Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-08-17

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 17
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 175▼ 52 vs year ago 203 · −25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 9 vs year ago 18 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test and with not all classes represented; Feeder steers sold 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher, mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.58/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$158.58
59 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.01
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547162.7789051
Medium and Large 2451149.406745thin
Medium and Large 3508102.675223thin
One grade step is worth $60.10/cwt here — about $368 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 sale59 hd
158.58
—
AR average7 barns · 1,032 hd
158.59
−0.01
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—High1,43590.001,2921thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16470.008156thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average84352.504422thin

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 Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,560$1,0501thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300192.00/cwt192.00–192.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 2380161.01/cwt160.00–162.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1385184.00/cwt184.00–184.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy400170.00/cwt170.00–170.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1445194.08/cwt180.00–201.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 1453175.96/cwt170.00–179.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 2469159.55/cwt150.00–168.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 3475127.50/cwt120.00–135.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1509180.00/cwt180.00–180.009164
Steers—Medium and Large 2540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 2561148.86/cwt140.00–160.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567185.84/cwt183.00–190.001,05417
Steers—Medium and Large 1567180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0213
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1621176.64/cwt169.00–180.001,0975
Steers—Medium and Large 2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1780157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2251
Steers—Medium and Large 2815126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325157.51/cwt157.00–158.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370172.00/cwt172.00–172.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375103.00/cwt103.00–103.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432150.34/cwt150.00–151.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475101.00/cwt101.00–101.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480148.00/cwt146.00–150.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493166.80/cwt157.00–172.008228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523165.07/cwt158.00–173.0086316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580165.85/cwt163.00–169.0096214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612167.98/cwt162.00–173.001,0283
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675104.00/cwt104.00–104.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690141.22/cwt135.00–150.009744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728137.92/cwt130.00–146.001,0042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585169.66/cwt155.00–178.009937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640145.00/cwt145.00–145.009281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660139.00/cwt139.00–139.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685162.45/cwt159.00–165.001,1137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800118.00/cwt118.00–118.009441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,43590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69545.00/cwt45.00–45.003131
Cows—Lean 85-90%99060.00/cwt60.00–60.005941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06560.00/cwt60.00–60.006392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21375.00/cwt75.00–75.009104
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292585.00/cwt85.00–85.007861
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299067.18/cwt66.00–68.006652

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.