Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-10-14

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 14
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 93▼ 105 vs year ago 261 · −40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 34▼ 44 vs year ago 54 · −81.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 74▼ 42 vs year ago 67 · −62.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 11.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.89/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$105.89
61 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.08
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515118.3661034
Medium and Large 252993.2749322
Medium and Large 1-274383.006173thin
Medium and Large 357867.003872thin
One grade step is worth $51.36/cwt here — about $223 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 sale61 hd
105.89
—
AR average8 barns · 1,461 hd
118.96
−13.08
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—Low1,57367.501,0612thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35848.006522thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,03537.403875thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98535.003451thin

Every lot

64 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 1300131.00/cwt131.00–131.003931
Steers—Medium and Large 2320129.00/cwt129.00–129.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1365136.88/cwt134.00–140.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 2418116.32/cwt111.00–124.004863
Steers—Medium and Large 1442146.50/cwt146.50–146.5064828
Steers—Medium and Large 2483123.99/cwt122.00–126.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1488132.88/cwt128.00–134.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 1503132.52/cwt129.00–136.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 2505121.01/cwt120.00–122.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1560122.54/cwt120.00–125.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 2570107.00/cwt107.00–107.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635113.00/cwt113.00–113.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added643136.00/cwt136.00–136.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1687131.65/cwt125.00–135.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added843127.50/cwt127.00–128.001,0754
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315121.00/cwt121.00–121.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325116.00/cwt116.00–116.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360119.00/cwt119.00–119.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 237696.33/cwt92.00–114.003625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418122.97/cwt115.00–124.005149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428105.35/cwt97.00–114.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487117.44/cwt114.00–120.005728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added493123.00/cwt123.00–123.006063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520119.00/cwt119.00–119.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528109.89/cwt105.00–115.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 354069.00/cwt69.00–69.003731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560103.00/cwt103.00–103.005771
Heifers—Medium and Large 361565.00/cwt65.00–65.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 261685.00/cwt85.00–85.005246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 268275.24/cwt75.00–76.005134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added691118.00/cwt118.00–118.008154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274383.00/cwt83.00–83.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added90595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521122.98/cwt115.00–125.006415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572112.02/cwt111.00–115.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 358586.00/cwt86.00–86.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 176583.00/cwt83.00–83.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 279580.00/cwt80.00–80.006361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 350031.00/cwt31.00–31.001551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46565.00/cwt65.00–65.009521
Bulls——1,68070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%89510.00/cwt10.00–10.00901
Cows—Boner 80-85%94545.00/cwt45.00–45.004251
Cows—Lean 85-90%98535.00/cwt35.00–35.003451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05340.51/cwt40.00–41.004272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15045.00/cwt45.00–45.005181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23051.00/cwt51.00–51.006271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56551.00/cwt51.00–51.007981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08546.00/cwt46.00–46.004992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,2151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,42658.66/cwt54.00–64.008365
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,47049.00/cwt49.00–49.007201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-276987.44/cwt75.00–91.006725
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295147.16/cwt36.00–54.004487
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10364.42/cwt63.00–66.007112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 3685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175690.00/cwt690.00–690.008,1081

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.