Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-06-16

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 16
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
86 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 172▼ 137 vs year ago 223 · −61.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 13▼ 13 vs year ago 22 · −59.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 47 vs year ago 58 · −81.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test & with not all classes represented; Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 400 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.07/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$120.07
30 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$42.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.80
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567130.6274117thin
Medium and Large 2467115.165376thin
Medium and Large 3435106.244624thin
Small and Medium 336288.543203thin
One grade step is worth $42.08/cwt here — about $421 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 sale30 hd
120.07
—
AR average7 barns · 1,495 hd
132.87
−12.80
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—Low1,89070.001,3231thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00365.006522thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13257.646526thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1—544135.75/cwt135.00–136.007384
BullsMedium and Large 2—540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
SteersMedium and Large 3—370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670116.00/cwt116.00–116.007771
SteersMedium and Large 1—527150.54/cwt146.00–153.007934
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,160685.00/cwt685.00–685.007,9461
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—750710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,3251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008253
SteersMedium and Large 2—585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007442
BullsMedium and Large 1—765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
SteersSmall and Medium 3—54570.00/cwt70.00–70.003821
SteersMedium and Large 1—455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
SteersMedium and Large 1—445141.00/cwt141.00–141.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—340115.00/cwt115.00–115.003912
SteersMedium and Large 1—670137.00/cwt137.00–137.009187
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,245850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,5831
BullsMedium and Large 1—572136.75/cwt129.00–141.007826
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427137.90/cwt130.00–145.005893
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—32085.31/cwt80.00–90.002732
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—44595.00/cwt95.00–95.004231
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00365.00/cwt65.00–65.006522
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,32360.42/cwt60.00–61.007992
CowsBoner 80-85%—89040.00/cwt40.00–40.003561
CowsBoner 80-85%—98555.00/cwt55.00–55.005421
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,13565.00/cwt65.00–65.007382
Bulls——1,89070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1Full—745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
BullsMedium and Large 1—745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
SteersMedium and Large 2—465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006512
SteersMedium and Large 3—695102.00/cwt102.00–102.007091
HeifersMedium and Large 3—51091.00/cwt91.00–91.004641
SteersMedium and Large 1—760126.00/cwt126.00–126.009581
SteersMedium and Large 1—820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
BullsMedium and Large 2—685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
SteersMedium and Large 3—70574.00/cwt74.00–74.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 3—485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005091
HeifersMedium and Large 2—460117.47/cwt115.00–120.005402
HeifersMedium and Large 1—559132.97/cwt129.00–135.007434
SteersMedium and Large 1—374149.98/cwt149.00–151.005614
SteersMedium and Large 3—495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373114.48/cwt114.00–115.004272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,005835.00/cwt835.00–835.008,3921
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—93566.42/cwt64.50–72.006215
BullsMedium and Large 1—624130.28/cwt120.00–134.008136
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—77081.00/cwt81.00–81.006241
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—72581.00/cwt81.00–81.005871
BullsMedium and Large 1—825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008661
BullsMedium and Large 1—675121.49/cwt121.00–122.008202
HeifersMedium and Large 2—530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
BullsMedium and Large 2—550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441

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.