Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-01-11

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 11
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 34▼ 134 vs year ago 358 · −37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 28 · −7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 9 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts from last weeks very light offering to establish a trend, however higher undertones in all classes was noted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $190.76/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$190.76
99 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.48
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538197.851,06479
Medium and Large 2411173.1871216thin
Medium and Large 3485121.075874thin
One grade step is worth $76.78/cwt here — about $477 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 sale99 hd
190.76
—
AR average6 barns · 2,777 hd
194.25
−3.48
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—Average1,38377.001,0652thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42472.211,0288thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,11058.5065014
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93550.004682thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,0101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$7851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$9801thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310211.61/cwt200.00–222.506562
Steers—Medium and Large 2328170.92/cwt163.00–180.005616
Steers—Medium and Large 1375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 2380172.24/cwt150.00–185.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2435177.98/cwt170.00–184.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added453227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0283
Steers—Medium and Large 3458131.09/cwt115.00–141.006003
Steers—Medium and Large 1483197.71/cwt190.00–200.0095512
Steers—Medium and Large 2513173.93/cwt169.00–179.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,12311
Steers—Medium and Large 1527198.50/cwt194.00–204.001,04613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555201.22/cwt192.00–204.001,11712
Steers—Medium and Large 1561185.84/cwt176.00–190.001,0437
Steers—Medium and Large 356591.00/cwt91.00–91.005141
Steers—Medium and Large 2568173.45/cwt162.00–185.009852
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 1640182.57/cwt172.00–184.001,1688
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2191
Steers—Medium and Large 1693170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1782
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added720159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1451
Steers—Medium and Large 1920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368162.51/cwt161.00–164.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373173.44/cwt170.00–181.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410172.00/cwt170.00–176.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426149.35/cwt146.00–155.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added431180.00/cwt180.00–180.007765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459152.45/cwt140.00–160.007008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460169.46/cwt166.00–173.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523174.04/cwt167.00–175.0091017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524144.42/cwt140.00–160.007576
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538127.51/cwt125.00–130.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571172.62/cwt170.00–176.009867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582155.19/cwt155.00–156.009035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617154.00/cwt154.00–154.009503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629165.27/cwt160.00–168.001,0409
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525181.00/cwt181.00–181.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527135.83/cwt131.00–145.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560143.00/cwt143.00–143.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574185.94/cwt180.00–188.001,0674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595155.00/cwt155.00–155.009221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626185.14/cwt180.00–186.001,1597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663147.99/cwt146.00–150.009812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685122.00/cwt122.00–122.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723162.53/cwt160.00–165.001,1752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1955113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29569.00/cwt69.00–69.008941
Bulls——1,47085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight71037.00/cwt37.00–37.002631
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80552.00/cwt52.00–52.004191
Cows—Lean 85-90%93550.00/cwt50.00–50.004682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02544.65/cwt34.00–53.004583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12565.00/cwt65.00–65.007312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17858.05/cwt57.00–59.006842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27070.00/cwt70.00–70.008895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37368.96/cwt67.00–70.009473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45474.16/cwt72.00–75.001,0785
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298056.53/cwt52.00–60.005542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17858.05/cwt57.00–59.006842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23063.00/cwt63.00–63.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24569.00/cwt69.00–69.008591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,44574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292377.84/cwt65.00–88.007182
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0371
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,395980.00/head980.00–980.009801

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.