Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-11-17

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 17
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 289▲ 29 vs year ago 158 · +18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 41▲ 9 vs year ago 9 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 7 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 11.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Plain cattle sold with a discounts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.90/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$131.90
91 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$260
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.88
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540134.5072683
Medium and Large 2527117.336183thin
Medium and Large 347797.584655thin
One grade step is worth $36.92/cwt here — about $260 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 sale91 hd
131.90
—
AR average9 barns · 2,318 hd
134.78
−2.88
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—Low1,65070.001,1551thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46949.737317thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09040.184388thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88030.002642thin

Every lot

58 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 1317153.37/cwt151.00–155.004863
Steers—Medium and Large 2330136.45/cwt135.00–138.004502
Steers—Medium and Large 2365133.19/cwt126.00–140.004862
Steers—Medium and Large 3385111.00/cwt111.00–111.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 1413152.16/cwt143.00–154.0062817
Steers—Medium and Large 2425134.19/cwt120.00–139.005704
Steers—Medium and Large 1463144.51/cwt144.00–145.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 2473130.11/cwt125.00–135.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 3485105.92/cwt102.00–110.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1518142.88/cwt140.00–151.0074014
Steers—Medium and Large 2535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 1583147.31/cwt144.00–149.008593
Steers—Medium and Large 1675148.00/cwt148.00–148.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1850138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1731
Steers—Medium and Large 196090.00/cwt90.00–90.008641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317137.62/cwt131.00–140.004366
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335102.00/cwt102.00–102.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385131.00/cwt131.00–131.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410121.00/cwt121.00–121.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 341090.00/cwt90.00–90.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419132.91/cwt130.00–135.5055711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472135.30/cwt131.00–138.0063918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480112.45/cwt110.00–115.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522139.53/cwt130.00–145.0072813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580139.86/cwt130.00–145.0081119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616136.00/cwt136.00–136.008384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 368071.00/cwt71.00–71.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690134.00/cwt134.00–134.009252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775123.50/cwt117.00–130.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1834128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open95389.00/cwt89.00–89.008483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525130.04/cwt120.00–136.006834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575114.50/cwt114.00–115.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582130.15/cwt120.00–138.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645131.50/cwt125.00–138.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675124.31/cwt120.00–130.008397
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,65070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88030.00/cwt30.00–30.002642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02530.00/cwt30.00–30.003082
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07740.64/cwt40.00–42.004383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14746.51/cwt45.00–49.005333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28045.00/cwt45.00–45.005762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47850.00/cwt50.00–50.007392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59052.70/cwt52.00–53.008383
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,5351
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 359053.00/cwt53.00–53.003131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290596.00/cwt96.00–96.008693
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed740390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,8861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,9681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,100610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,7101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,0001

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.