Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-03-18

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 18
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
24 head
43 vs last sale 67 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1 head
3 vs last sale 4 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
0 vs last sale 2 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: not enough offerings to establish a trend in either feeder or slaughter cattle; heavy rain in area and continued concern over Livestock Futures are hampering cattle movement in area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.62/cwt on 10 head.
Average price
$132.62
10 head · 445 lb average
Value per head Derived
$590
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.79
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445132.6259010thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale10 hd
132.62
AR average8 barns · 1,007 hd
126.83
+5.79
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16050.005801thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
BullsMedium and Large 1755101.00/cwt101.00–101.007631
BullsMedium and Large 1583127.40/cwt123.00–132.007432
BullsMedium and Large 2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16050.00/cwt50.00–50.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 1445132.62/cwt129.00–133.0059010
SteersMedium and Large 1480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
SteersMedium and Large 1430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-274053.00/cwt53.00–53.003921
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16039.00/cwt39.00–39.004521
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345141.00/cwt141.00–141.004861

How this sale compares

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.