Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-10-25

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 25
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 86▼ 64 vs year ago 129 · −49.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 89 vs year ago 95 · −93.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 52 vs year ago 59 · −88.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class to establish a trend; definite lower undertones denoted in all classes of Feeder & Slaughter cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.10/cwt on 25 head.
Average price
$190.10
25 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$993
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.89
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517201.471,04216thin
Medium and Large 2523183.979635thin
Medium and Large 3543152.258264thin
One grade step is worth $49.22/cwt here — about $216 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 sale25 hd
190.10
—
AR average8 barns · 1,512 hd
213.99
−23.89
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—Average1,80896.921,7523thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37888.481,2192thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06585.009051thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)875$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,398$1,3782thin

Every lot

41 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 3310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1380238.03/cwt236.00–240.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 3383127.42/cwt115.00–140.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 2395205.00/cwt205.00–205.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1430221.48/cwt220.00–223.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 2440219.00/cwt219.00–219.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1475233.97/cwt231.00–240.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 2483195.33/cwt187.00–203.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 1505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Steers—Medium and Large 3610176.30/cwt176.30–176.301,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy760230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1442214.76/cwt211.00–216.009494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469202.96/cwt201.00–211.009525
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475181.00/cwt181.00–181.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518184.93/cwt180.00–190.009582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535199.42/cwt191.00–208.001,0672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560207.21/cwt205.00–208.001,1604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560169.00/cwt169.00–169.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 363584.00/cwt84.00–84.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505220.09/cwt211.00–229.001,1112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660210.26/cwt210.00–211.001,3884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1782182.95/cwt179.00–190.001,4313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,80896.92/cwt95.00–101.001,7523
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06585.00/cwt85.00–85.009051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37888.48/cwt87.00–90.001,2192
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3981,377.75/head1,310.00–1,435.001,3782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00593.00/cwt93.00–93.009351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10888.65/cwt82.00–93.009823

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.