Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-12-07

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Dec 7
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
▲ 423 vs last sale 157▲ 428 vs year ago 152 · +281.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 35▼ 4 vs year ago 23 · −17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Several long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.34/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$169.34
247 head · 585 lb average
Value per head Derived
$991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$765
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$106.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.27
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1597174.131,039209
Medium and Large 1-2673169.001,1375thin
Medium and Large 2494151.7675023
Medium and Large 3518114.745959thin
Small and Medium 340567.502731thin
One grade step is worth $106.63/cwt here — about $765 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 sale247 hd
169.34
—
AR average9 barns · 2,505 hd
177.61
−8.27
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—Low1,56376.161,1902thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99065.006441thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51261.629323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15245.8552811

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 PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$7001thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1281198.00/cwt198.00–198.005565
Steers—Medium and Large 1374182.66/cwt176.00–184.006836
Steers—Medium and Large 2376165.22/cwt150.00–174.006214
Steers—Small and Medium 340567.50/cwt67.50–67.502731
Steers—Medium and Large 3428123.50/cwt120.00–130.005293
Steers—Medium and Large 1430184.05/cwt180.00–188.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 2430151.95/cwt140.00–158.006537
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435218.00/cwt218.00–218.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added459209.00/cwt209.00–209.009595
Steers—Medium and Large 346092.58/cwt85.00–100.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 1475173.97/cwt161.00–181.008268
Steers—Medium and Large 2490157.98/cwt156.00–160.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 2505152.00/cwt131.00–159.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 1513166.05/cwt164.00–169.008523
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514192.08/cwt172.00–201.0098712
Steers—Medium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568150.07/cwt145.00–155.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added572182.15/cwt181.50–188.001,04260
Steers—Medium and Large 1581173.61/cwt160.00–176.001,00914
Steers—Medium and Large 2588144.51/cwt140.00–150.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 3595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615175.72/cwt170.00–176.001,08122
Steers—Medium and Large 1616163.03/cwt160.00–168.001,0044
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 3635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Steers—Medium and Large 2645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1660160.72/cwt159.00–164.001,06136
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1375
Steers—Medium and Large 3710118.00/cwt118.00–118.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1715159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1371
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added740164.91/cwt159.00–165.501,22011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 2855124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 1900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added923138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2749
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355143.04/cwt140.00–146.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365102.00/cwt102.00–102.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378160.81/cwt156.00–165.0060812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423140.47/cwt140.00–141.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430163.43/cwt152.00–167.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458176.00/cwt176.00–176.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465112.68/cwt109.00–119.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488164.90/cwt155.00–168.0080517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527114.08/cwt110.00–120.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531168.10/cwt153.00–170.0089313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570148.00/cwt148.00–148.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588167.93/cwt166.50–169.5098745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1592158.50/cwt150.00–166.0093863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610159.83/cwt156.00–164.0097515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623104.00/cwt104.00–104.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629161.59/cwt145.00–163.001,01625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680138.00/cwt138.00–138.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added709151.12/cwt144.00–153.001,0718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740138.48/cwt136.00–141.001,0252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1453171.00/cwt171.00–171.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518137.56/cwt135.00–140.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523162.00/cwt162.00–162.008473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560131.67/cwt125.00–135.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583149.38/cwt144.00–155.008712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680143.00/cwt143.00–143.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,56376.16/cwt74.00–78.001,1902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99065.00/cwt65.00–65.006441
Cows—Boner 80-85%99827.50/cwt20.00–40.002744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12546.31/cwt45.00–50.005213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32663.86/cwt60.00–65.008474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51261.62/cwt60.00–65.009323
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed83545.00/cwt45.00–45.003761
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,270700.00/head700.00–700.007001

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.