Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-07-13

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 13
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 112▲ 79 vs year ago 259 · +30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 24 · +37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 10 · +60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 1.00-14.00, mostly 6.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Supply included several long weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 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 $145.83/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$145.83
157 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$498
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$65.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.10
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546154.69845109
Medium and Large 2564132.2274633
Medium and Large 3497112.9556114thin
Small and Medium 339089.003471thin
One grade step is worth $65.69/cwt here — about $498 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 sale157 hd
145.83
—
AR average7 barns · 1,854 hd
145.93
−0.10
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—Average2,02080.001,6161thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54870.311,0887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,14758.1766725

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$6001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,0751thin

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 3310130.48/cwt130.00–131.004042
Steers—Medium and Large 2325149.58/cwt144.00–155.004862
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy358131.00/cwt131.00–131.004692
Steers—Medium and Large 1360171.00/cwt171.00–171.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 3385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 2392149.00/cwt149.00–149.005843
Steers—Medium and Large 3408127.64/cwt120.00–135.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 2420146.30/cwt138.00–155.006146
Steers—Medium and Large 1477165.49/cwt164.00–170.007894
Steers—Medium and Large 2481146.17/cwt135.00–160.0070316
Steers—Medium and Large 3483134.52/cwt131.00–138.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2518149.08/cwt140.00–155.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 1537168.08/cwt156.00–173.5090312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added544181.00/cwt181.00–181.009856
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1569165.47/cwt160.00–169.0094210
Steers—Medium and Large 2573146.05/cwt135.00–158.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1631168.73/cwt160.00–176.001,0658
Steers—Medium and Large 1667159.70/cwt159.00–160.001,06510
Steers—Medium and Large 3680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 2705130.07/cwt120.00–140.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 1713155.01/cwt154.00–160.001,1056
Steers—Medium and Large 1750155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 1810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added877140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2283
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379132.31/cwt125.00–139.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383152.63/cwt150.00–154.005853
Heifers—Small and Medium 339089.00/cwt89.00–89.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420163.58/cwt156.00–168.0068716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436116.73/cwt104.00–120.005095
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460117.58/cwt110.00–125.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467169.24/cwt152.00–175.0079014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482138.73/cwt130.00–147.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513148.76/cwt140.00–168.0076317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529130.43/cwt120.00–137.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567155.15/cwt141.00–159.0088020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy570170.00/cwt170.00–170.0096914
Heifers—Medium and Large 357299.18/cwt70.00–115.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580133.27/cwt120.00–138.007737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613131.34/cwt130.00–133.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615161.00/cwt161.00–161.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618115.00/cwt115.00–115.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620138.25/cwt135.00–144.008575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667130.85/cwt120.00–134.0087311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671142.43/cwt140.00–151.009569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725132.89/cwt125.00–141.009632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy839109.00/cwt109.00–109.009154
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519130.33/cwt125.00–135.006769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529161.49/cwt161.00–163.008544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563142.75/cwt135.00–145.008047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616136.97/cwt130.00–148.008444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628118.08/cwt115.00–121.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1652134.75/cwt131.00–136.008794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680105.00/cwt105.00–105.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685115.00/cwt115.00–115.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775126.43/cwt123.00–130.009802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810111.00/cwt111.00–111.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 387570.00/cwt70.00–70.006131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,02080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,6161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight83040.00/cwt40.00–40.003321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06147.53/cwt40.00–55.005049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13073.00/cwt73.00–73.008251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13962.40/cwt60.00–65.007119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38570.40/cwt70.00–72.009755
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54870.31/cwt70.00–72.001,0887
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279998.24/cwt81.00–115.007854
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290050.00/cwt50.00–50.004501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed77579.00/cwt79.00–79.006121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03555.00/cwt55.00–55.005691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05366.28/cwt65.00–68.006982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23566.73/cwt60.00–72.008242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34568.71/cwt63.00–73.009243
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed930600.00/head600.00–600.006001

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.