Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-07-19

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 185 vs last sale 230▼ 263 vs year ago 308 · −85.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 41▼ 19 vs year ago 37 · −51.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 82▼ 14 vs year ago 33 · −42.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Very light run with not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $226.22/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$226.22
18 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,141
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$637
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.25
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529231.201,22215thin
Medium and Large 2413212.008752thin
Medium and Large 3325180.005851thin
One grade step is worth $51.20/cwt here — about $637 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 sale18 hd
226.22
—
AR average9 barns · 1,135 hd
241.48
−15.25
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—High1,687121.132,0434thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,545100.001,5451thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,05488.9593812
CowsLean 85-90%Low77579.006121thin

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)1,097$9645

Every lot

51 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 1305226.00/cwt226.00–226.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 3325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1395239.00/cwt239.00–239.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1413245.04/cwt238.00–252.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 2460224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1465241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1528231.48/cwt231.00–232.001,2222
Steers—Medium and Large 1555232.51/cwt231.00–234.001,2902
Steers—Medium and Large 1610225.49/cwt225.00–226.001,3752
Steers—Medium and Large 1698226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5773
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320205.00/cwt205.00–205.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340221.00/cwt221.00–221.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365215.38/cwt211.00–220.007862
Heifers—Medium and Large 339084.00/cwt84.00–84.003281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430228.00/cwt228.00–228.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523209.63/cwt204.00–215.001,0962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open770176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470223.98/cwt222.00–226.001,0532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495198.00/cwt198.00–198.009801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,1471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,608117.33/cwt115.00–120.001,8872
Bulls——1,765124.92/cwt124.00–126.002,2052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight76064.00/cwt64.00–64.004861
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77579.00/cwt79.00–79.006121
Cows—Boner 80-85%96365.56/cwt60.00–70.006312
Cows—Boner 80-85%96884.72/cwt80.00–90.008203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05396.05/cwt92.00–100.001,0112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238106.50/cwt104.00–110.001,3184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 374374.73/cwt63.00–89.005552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00594.92/cwt84.00–108.009543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095109.64/cwt108.00–111.001,2012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2061
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 370585.30/cwt79.00–93.006012
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-270572.00/cwt72.00–72.005081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 365590.00/cwt90.00–90.005901
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 379090.00/cwt90.00–90.007111
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 3855102.00/cwt102.00–102.008721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 31,098826.20/head800.00–850.008262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1651,070.00/head1,070.00–1,070.001,0701

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.