Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-02-22

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 22
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 132▼ 95 vs year ago 234 · −40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 8▼ 11 vs year ago 32 · −34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 4▼ 13 vs year ago 29 · −44.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-16.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 13.00-20.00, instances of 30.00 higher; over 500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply included many high quality long weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.54/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$180.54
63 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.28
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2418185.007732thin
Medium and Large 1556184.961,02948
Medium and Large 2480177.038499thin
Medium and Large 3459133.256114thin
One grade step is worth $51.75/cwt here — about $162 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 sale63 hd
180.54
—
AR average6 barns · 1,245 hd
180.82
−0.28
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—Low1,07363.496812thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39398.201,3686thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,21890.501,1022thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,09876.9884511

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 PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$7851thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319235.24/cwt216.00–255.007505
Steers—Medium and Large 2350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 3385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1413220.00/cwt220.00–220.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 3443174.00/cwt174.00–174.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 1454221.69/cwt214.00–231.001,0064
Steers—Medium and Large 2475181.50/cwt170.00–193.008622
Steers—Medium and Large 1524216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1329
Steers—Medium and Large 1570201.38/cwt200.00–204.001,1483
Steers—Medium and Large 1635198.47/cwt194.00–199.001,2609
Steers—Medium and Large 1709189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3409
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added852169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,44014
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed310148.00/cwt148.00–148.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325229.00/cwt229.00–229.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365213.38/cwt207.00–216.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415191.00/cwt191.00–191.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418185.00/cwt185.00–185.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419210.00/cwt210.00–210.008804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440188.00/cwt188.00–188.008273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450179.00/cwt179.00–179.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493190.00/cwt190.00–190.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed500116.00/cwt116.00–116.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513177.97/cwt176.00–180.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530139.00/cwt139.00–139.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533164.81/cwt160.00–172.008784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565178.27/cwt177.00–180.001,00717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580165.00/cwt165.00–165.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1648176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added719169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,2199
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500171.00/cwt171.00–171.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525189.00/cwt189.00–189.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613185.10/cwt180.00–190.001,1352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,07363.49/cwt42.50–84.006812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%95253.55/cwt45.00–65.005103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05075.30/cwt70.00–81.007913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10580.00/cwt80.00–80.008841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17387.50/cwt87.00–88.001,0262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24295.08/cwt94.00–96.001,1813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,330101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34094.50/cwt94.00–95.001,2662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419100.05/cwt98.00–102.501,4204
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed95069.00/cwt69.00–69.006561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,0461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,33594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,2551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed760785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,055875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed68070.00/cwt70.00–70.004761
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed75074.86/cwt60.00–101.005613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278580.00/cwt80.00–80.006281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed74588.00/cwt88.00–88.006561

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.