Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-06-28

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 28
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 560 vs last sale 745▲ 61 vs year ago 124 · +49.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 41▲ 44 vs year ago 16 · +275.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 12▲ 22 vs year ago 7 · +314.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs not tested, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-12.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-15.00, mostly 12.00 lower. Feeder supply not as attractive to buyers as last weeks offerings, & hot, steamy Summer has arrived. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, on a very light test, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.98/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$196.98
67 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.74
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546205.931,12438
Medium and Large 1-2455194.008836thin
Medium and Large 2455191.7387316thin
Medium and Large 3510163.018317thin
One grade step is worth $42.92/cwt here — about $293 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 sale67 hd
196.98
—
AR average9 barns · 1,893 hd
214.72
−17.74
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—High1,46197.751,4284thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,205106.351,2823thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09092.671,0106thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08991.6599830

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)1,235$1,5867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,137$1,4063thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,210$1,0513thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1414223.17/cwt220.00–236.009245
Steers—Medium and Large 2423208.33/cwt200.00–216.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 2455186.92/cwt180.00–196.008503
Steers—Medium and Large 1479227.29/cwt220.00–236.001,0895
Steers—Medium and Large 2525205.92/cwt197.00–215.001,0814
Steers—Medium and Large 1530226.45/cwt217.00–239.001,2003
Steers—Medium and Large 2560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 1583233.65/cwt225.00–236.001,3628
Steers—Medium and Large 3590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1611227.06/cwt214.00–231.001,38717
Steers—Medium and Large 2615201.35/cwt188.00–210.001,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 1679219.46/cwt210.00–224.001,4903
Steers—Medium and Large 1730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
Steers—Medium and Large 1840186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327208.59/cwt206.00–210.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373185.82/cwt180.00–190.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418207.35/cwt206.00–208.008673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424196.90/cwt186.00–200.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425198.00/cwt198.00–198.008423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467209.82/cwt200.00–220.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479194.32/cwt185.00–199.009313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485190.00/cwt190.00–190.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485175.00/cwt170.00–180.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523188.07/cwt185.00–191.009842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537219.33/cwt214.00–231.001,17814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563198.33/cwt195.00–200.001,1173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568184.87/cwt175.00–195.001,0502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621199.62/cwt190.00–202.001,2407
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625160.52/cwt160.00–161.001,0032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,030120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3498162.00/cwt162.00–162.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520155.00/cwt155.00–155.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533212.99/cwt211.00–215.001,1352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573214.72/cwt198.00–220.001,2308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624208.21/cwt199.00–220.001,2995
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,000100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19579.00/cwt79.00–79.009442
Bulls——1,405108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5171
Bulls——2,050125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,5631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84072.98/cwt70.00–76.006132
Cows—Boner 80-85%90772.38/cwt71.00–75.006563
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01075.00/cwt75.00–75.007582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,03098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05485.87/cwt85.00–88.009055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10094.49/cwt94.00–95.001,0392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12792.85/cwt90.00–96.001,04612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,160108.51/cwt107.00–110.001,2592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183105.34/cwt103.00–108.001,2468
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,293110.52/cwt110.00–111.001,4292
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290597.98/cwt93.00–104.008872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289591.00/cwt91.00–91.008141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00097.00/cwt97.00–97.009701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010105.40/cwt88.00–121.001,0652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023116.53/cwt116.00–117.001,1922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,091108.80/cwt96.00–120.001,1874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20797.93/cwt91.00–108.001,1823
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,406.20/head1,075.00–1,725.001,4063
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,544.23/head1,350.00–1,725.001,5444
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,039.64/head950.00–1,125.001,0402
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2781,641.92/head1,575.00–1,750.001,6423

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.