Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-11-10

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 10
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 69▲ 23 vs year ago 266 · +8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 15▲ 16 vs year ago 25 · +64.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 3▲ 11 vs year ago 7 · +157.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00, mostly 3.00 higher on the better quality cattle. No trend available for Slaughter cows and bulls, not enough comparable receipts from last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.93/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$127.93
154 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$450
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1590134.12791104
Medium and Large 1-2514126.7065123
Medium and Large 2493116.4457520
Medium and Large 346872.813417thin
One grade step is worth $61.31/cwt here — about $450 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 sale154 hd
127.93
—
AR average8 barns · 2,405 hd
136.91
−8.98
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—Average1,84681.371,5024thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35252.887158thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04735.733743thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,13335.4540222

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280161.00/cwt161.00–161.004511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2307146.00/cwt146.00–146.004487
Steers—Medium and Large 3325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1335146.00/cwt146.00–146.004891
Steers—Medium and Large 2337136.61/cwt135.00–140.004603
Steers—Medium and Large 1370159.58/cwt151.00–165.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 2374139.36/cwt130.00–144.005216
Steers—Medium and Large 3379105.47/cwt93.00–120.004004
Steers—Medium and Large 2425133.18/cwt125.00–139.005666
Steers—Medium and Large 1428150.33/cwt146.00–155.006437
Steers—Medium and Large 344587.00/cwt87.00–87.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 3478115.65/cwt110.00–119.005533
Steers—Medium and Large 2485128.27/cwt125.00–131.006227
Steers—Medium and Large 1493144.00/cwt144.00–144.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 2505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1513143.68/cwt140.00–147.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 2555122.00/cwt122.00–122.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 357585.00/cwt85.00–85.004892
Steers—Medium and Large 1620139.00/cwt139.00–139.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627149.00/cwt149.00–149.0093410
Steers—Medium and Large 1685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775146.56/cwt142.00–147.001,13611
Steers—Medium and Large 1810135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2254123.00/cwt123.00–123.003126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324125.00/cwt125.00–125.004055
Heifers—Medium and Large 334099.00/cwt99.00–99.003371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367120.38/cwt116.00–122.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 338263.23/cwt60.00–70.002423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410126.00/cwt126.00–126.005171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430120.68/cwt120.00–121.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462128.51/cwt125.00–130.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 347096.00/cwt96.00–96.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475114.47/cwt110.00–121.005445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521113.58/cwt109.00–118.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528129.39/cwt125.00–132.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy586140.00/cwt140.00–140.0082059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595137.00/cwt137.00–137.008151
Heifers—Medium and Large 360550.00/cwt50.00–50.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed606128.00/cwt128.00–128.0077617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623134.00/cwt134.00–134.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 371575.00/cwt75.00–75.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added734136.00/cwt136.00–136.009985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740115.50/cwt114.00–117.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open751120.00/cwt120.00–120.009017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770118.42/cwt115.00–119.009127
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522132.86/cwt125.00–143.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564125.19/cwt120.00–130.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 360576.00/cwt76.00–76.004602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623126.51/cwt126.00–127.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 365098.00/cwt98.00–98.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668128.00/cwt120.00–129.0085510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725113.60/cwt110.00–117.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870110.00/cwt110.00–110.009571
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Small and Medium 351055.00/cwt55.00–55.002811
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 339046.00/cwt46.00–46.001791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2841
Bulls——1,92082.16/cwt82.00–82.501,5773
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight74020.00/cwt20.00–20.001481
Cows—Lean 85-90%93022.00/cwt22.00–22.002051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07528.25/cwt20.00–35.0030412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10542.59/cwt40.00–45.004712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15040.00/cwt40.00–40.004604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25348.92/cwt48.00–50.006132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28250.00/cwt48.00–52.006413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39354.32/cwt53.00–56.007573
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39454.60/cwt54.00–55.007615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-281564.00/cwt64.00–64.005221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289562.00/cwt62.00–62.005551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06057.24/cwt44.00–76.006073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17443.12/cwt35.00–54.005064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190520.00/cwt520.00–520.006,1881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28059.00/cwt59.00–59.007551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 355559.66/cwt55.00–64.003312
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286534.00/cwt34.00–34.002941
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289240.26/cwt35.00–50.003593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02572.00/cwt72.00–72.007381

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.