Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2022-08-03

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 3
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 108▲ 18 vs year ago 234 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 7 vs year ago 24 · −29.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 24▲ 18 vs year ago 1 · +1,800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-20.00 higher with largest advance on 400-500 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.20/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$150.20
117 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$589
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$99.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.64
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518162.5984278
Medium and Large 1-2410150.006153thin
Medium and Large 2476138.5566022
Medium and Large 3519109.4856811thin
Small and Medium 340263.002533thin
One grade step is worth $99.59/cwt here — about $589 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 sale117 hd
150.20
—
AR average8 barns · 1,508 hd
152.84
−2.64
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—Average1,41080.381,1333thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,10074.008141thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,01365.0565912
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low82535.002891thin

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)1,160$1,0101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)748$5102thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)480$3101thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)990$9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$6901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,0002thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$6001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)635$3651thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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 2—520138.25/cwt130.00–147.007192
HeifersMedium and Large 3—555124.46/cwt120.00–129.006912
HeifersMedium and Large 3—473117.54/cwt110.00–125.005562
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370117.69/cwt114.00–121.004352
HeifersMedium and Large 2—313140.00/cwt140.00–140.004382
SteersMedium and Large 2—528145.63/cwt140.00–152.007694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006153
HeifersMedium and Large 3—62586.00/cwt86.00–86.005381
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 2—618135.51/cwt135.00–136.008372
HeifersMedium and Large 3—66575.00/cwt75.00–75.004991
SteersMedium and Large 1—538175.19/cwt170.00–176.009437
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570139.63/cwt135.00–144.007963
HeifersMedium and Large 3—77587.00/cwt87.00–87.006741
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426140.67/cwt135.00–149.005996
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475135.97/cwt134.00–137.006464
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—36070.00/cwt70.00–70.002522
SteersMedium and Large 1—350182.00/cwt180.00–184.006372
SteersMedium and Large 3—435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
SteersMedium and Large 2—420147.20/cwt130.00–165.0061812
SteersMedium and Large 3—467127.06/cwt113.00–139.005933
HeifersMedium and Large 1—390152.07/cwt144.00–160.005933
HeifersMedium and Large 1—433162.85/cwt151.00–169.0070520
SteersMedium and Large 1—320178.63/cwt172.00–184.005724
SteersMedium and Large 1—728163.58/cwt151.00–170.001,1914
SteersMedium and Large 2—660153.02/cwt150.00–156.001,0102
SteersMedium and Large 1—440176.49/cwt170.00–178.0077714
SteersMedium and Large 2—367156.38/cwt147.00–165.005746
SteersMedium and Large 2—469146.52/cwt139.00–161.0068713
SteersMedium and Large 1—830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1—475165.04/cwt164.00–177.0078412
SteersMedium and Large 1—661164.46/cwt164.00–168.001,0879
SteersMedium and Large 2—595151.00/cwt151.00–151.008981
BullsMedium and Large 1—569151.79/cwt143.00–158.008647
BullsMedium and Large 1—705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
BullsMedium and Large 2—785109.00/cwt109.00–109.008561
BullsMedium and Large 1—619136.91/cwt130.00–148.008474
BullsMedium and Large 1—673134.93/cwt130.00–141.009083
BullsMedium and Large 2—600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,10074.00/cwt74.00–74.008141
CowsBoner 80-85%—90065.51/cwt65.00–66.005902
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22578.49/cwt76.00–80.009623
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,04771.19/cwt70.00–74.007453
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—82535.00/cwt35.00–35.002891
Bulls——1,63585.57/cwt85.00–86.001,3992
CowsBoner 80-85%—88650.13/cwt30.00–60.004444
Bulls—Light Weight—96070.00/cwt70.00–70.006721
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—89170.36/cwt60.00–81.006274
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—795690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—990950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1601,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—81570.83/cwt68.00–74.005772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—748509.83/head460.00–560.005102
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 3—635365.00/head365.00–365.003651
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3—480310.00/head310.00–310.003101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—69562.00/cwt62.00–62.004311
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,135600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,12092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,10074.00/cwt74.00–74.008141
BullsMedium and Large 2—568130.98/cwt130.00–132.007442
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0381
BullsMedium and Large 1—770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
BullsMedium and Large 1—514149.28/cwt146.00–156.007674
BullsMedium and Large 2—680129.00/cwt129.00–129.008771
BullsSmall and Medium 3—66557.00/cwt57.00–57.003791
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425118.47/cwt116.00–121.005032
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—1,070104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1131
HeifersMedium and Large 1—586167.34/cwt156.00–170.0098115
BullsMedium and Large 3—88591.00/cwt91.00–91.008051
BullsMedium and Large 2—95085.00/cwt85.00–85.008081
BullsMedium and Large 2—500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—378141.93/cwt140.00–144.005362
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—48549.00/cwt49.00–49.002381
HeifersMedium and Large 1—543160.92/cwt156.00–164.008749
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—633167.74/cwt150.00–170.001,06211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487168.55/cwt164.00–169.0082111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—317159.01/cwt148.00–164.005046

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.