Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-08-04

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 4
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 232▲ 30 vs year ago 204 · +14.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 6▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mixed; 300-400 lb weights sold 5.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 2.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $147.67/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$147.67
103 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$316
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.72
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545156.2385274
Medium and Large 2544137.3474715thin
Medium and Large 3472113.4953614thin
One grade step is worth $42.74/cwt here — about $316 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 sale103 hd
147.67
—
AR average10 barns · 1,102 hd
157.38
−9.72
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—High1,75079.671,3943thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36966.319084thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19962.3574711
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91448.614445thin

Every lot

66 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 1310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 3325132.95/cwt130.00–136.004324
Steers—Medium and Large 2390144.49/cwt144.00–145.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 3390128.00/cwt128.00–128.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 3420126.00/cwt126.00–126.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1427154.03/cwt147.00–166.006585
Steers—Medium and Large 2472140.33/cwt140.00–141.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 1474152.89/cwt147.00–158.0072515
Steers—Medium and Large 3490112.00/cwt112.00–112.005491
Steers—Medium and Large 1514161.53/cwt148.00–167.0083020
Steers—Medium and Large 3515121.00/cwt121.00–121.006231
Steers—Medium and Large 2530137.92/cwt135.00–141.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 2564138.85/cwt130.00–146.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 358295.00/cwt95.00–95.005536
Steers—Medium and Large 1585157.91/cwt154.00–159.0092410
Steers—Medium and Large 1609156.99/cwt148.00–158.0095616
Steers—Medium and Large 2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1690144.99/cwt140.00–148.001,0004
Steers—Medium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1718143.55/cwt136.00–150.001,0313
Steers—Medium and Large 2765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300126.00/cwt126.00–126.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323143.42/cwt142.00–145.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375121.00/cwt121.00–121.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393149.26/cwt146.00–150.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413145.52/cwt137.00–148.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468125.89/cwt119.00–130.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 347584.00/cwt84.00–84.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477139.89/cwt134.00–144.5066715
Heifers—Medium and Large 350586.00/cwt86.00–86.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523143.01/cwt130.00–146.5074830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572138.03/cwt130.00–145.0079010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580102.00/cwt102.00–102.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610121.00/cwt121.00–121.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613133.54/cwt130.00–137.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 366578.00/cwt78.00–78.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679127.24/cwt126.00–129.008644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 270099.00/cwt99.00–99.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775108.00/cwt108.00–108.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 351082.00/cwt82.00–82.004181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519146.94/cwt143.00–152.0076310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy530108.00/cwt108.00–108.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572140.31/cwt139.00–142.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635139.50/cwt138.00–141.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685134.82/cwt130.00–136.009245
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1703111.48/cwt105.00–118.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39545.00/cwt45.00–45.006281
Bulls——1,92897.00/cwt97.00–97.001,8702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80539.00/cwt39.00–39.003141
Cows—Boner 80-85%92047.58/cwt45.00–50.004382
Cows—Lean 85-90%92842.02/cwt39.00–45.003902
Cows—Lean 85-90%95560.00/cwt60.00–60.005732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04859.35/cwt58.00–60.006223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26565.36/cwt63.00–67.508272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36565.24/cwt65.00–65.508912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36870.53/cwt69.00–72.009654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45074.50/cwt74.50–74.501,0801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49560.00/cwt60.00–60.008971
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-271570.00/cwt70.00–70.005011

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.