Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2024-02-14

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 14
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
503 head
▲ 429 vs last sale 74▲ 371 vs year ago 132 · +281.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 16▲ 19 vs year ago 8 · +237.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 13▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher, over 600 lbs, no comparable receipts from last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs , no comparable receipts from last week. Feeder supply was mostly above average in quality with many long weaned calves included. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower on a light test, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $258.89/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$258.89
222 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$558
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.43
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565266.661,506148
Medium and Large 1-2548255.111,39719thin
Medium and Large 2476242.531,15539
Medium and Large 3410231.4194816thin
One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $558 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 sale222 hd
258.89
—
AR average10 barns · 3,564 hd
253.46
+5.43
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—Low1,624113.671,8463thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,481100.201,4849thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,13780.4991512
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00473.017333thin

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)1,390$1,6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,2001thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325336.17/cwt322.50–352.501,0934
Steers—Medium and Large 3325242.50/cwt242.50–242.507881
Steers—Medium and Large 2363297.55/cwt295.00–300.001,0802
Steers—Medium and Large 1369363.35/cwt332.50–372.501,34111
Steers—Medium and Large 3373258.59/cwt250.00–277.509653
Steers—Medium and Large 3400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 2412272.65/cwt267.50–287.501,1234
Steers—Medium and Large 1417337.68/cwt332.50–340.001,4086
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added443349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,5462
Steers—Medium and Large 3469248.78/cwt235.00–257.501,1675
Steers—Medium and Large 1473313.79/cwt295.00–325.001,48414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,5356
Steers—Medium and Large 2514260.55/cwt250.00–278.001,3397
Steers—Medium and Large 1531284.08/cwt272.50–291.001,50813
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added561299.24/cwt295.00–304.001,67921
Steers—Medium and Large 3563235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3232
Steers—Medium and Large 1574278.24/cwt266.00–287.001,59717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5906
Steers—Medium and Large 1622267.57/cwt252.00–275.001,66410
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7448
Steers—Medium and Large 2655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Steers—Medium and Large 1658251.93/cwt240.00–260.001,6583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,6434
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added682241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6449
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,70812
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735246.44/cwt243.00–250.001,81116
Steers—Medium and Large 1768238.95/cwt235.00–247.001,8355
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added783235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8403
Steers—Medium and Large 1830230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9091
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added917210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9264
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added305296.00/cwt296.00–296.009032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310236.11/cwt220.00–260.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325272.50/cwt272.50–272.508861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339252.09/cwt221.00–265.008554
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363206.37/cwt200.00–213.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365252.62/cwt240.00–270.009226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379291.78/cwt275.00–300.001,1066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416244.24/cwt200.00–300.001,0166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432281.84/cwt273.00–296.001,21814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440259.61/cwt250.00–269.001,1422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479246.78/cwt230.00–268.001,18215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484267.42/cwt260.00–270.001,2946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,3348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2499261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,3024
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518251.41/cwt241.00–259.001,30212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523297.18/cwt263.00–298.001,55443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565232.43/cwt230.00–235.001,3132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581242.01/cwt240.00–244.001,4064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,3583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585262.09/cwt260.00–264.001,53317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620221.41/cwt210.00–233.001,3732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626240.24/cwt234.00–243.001,5048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement6301,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,76013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679241.57/cwt238.00–243.001,64016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added746225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,67910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added846221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8706
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418314.65/cwt302.00–330.001,3153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485273.92/cwt266.00–282.001,3292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527248.59/cwt238.00–258.001,3103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533276.20/cwt265.00–292.001,4727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560265.02/cwt258.00–271.001,4846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613263.30/cwt244.00–268.001,6145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725222.17/cwt214.00–230.001,6112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3601
Bulls—Medium and Large 385087.50/cwt87.50–87.507441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1900149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,345105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4121
Bulls——1,763118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,0802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87536.00/cwt36.00–36.003151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03381.73/cwt80.00–85.008443
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06891.52/cwt91.00–92.009772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14791.47/cwt90.00–100.001,0496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22257.28/cwt50.00–66.007003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425103.56/cwt102.00–105.001,4763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483100.29/cwt100.00–101.001,4874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-280080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,4121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,528101.07/cwt100.00–102.001,5443
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611

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.