Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-07-20

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 20
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
308 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 338▲ 308 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 33▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 16▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 12.00-15.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00-12.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.83/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$150.83
130 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$700
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$60.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.85
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1628159.501,00285
Medium and Large 2497139.9469537
Medium and Large 3489110.475417thin
Small and Medium 330599.003021thin
One grade step is worth $60.50/cwt here — about $700 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 sale130 hd
150.83
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AR average7 barns · 925 hd
161.68
−10.85
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—High1,56580.671,2623thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27657.3573211
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12350.7557020
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04350.005212thin

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,345$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,528$1,1152thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
Steers—Small and Medium 330599.00/cwt99.00–99.003021
Steers—Medium and Large 2313136.66/cwt130.00–143.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 1342157.63/cwt150.00–160.005394
Steers—Medium and Large 2383139.75/cwt135.00–142.005353
Steers—Medium and Large 3390138.00/cwt138.00–138.005381
Steers—Medium and Large 1416150.00/cwt150.00–150.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 2421138.56/cwt130.00–147.005836
Steers—Medium and Large 3472106.42/cwt95.00–128.005023
Steers—Medium and Large 1475159.50/cwt158.00–160.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 2483140.46/cwt130.00–147.0067815
Steers—Medium and Large 1513165.21/cwt158.00–169.008489
Steers—Medium and Large 2525144.00/cwt144.00–144.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 2572142.34/cwt139.00–148.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1573161.81/cwt154.00–163.5092710
Steers—Medium and Large 3610100.00/cwt100.00–100.006101
Steers—Medium and Large 1627160.06/cwt154.00–163.001,00413
Steers—Medium and Large 2633144.45/cwt140.00–149.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 2678138.51/cwt137.00–140.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1685152.34/cwt150.00–164.001,0447
Steers—Medium and Large 371081.00/cwt81.00–81.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 2720132.99/cwt132.00–134.009582
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added748163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,22327
Steers—Medium and Large 1750154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1823144.11/cwt139.00–149.001,1862
Steers—Medium and Large 1873140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325127.50/cwt125.00–130.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358130.00/cwt130.00–130.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363135.48/cwt135.00–141.0049212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410137.45/cwt135.00–140.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423129.80/cwt129.00–130.005495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472143.02/cwt135.00–150.0067521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485128.50/cwt127.00–129.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3493113.01/cwt111.00–115.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517141.75/cwt140.00–143.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added544155.00/cwt155.00–155.0084322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567149.51/cwt135.00–153.0084810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570132.44/cwt125.00–135.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613144.58/cwt135.00–153.0088613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625131.00/cwt131.00–131.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627149.00/cwt149.00–149.009345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725116.89/cwt109.00–125.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505144.50/cwt140.00–149.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy515117.00/cwt117.00–117.006031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528122.23/cwt120.00–134.006456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555129.01/cwt128.00–130.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558146.04/cwt143.00–149.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583101.97/cwt94.00–110.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610137.48/cwt136.00–139.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613149.71/cwt142.00–158.009184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658131.24/cwt122.00–137.008646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705117.01/cwt115.00–119.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790121.00/cwt121.00–121.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Bulls—Medium and Large 289083.00/cwt83.00–83.007392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1521
Bulls——1,64580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81022.00/cwt22.00–22.001781
Cows—Lean 85-90%88040.00/cwt40.00–40.003521
Cows—Boner 80-85%93039.89/cwt35.00–45.003714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11951.75/cwt50.00–54.005794
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20560.00/cwt60.00–60.007231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22056.44/cwt55.00–60.0068910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25062.00/cwt62.00–62.007751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25255.36/cwt55.00–57.006938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34062.67/cwt62.00–63.008403
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280561.46/cwt47.00–74.004955
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02577.00/cwt77.00–77.007891
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04057.42/cwt54.00–60.005972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-277558.00/cwt58.00–58.004501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-288567.01/cwt66.00–68.005932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-292079.00/cwt79.00–79.007271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03570.00/cwt70.00–70.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06253.23/cwt45.00–58.005653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21563.19/cwt55.00–74.007688
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24052.91/cwt43.00–56.006564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25355.00/cwt55.00–55.006892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5281,114.81/head900.00–1,275.001,1152

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.