Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-11-30

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 30
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 79▼ 161 vs year ago 318 · −50.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 34▼ 14 vs year ago 49 · −28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 7▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-15.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.80/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$134.80
69 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$541
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$107.54/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 1494159.0478538
Medium and Large 2492127.9862918thin
Medium and Large 3551108.405985thin
Small and Medium 347351.502448thin
One grade step is worth $107.54/cwt here — about $541 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 sale69 hd
134.80
—
AR average4 barns · 1,265 hd
148.96
−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—Average1,89286.331,6333thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41168.759708thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,04951.6254112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06550.7654111

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)933$5602thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)725$3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)710$5752thin

Every lot

68 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 1314189.37/cwt184.00–192.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 2320152.00/cwt152.00–152.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355172.00/cwt172.00–172.006115
Steers—Medium and Large 2365157.50/cwt150.00–165.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 1380176.00/cwt176.00–176.006692
Steers—Medium and Large 1412182.83/cwt180.00–184.007535
Steers—Medium and Large 3445119.00/cwt119.00–119.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 2465157.02/cwt155.00–159.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1528168.65/cwt160.00–174.008904
Steers—Medium and Large 1571166.46/cwt156.00–170.0095011
Steers—Medium and Large 2600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Steers—Small and Medium 366041.00/cwt41.00–41.002712
Steers—Medium and Large 1685166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1373
Steers—Medium and Large 1710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300136.00/cwt136.00–136.004081
Heifers—Small and Medium 330580.00/cwt80.00–80.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330162.46/cwt157.00–165.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359155.98/cwt155.00–158.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365135.00/cwt135.00–135.004931
Heifers—Small and Medium 337845.00/cwt45.00–45.001702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415134.10/cwt128.00–138.005573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423153.79/cwt150.00–159.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450119.00/cwt119.00–119.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467128.59/cwt120.00–140.006019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474156.66/cwt150.00–160.007433
Heifers—Small and Medium 349061.00/cwt61.00–61.002991
Heifers—Small and Medium 353248.00/cwt48.00–48.002553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537168.64/cwt163.00–170.0090610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540115.50/cwt115.00–116.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573148.88/cwt140.00–158.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 361396.00/cwt96.00–96.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627153.09/cwt146.00–154.009609
Heifers—Small and Medium 364037.00/cwt37.00–37.002371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722117.66/cwt115.00–120.008503
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515158.34/cwt158.00–159.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578153.81/cwt145.00–163.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600139.00/cwt139.00–139.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640143.04/cwt140.00–144.009154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673124.97/cwt124.00–126.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675146.90/cwt140.00–154.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 371550.00/cwt50.00–50.003581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1431
Bulls——2,02595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,9241
Bulls——2,10590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight74551.00/cwt51.00–51.003801
Cows—Boner 80-85%94341.00/cwt20.00–55.003877
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00641.39/cwt20.00–50.004166
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06070.00/cwt70.00–70.007421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15660.00/cwt60.00–60.006944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31075.00/cwt75.00–75.009831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31068.81/cwt65.00–71.009013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35065.00/cwt65.00–65.008782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43170.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed710575.00/head575.00–575.005752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3725350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3925430.00/head430.00–430.004301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed940690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,38571.00/cwt71.00–71.009831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0011
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288060.00/cwt60.00–60.005281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295354.35/cwt49.00–59.005182
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14583.00/cwt83.00–83.009501

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.