Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-03-02

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 2
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 234▼ 412 vs year ago 603 · −68.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 32▲ 19 vs year ago 13 · +146.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 29▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.89/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$159.89
94 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$267
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.84
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520162.7584688
Medium and Large 2450147.506642thin
Medium and Large 3562103.135794thin
One grade step is worth $59.62/cwt here — about $267 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 sale94 hd
159.89
—
AR average4 barns · 1,095 hd
152.04
+7.84
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—Low1,95590.001,7604thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38576.691,0626thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99557.625734thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11556.1962718

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 2320167.43/cwt160.00–172.005363
Steers—Medium and Large 3325127.00/cwt127.00–127.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1373197.43/cwt190.00–204.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 3383128.52/cwt128.00–129.004922
Steers—Medium and Large 1432192.00/cwt176.00–200.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 2435147.79/cwt135.00–160.006432
Steers—Medium and Large 1476184.16/cwt179.00–189.0087710
Steers—Medium and Large 2478156.49/cwt145.00–170.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 1524179.41/cwt174.00–189.0094012
Steers—Medium and Large 2525157.50/cwt142.00–168.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1568176.68/cwt166.00–178.001,00414
Steers—Medium and Large 2590159.00/cwt159.00–159.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1629164.66/cwt164.00–167.001,0366
Steers—Medium and Large 1680165.50/cwt165.00–166.001,1254
Steers—Medium and Large 1730149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1955120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310166.00/cwt166.00–166.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414163.13/cwt151.00–168.006756
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435114.00/cwt114.00–114.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475165.66/cwt151.00–172.0078722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508165.79/cwt154.00–170.0084221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added519176.21/cwt176.00–176.5091510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570156.30/cwt152.00–166.0089120
Heifers—Medium and Large 357899.25/cwt88.00–111.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633149.45/cwt140.00–154.009464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525134.00/cwt134.00–134.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 352599.00/cwt99.00–99.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608153.40/cwt145.00–162.009332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2975100.00/cwt100.00–100.009751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,2571
Bulls——1,963100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9632
Bulls——2,10090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79546.00/cwt46.00–46.003661
Cows—Lean 85-90%80535.00/cwt35.00–35.002821
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight83023.00/cwt23.00–23.001911
Cows—Lean 85-90%91055.00/cwt55.00–55.005011
Cows—Boner 80-85%95540.66/cwt15.00–55.003883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13370.23/cwt68.00–72.007962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13575.00/cwt75.00–75.008511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18260.10/cwt60.00–61.007109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27068.19/cwt65.00–71.008663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35574.51/cwt74.00–75.001,0104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44581.05/cwt80.00–82.001,1712
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,578104.50/cwt104.00–105.001,6492
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Large 3Thin Fleshed415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7642
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272090.00/cwt90.00–90.006481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278570.00/cwt70.00–70.005501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01261.98/cwt56.00–65.006273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-281055.00/cwt55.00–55.004461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001

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.