Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-06-01

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 1
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
304 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 42▲ 187 vs year ago 117 · +159.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 9▲ 64 vs year ago 16 · +400.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 7▲ 149 vs year ago 7 · +2,128.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to 2 weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-8.00, mostly 4.00 lower except over 600 lb heifers who sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, no Trend for Slaughter bulls but higher undertones denoted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.49/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$144.49
128 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$601
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$89.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.51
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549148.15813104
Medium and Large 2514134.2468921
Medium and Large 3500105.005252thin
Small and Medium 336059.002121thin
One grade step is worth $89.15/cwt here — about $601 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 sale128 hd
144.49
—
AR average6 barns · 1,306 hd
149.00
−4.51
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—Average1,75699.941,7558thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40777.081,0855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22675.249228thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$93512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,1893thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$1,11338
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,159$9526
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,055$1,2001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)858$1,0794thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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—382156.09/cwt145.00–159.0059614
HeifersMedium and Large 2—540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
SteersMedium and Large 2—685137.97/cwt136.00–140.009452
SteersMedium and Large 2—387161.79/cwt160.00–169.006265
SteersMedium and Large 1—565163.93/cwt151.00–168.0092612
HeifersMedium and Large 1—650143.00/cwt143.00–143.009303
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—36059.00/cwt59.00–59.002121
HeifersMedium and Large 2—700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611
SteersMedium and Large 3—750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
SteersMedium and Large 3—590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
SteersMedium and Large 1—662155.26/cwt150.00–158.001,0283
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624139.54/cwt134.00–142.008716
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425139.65/cwt139.00–140.005943
SteersMedium and Large 2—430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006883
SteersMedium and Large 2—482160.18/cwt155.00–164.007726
SteersMedium and Large 1—940118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1091
SteersMedium and Large 1—365176.44/cwt170.00–180.006443
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427151.38/cwt146.00–155.0064611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575148.47/cwt137.00–151.0085410
SteersMedium and Large 1—476170.23/cwt165.00–176.0081016
SteersMedium and Large 2—613139.94/cwt135.00–145.008582
SteersMedium and Large 1—518169.17/cwt166.00–175.0087615
SteersMedium and Large 1—328174.75/cwt170.00–183.005734
SteersMedium and Large 3—475107.79/cwt75.00–142.005122
SteersMedium and Large 2—515158.00/cwt158.00–158.008141
Dairy SteersLarge 3—69054.00/cwt54.00–54.003731
Dairy SteersLarge 3—58053.00/cwt53.00–53.003071
SteersMedium and Large 1—416171.01/cwt166.00–177.007119
SteersMedium and Large 1—765134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0251
SteersMedium and Large 1—614159.45/cwt158.50–160.009798
SteersMedium and Large 2—300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—838129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,08116
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—556157.94/cwt157.00–159.0087819
BullsMedium and Large 2—610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
BullsMedium and Large 1—522160.40/cwt157.00–162.008373
BullsMedium and Large 1—635146.71/cwt141.00–153.0093211
BullsMedium and Large 1—685136.00/cwt136.00–136.009321
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39881.70/cwt80.00–83.001,1423
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,24575.53/cwt75.00–76.009402
Bulls——1,65098.00/cwt96.00–100.001,6172
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40777.08/cwt75.00–79.001,0855
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,04068.58/cwt67.00–70.007133
Bulls——1,16084.00/cwt84.00–84.009741
Bulls——1,917103.90/cwt103.00–105.001,9925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,173934.63/head785.00–1,125.0093512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2271,018.15/head790.00–1,160.001,0187
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—825710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8751,130.49/head1,000.00–1,210.001,1303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—995600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,01588.00/cwt88.00–88.008931
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2131,006.65/head850.00–1,135.001,0074
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3401,188.51/head1,100.00–1,235.001,1893
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,275975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,125800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,33278.78/cwt75.00–82.001,0495
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,54083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2781
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—805925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3231,104.63/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2721,150.68/head960.00–1,350.001,15127
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—1,025935.30/head900.00–975.009352
HeifersMedium and Large 1—323150.26/cwt145.00–156.004854
HeifersMedium and Large 2—476141.03/cwt135.00–144.006715
HeifersMedium and Large 1—509146.61/cwt140.00–150.007465
HeifersMedium and Large 2—333140.00/cwt140.00–140.004663
HeifersMedium and Large 2—595131.00/cwt130.00–134.007794
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 3—500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005252
HeifersMedium and Large 2—680126.00/cwt126.00–126.008571
HeifersMedium and Large 2—390142.00/cwt142.00–142.005541
HeifersMedium and Large 2—835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487150.43/cwt140.00–156.0073316

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.