Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-08-25

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 25
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 203▲ 113 vs year ago 125 · +90.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 11 vs year ago 12 · +91.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 3▲ 33 vs year ago 2 · +1,650.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, 400-500 lb weights sold 1.00 higher, over 500 lb weights sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.53/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$150.53
108 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.26
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503160.8381071
Medium and Large 2517139.2672126
Medium and Large 3542110.6860011thin
One grade step is worth $50.15/cwt here — about $210 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 sale108 hd
150.53
—
AR average8 barns · 1,525 hd
155.79
−5.26
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—Average1,68575.001,2641thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,21064.287782thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,01546.6547315
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low76040.003041thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3310119.00/cwt119.00–119.003691
Steers—Medium and Large 1335176.00/cwt176.00–176.005901
Steers—Medium and Large 2345139.00/cwt139.00–139.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1374169.44/cwt158.00–173.0063411
Steers—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 3375101.00/cwt101.00–101.003791
Steers—Medium and Large 3430111.76/cwt105.00–119.004812
Steers—Medium and Large 1438170.08/cwt156.00–172.007458
Steers—Medium and Large 2440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2473135.02/cwt120.00–149.006398
Steers—Medium and Large 1479162.59/cwt150.00–170.0077921
Steers—Medium and Large 1525161.09/cwt154.00–170.0084611
Steers—Medium and Large 2547145.00/cwt145.00–145.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 2555142.40/cwt122.00–145.007909
Steers—Medium and Large 1594149.67/cwt149.00–150.008893
Steers—Medium and Large 3618115.00/cwt115.00–115.007116
Steers—Medium and Large 1629151.00/cwt151.00–151.0095013
Steers—Medium and Large 1665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009313
Steers—Medium and Large 370584.00/cwt84.00–84.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318140.00/cwt140.00–140.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 333585.00/cwt85.00–85.002851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383112.99/cwt111.00–115.004332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1392147.01/cwt146.00–149.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431149.20/cwt139.00–153.0064314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435127.50/cwt120.00–135.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469140.11/cwt138.00–148.0065713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480127.34/cwt120.00–135.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511144.66/cwt135.00–150.0073929
Heifers—Medium and Large 353588.00/cwt88.00–88.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561131.56/cwt130.00–136.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565119.50/cwt119.00–120.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575104.91/cwt100.00–110.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623132.51/cwt132.00–133.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525142.36/cwt135.00–150.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545119.00/cwt119.00–119.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564146.82/cwt145.00–150.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605145.22/cwt140.00–147.008794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675132.44/cwt130.00–135.008942
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,68575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76040.00/cwt40.00–40.003041
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84542.00/cwt42.00–42.003551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00240.00/cwt40.00–40.004016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03352.67/cwt50.00–55.005447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13549.00/cwt49.00–49.005561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21064.28/cwt63.50–65.007782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288540.00/cwt40.00–40.003541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296262.63/cwt50.00–83.006036
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297550.00/cwt50.00–50.004881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03559.00/cwt59.00–59.006111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04470.69/cwt62.00–79.007387
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09560.00/cwt60.00–60.006571
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-271588.32/cwt80.00–97.006312
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289855.06/cwt51.00–59.004942
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,7901
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,045560.00/cwt560.00–560.005,8521
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,008.61/cwt800.00–1,160.0011,3775
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,263968.36/cwt800.00–1,085.0012,2303
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-273087.00/cwt87.00–87.006351
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276884.20/cwt75.00–89.006473

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.