Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-10-11

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 11
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 71▼ 63 vs year ago 162 · −38.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 37 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 11▼ 5 vs year ago 17 · −29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Notrend for Slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.49/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$205.49
49 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,033
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$405
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.32
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525216.361,13623
Medium and Large 2487200.4797623
Medium and Large 3455160.657313thin
One grade step is worth $55.71/cwt here — about $405 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 sale49 hd
205.49
—
AR average9 barns · 2,162 hd
221.81
−16.32
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—Average1,750105.001,8381thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28992.381,1915thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,14381.8193523
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04781.188506thin

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)930$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)978$8292thin

Every lot

59 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 1321267.14/cwt255.00–272.508584
Steers—Medium and Large 1350255.00/cwt255.00–255.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1416232.23/cwt230.00–236.009664
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0192
Steers—Medium and Large 1478241.38/cwt230.00–250.001,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 3483187.03/cwt186.00–188.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 2490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1533235.51/cwt235.00–236.001,2552
Steers—Medium and Large 1590228.50/cwt222.00–235.001,3482
Steers—Medium and Large 1605222.94/cwt216.00–230.001,3492
Steers—Medium and Large 1670220.87/cwt215.00–227.001,4802
Steers—Medium and Large 1720227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320230.20/cwt221.00–240.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358219.70/cwt215.00–222.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373194.90/cwt190.00–200.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425198.45/cwt180.00–216.008433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430216.00/cwt216.00–216.009291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445180.00/cwt180.00–180.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460150.98/cwt150.00–152.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468216.55/cwt210.00–220.001,0133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477199.95/cwt190.00–210.009544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528230.55/cwt220.00–241.001,2172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530204.00/cwt198.00–210.001,0817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563214.72/cwt210.00–217.001,2093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581195.56/cwt190.00–210.001,1365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620226.03/cwt216.00–228.001,4016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy740191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1960119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435198.00/cwt198.00–198.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505223.50/cwt221.00–226.001,1292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2508189.34/cwt189.00–190.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573200.47/cwt193.00–214.001,1493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618177.98/cwt175.00–182.001,1003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2875159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,3611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,750105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02068.27/cwt60.00–75.006962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06187.63/cwt85.00–90.009304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06592.00/cwt92.00–92.009801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12059.29/cwt44.00–75.006642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14887.67/cwt85.00–90.001,0069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15080.19/cwt80.00–82.0092211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28092.98/cwt91.00–95.001,1904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1931
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808125.19/cwt116.00–139.001,0122
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830102.00/cwt102.00–102.008471
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297089.96/cwt89.00–91.008733
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05586.00/cwt86.00–86.009071
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978829.30/head420.00–1,125.008292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19582.00/cwt82.00–82.009801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,40091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2741

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.