Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-12-01

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Dec 1
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 187▲ 25 vs year ago 293 · +8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 18▲ 25 vs year ago 24 · +104.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady up to 18.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Supply included several attractive, long weaned or Value Added groups of cattle. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher. No trend available for Slaughter bulls, no comparable receipts from last Sale.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.84/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$150.84
143 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.77
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1563156.67882119
Medium and Large 2479133.5264014thin
Medium and Large 3453105.7247910thin
One grade step is worth $50.96/cwt here — about $403 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 sale143 hd
150.84
—
AR average5 barns · 1,476 hd
160.61
−9.77
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—Low1,68873.751,2454thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35553.0571911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14737.3242825
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04029.673097thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1316175.00/cwt175.00–175.005539
Steers—Medium and Large 331865.50/cwt65.00–66.002082
Steers—Medium and Large 2343130.50/cwt130.00–131.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 3378123.55/cwt122.00–125.004672
Steers—Medium and Large 1390164.00/cwt164.00–164.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 2430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1432159.62/cwt157.00–160.006908
Steers—Medium and Large 2470140.77/cwt135.00–145.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 1483154.35/cwt146.00–168.0074616
Steers—Medium and Large 3487111.99/cwt104.00–123.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1519155.96/cwt150.00–160.008095
Steers—Medium and Large 2523137.58/cwt135.00–140.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529170.00/cwt170.00–170.008994
Steers—Medium and Large 2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1590155.84/cwt144.00–159.0091938
Steers—Medium and Large 1615157.10/cwt150.00–158.0096619
Steers—Medium and Large 3623111.55/cwt109.00–114.006952
Steers—Medium and Large 2635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1668154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0293
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added723148.34/cwt145.00–151.001,07212
Steers—Medium and Large 1740134.00/cwt134.00–134.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 1785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
Steers—Medium and Large 1805145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333150.00/cwt150.00–150.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345124.00/cwt124.00–124.004281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375123.28/cwt120.00–125.004624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380141.99/cwt139.00–151.0054014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422141.68/cwt139.00–144.005986
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469138.89/cwt131.00–141.0065115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471127.83/cwt122.00–134.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523119.45/cwt115.00–125.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525142.38/cwt134.00–146.0074719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525103.99/cwt103.00–105.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 3552101.53/cwt76.00–110.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573141.22/cwt137.00–148.0080921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575126.92/cwt124.00–130.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy613122.47/cwt120.00–125.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628133.93/cwt129.00–138.008418
Heifers—Medium and Large 362898.98/cwt93.00–105.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635113.00/cwt113.00–113.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670112.00/cwt112.00–112.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679116.97/cwt112.00–120.007944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680133.56/cwt129.00–138.009084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713105.00/cwt105.00–105.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805108.98/cwt106.00–110.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1816115.00/cwt115.00–115.009384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885111.00/cwt111.00–111.009821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513134.05/cwt126.00–140.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570117.00/cwt117.00–117.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 261596.00/cwt96.00–96.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617135.46/cwt125.00–141.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 280589.00/cwt89.00–89.007165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870120.49/cwt120.00–121.001,0482
Bulls—Medium and Large 296082.00/cwt82.00–82.007871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 335058.00/cwt58.00–58.002031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06070.00/cwt70.00–70.007421
Bulls——1,89775.00/cwt75.00–75.001,4233
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01517.18/cwt11.00–35.001744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02424.40/cwt17.00–35.0025012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03040.00/cwt40.00–40.004121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06054.00/cwt54.00–54.005721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13045.00/cwt45.00–45.005091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14542.19/cwt40.00–45.004834
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15249.31/cwt48.00–50.005683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24250.00/cwt50.00–50.006215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39353.92/cwt52.00–57.007516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44955.59/cwt54.00–59.008056
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288549.69/cwt45.00–55.004403
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-294567.37/cwt60.00–76.006372
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03551.00/cwt51.00–51.005281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290094.00/cwt94.00–94.008461
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299382.10/cwt66.00–100.008152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35968.05/cwt58.00–80.009254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,58055.00/cwt55.00–55.008691

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.