Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2021-08-11

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 11
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 234▼ 184 vs year ago 265 · −69.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 24▼ 14 vs year ago 18 · −77.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▼ 35 vs year ago 42 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test, Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-7.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.88/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$149.88
52 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.68
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570153.9887743
Medium and Large 2530137.787306thin
Medium and Large 3527115.336083thin
One grade step is worth $38.66/cwt here — about $269 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 sale52 hd
149.88
—
AR average9 barns · 1,211 hd
158.56
−8.68
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—Average1,57277.011,2113thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08060.006481thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls——1,70381.02/cwt80.50–81.501,3802
Bulls——1,31069.00/cwt69.00–69.009041
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08060.00/cwt60.00–60.006481
BullsMedium and Large 1—785123.00/cwt123.00–123.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1—805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
BullsMedium and Large 1—570142.47/cwt139.00–146.008122
SteersMedium and Large 1—533151.41/cwt149.00–155.008075
BullsMedium and Large 2—750103.00/cwt103.00–103.007731
HeifersMedium and Large 1—637138.00/cwt138.00–138.008793
SteersMedium and Large 1—475155.01/cwt153.00–158.007364
SteersMedium and Large 2—430148.00/cwt148.00–148.006361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478149.00/cwt149.00–149.007122
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—93552.00/cwt52.00–52.004861
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675131.32/cwt130.00–132.008863
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3—78541.00/cwt41.00–41.003221
HeifersMedium and Large 1—415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
SteersMedium and Large 3—415115.00/cwt115.00–115.004771
HeifersMedium and Large 2—410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004922
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,220900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,9801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,09568.00/cwt68.00–68.007451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—95048.00/cwt48.00–48.004561
SteersMedium and Large 2—945108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0211
SteersMedium and Large 2—378147.33/cwt139.00–156.005572
SteersMedium and Large 2—560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 1—700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1—313174.98/cwt173.00–177.005482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,06084.00/cwt84.00–84.008901
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—85062.00/cwt62.00–62.005271
SteersMedium and Large 1—574155.68/cwt151.00–157.008949
HeifersMedium and Large 1—555143.20/cwt142.00–144.007955
SteersMedium and Large 1—378167.41/cwt160.00–174.006333
SteersMedium and Large 1—632147.00/cwt147.00–147.009293
SteersMedium and Large 3—583115.49/cwt115.00–116.006732
SteersMedium and Large 2—490136.00/cwt136.00–136.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 2—465138.00/cwt138.00–138.006421
SteersMedium and Large 1—420168.00/cwt168.00–168.007061
SteersMedium and Large 1—668148.87/cwt140.00–150.0099416
HeifersMedium and Large 1—360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401

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.