.77/cwt120.00–123.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570131.04/cwt126.00–136.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620122.46/cwt120.00–125.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 269590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4221
Bulls——1,64087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4271
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77030.00/cwt30.00–30.002311
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82040.00/cwt40.00–40.003281
Cows—Boner 80-85%87540.00/cwt40.00–40.003501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05048.39/cwt45.00–50.005083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19560.00/cwt60.00–60.007171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19559.00/cwt59.00–59.007051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24554.00/cwt54.00–54.006721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38056.00/cwt56.00–56.007731
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 346356.51/cwt55.00–60.002623
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007611
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284566.00/cwt66.00–66.005581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11770.32/cwt68.00–74.007853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,47561.00/cwt61.00–61.009001

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.