Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-08-24

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 24
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 151▼ 111 vs year ago 238 · −46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 9 vs year ago 23 · −39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 29 vs year ago 35 · −82.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. On a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.15/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$147.15
57 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568160.8191336
Medium and Large 2450137.2161713thin
Medium and Large 3554101.855658thin
One grade step is worth $58.97/cwt here — about $348 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 sale57 hd
147.15
—
AR average8 barns · 984 hd
161.31
−14.16
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—High1,56095.001,4821thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25575.009411thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,00054.1254112

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)935$7682thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)650$3001thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2335147.50/cwt146.00–149.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 1340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 3345134.00/cwt134.00–134.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 2368166.28/cwt154.00–176.006125
Steers—Medium and Large 1382195.96/cwt195.00–199.007494
Steers—Medium and Large 2418152.83/cwt141.00–163.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 1420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 3435112.00/cwt112.00–112.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 3455129.00/cwt129.00–129.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 2475153.32/cwt132.00–165.007284
Steers—Medium and Large 1487183.25/cwt173.00–189.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 2590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1600177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0621
Steers—Medium and Large 1650162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1750164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283179.00/cwt179.00–179.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326138.31/cwt135.00–144.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333173.63/cwt172.00–175.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375164.01/cwt163.00–165.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375104.00/cwt104.00–104.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410128.00/cwt128.00–128.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413159.00/cwt159.00–159.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430135.17/cwt130.00–145.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470148.98/cwt148.00–150.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475158.72/cwt153.00–165.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534161.42/cwt150.00–166.008627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535134.99/cwt133.00–136.007223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 355560.00/cwt60.00–60.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573169.48/cwt169.00–170.009712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619157.32/cwt144.00–167.009744
Heifers—Medium and Large 362598.26/cwt70.00–124.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement648181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660156.03/cwt154.00–158.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680103.00/cwt103.00–103.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710122.00/cwt122.00–122.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open899140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2595
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1539156.47/cwt151.00–168.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550165.00/cwt155.00–175.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631159.83/cwt149.00–167.001,0098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670148.55/cwt145.00–156.009954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723157.34/cwt151.00–164.001,1382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78065.00/cwt65.00–65.005071
Cows—Boner 80-85%99560.00/cwt60.00–60.005972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00044.92/cwt14.00–57.004497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09570.00/cwt70.00–70.007671
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13080.00/cwt80.00–80.009041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25575.00/cwt75.00–75.009411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273091.00/cwt91.00–91.006641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13080.00/cwt80.00–80.009041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3650300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3695350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09070.00/cwt70.00–70.007631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851

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.