Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-07-12

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 12
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 185▼ 108 vs year ago 338 · −32.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 60▲ 8 vs year ago 33 · +24.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 29▲ 66 vs year ago 16 · +412.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs not well tested, over 400 lbs sold 12.00-17.00 instances of up to 22.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 16.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. On a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.71/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$208.71
66 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$481
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$84.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.06
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546221.911,21048
Medium and Large 2554195.261,08210thin
Small and Medium 3362172.006232thin
Medium and Large 3529137.837296thin
One grade step is worth $84.07/cwt here — about $481 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 sale66 hd
208.71
—
AR average7 barns · 1,512 hd
216.78
−8.06
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—Low1,557116.251,8106thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411108.591,5327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,09286.8394824
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04067.006972thin

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)1,200$1,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,5753thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)630$2501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,1101thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)855$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,13213
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,321$2,00630
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,2101thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)992$1,9467
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)956$1,73210

Every lot

87 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 3270204.00/cwt204.00–204.005513
Steers—Medium and Large 2335236.00/cwt236.00–236.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 2362226.61/cwt212.00–238.008203
Steers—Small and Medium 336580.00/cwt80.00–80.002921
Steers—Medium and Large 1388244.00/cwt244.00–244.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 2430226.63/cwt220.00–230.009753
Steers—Medium and Large 2450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1479245.38/cwt237.00–250.001,1754
Steers—Medium and Large 1521247.03/cwt241.00–249.001,2878
Steers—Medium and Large 1577247.40/cwt239.00–249.001,4276
Steers—Medium and Large 2590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Steers—Medium and Large 1618239.66/cwt238.00–240.001,4816
Steers—Medium and Large 1655231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,51311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6322
Steers—Medium and Large 1725232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6821
Steers—Medium and Large 1790217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7142
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned860176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5142
Steers—Medium and Large 1895198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310229.00/cwt229.00–229.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310117.00/cwt117.00–117.003631
Heifers—Small and Medium 3362172.00/cwt172.00–172.006232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375225.19/cwt224.00–228.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395211.00/cwt211.00–211.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425232.34/cwt232.00–233.009873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480231.50/cwt214.00–235.001,1117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505138.00/cwt138.00–138.006971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530193.67/cwt190.00–201.001,0263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533229.53/cwt207.00–235.001,22314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564219.61/cwt215.00–230.001,2396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575191.79/cwt184.00–200.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590143.00/cwt143.00–143.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615199.51/cwt199.00–200.001,2272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634218.62/cwt216.00–229.001,3865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654216.67/cwt213.00–224.001,4173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5352
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,150105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527155.86/cwt144.00–170.008213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535226.85/cwt220.00–234.001,2147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576226.65/cwt216.00–236.001,3066
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605164.02/cwt161.00–167.009922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618184.94/cwt180.00–190.001,1432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628217.02/cwt216.00–218.001,3634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2800175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,135100.74/cwt96.00–105.001,1432
Bulls——1,722125.67/cwt124.00–127.002,1643
Bulls——1,905119.00/cwt119.00–119.002,2671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87539.00/cwt39.00–39.003411
Cows—Boner 80-85%97360.11/cwt26.00–87.005859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04594.00/cwt94.00–94.009821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11098.13/cwt97.00–100.001,0895
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206106.48/cwt104.00–109.001,2849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,394109.02/cwt108.00–110.001,5206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6061
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,808.62/head1,625.00–2,000.001,8092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,095.58/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0965
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2411,943.62/head1,275.00–2,225.001,94414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2842,205.63/head2,125.00–2,250.002,2067
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4272,090.58/head1,700.00–2,250.002,09113
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,5202,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3630250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,047111.91/cwt111.00–114.001,1723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27099.65/cwt86.00–109.001,2663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,293104.49/cwt97.00–110.001,3512
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29531,757.74/head1,500.00–1,950.001,7585
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29581,705.72/head1,500.00–1,875.001,7065
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29761,995.72/head1,900.00–2,150.001,9965
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,821.25/head1,575.00–2,025.001,8212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28801,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1461
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938134.11/cwt132.00–136.001,2582

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.