Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-09-01

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 1
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 238▲ 74 vs year ago 59 · +125.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 23▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 35▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test in all classes, Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a very light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.18/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$135.18
59 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$313
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537138.3374346
Medium and Large 1-2448135.006053thin
Medium and Large 2473125.745957thin
Medium and Large 3395109.074313thin
One grade step is worth $29.27/cwt here — about $313 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 sale59 hd
135.18
—
AR average8 barns · 1,232 hd
140.16
−4.98
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—Low1,55572.251,1232thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02045.004591thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,03342.334376thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310170.90/cwt168.00–174.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352161.00/cwt161.00–161.005673
Steers—Medium and Large 1355169.00/cwt169.00–169.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2355149.00/cwt149.00–149.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 3420119.36/cwt109.00–129.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 1435156.87/cwt150.00–164.006828
Steers—Medium and Large 1470160.00/cwt160.00–160.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 2478140.71/cwt139.00–146.006739
Steers—Medium and Large 3498125.00/cwt125.00–125.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2513144.48/cwt140.00–149.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1517141.65/cwt140.00–145.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 1560155.35/cwt154.00–156.008703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568149.00/cwt149.00–149.008462
Steers—Medium and Large 1620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2745126.00/cwt126.00–126.009391
Steers—Medium and Large 2790122.00/cwt122.00–122.009641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410108.60/cwt100.00–117.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423142.00/cwt142.00–142.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438135.51/cwt135.00–136.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448135.00/cwt135.00–135.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479140.86/cwt134.00–145.006759
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488129.57/cwt125.00–134.006322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515115.00/cwt115.00–115.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532139.72/cwt135.50–146.0074318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1552136.66/cwt134.00–142.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611135.63/cwt129.00–138.008299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745128.00/cwt128.00–128.009542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560105.00/cwt105.00–105.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616118.21/cwt113.00–121.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629132.21/cwt129.00–140.008324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48068.50/cwt68.50–68.501,0141
Bulls——1,63076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84025.00/cwt25.00–25.002101
Cows—Boner 80-85%96545.00/cwt45.00–45.004341
Cows—Boner 80-85%99040.00/cwt40.00–40.003963
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02045.00/cwt45.00–45.004591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42564.00/cwt64.00–64.009121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 347367.29/cwt63.00–73.003182
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289081.00/cwt81.00–81.007211

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.