Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-08-03

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 3
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 108▲ 18 vs year ago 234 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 7 vs year ago 24 · −29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 24▲ 18 vs year ago 1 · +1,800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-20.00 higher with largest advance on 400-500 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.20/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$150.20
117 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$589
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$99.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.64
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518162.5984278
Medium and Large 1-2410150.006153thin
Medium and Large 2476138.5566022
Medium and Large 3519109.4856811thin
Small and Medium 340263.002533thin
One grade step is worth $99.59/cwt here — about $589 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 sale117 hd
150.20
—
AR average8 barns · 1,508 hd
152.84
−2.64
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—Average1,41080.381,1333thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,10074.008141thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,01365.0565912
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low82535.002891thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$1,0101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)748$5102thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)480$3101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)990$9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$6901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,0002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$6001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)635$3651thin

Every lot

79 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 1320178.63/cwt172.00–184.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 1350182.00/cwt180.00–184.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 2367156.38/cwt147.00–165.005746
Steers—Medium and Large 2420147.20/cwt130.00–165.0061812
Steers—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1440176.49/cwt170.00–178.0077714
Steers—Medium and Large 3467127.06/cwt113.00–139.005933
Steers—Medium and Large 2469146.52/cwt139.00–161.0068713
Steers—Medium and Large 1475165.04/cwt164.00–177.0078412
Steers—Medium and Large 2528145.63/cwt140.00–152.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 1538175.19/cwt170.00–176.009437
Steers—Medium and Large 2595151.00/cwt151.00–151.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 2660153.02/cwt150.00–156.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 1661164.46/cwt164.00–168.001,0879
Steers—Medium and Large 1728163.58/cwt151.00–170.001,1914
Steers—Medium and Large 1830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313140.00/cwt140.00–140.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317159.01/cwt148.00–164.005046
Heifers—Small and Medium 336070.00/cwt70.00–70.002522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370117.69/cwt114.00–121.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378141.93/cwt140.00–144.005362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390152.07/cwt144.00–160.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425118.47/cwt116.00–121.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426140.67/cwt135.00–149.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433162.85/cwt151.00–169.0070520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473117.54/cwt110.00–125.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475135.97/cwt134.00–137.006464
Heifers—Small and Medium 348549.00/cwt49.00–49.002381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487168.55/cwt164.00–169.0082111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520138.25/cwt130.00–147.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543160.92/cwt156.00–164.008749
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555124.46/cwt120.00–129.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570139.63/cwt135.00–144.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586167.34/cwt156.00–170.0098115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618135.51/cwt135.00–136.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 362586.00/cwt86.00–86.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633167.74/cwt150.00–170.001,06211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 366575.00/cwt75.00–75.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 377587.00/cwt87.00–87.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,070104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514149.28/cwt146.00–156.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568130.98/cwt130.00–132.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569151.79/cwt143.00–158.008647
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619136.91/cwt130.00–148.008474
Bulls—Small and Medium 366557.00/cwt57.00–57.003791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673134.93/cwt130.00–141.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785109.00/cwt109.00–109.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 388591.00/cwt91.00–91.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 295085.00/cwt85.00–85.008081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight96070.00/cwt70.00–70.006721
Bulls——1,63585.57/cwt85.00–86.001,3992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82535.00/cwt35.00–35.002891
Cows—Boner 80-85%88650.13/cwt30.00–60.004444
Cows—Boner 80-85%90065.51/cwt65.00–66.005902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04771.19/cwt70.00–74.007453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10074.00/cwt74.00–74.008141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22578.49/cwt76.00–80.009623
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3635365.00/head365.00–365.003651
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281570.83/cwt68.00–74.005772
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289170.36/cwt60.00–81.006274
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2990950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3480310.00/head310.00–310.003101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-269562.00/cwt62.00–62.004311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2748509.83/head460.00–560.005102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10074.00/cwt74.00–74.008141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,135600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002

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.