Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2023-09-06

County Line Sale Barn

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 6
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 165▼ 12 vs year ago 137 · −8.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 16▼ 1 vs year ago 17 · −5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 lower. Light test on most classes with quality mostly average to plain.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.28/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$218.28
61 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$547
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.32
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579233.251,35033
Medium and Large 1-2565228.001,2882thin
Medium and Large 2497215.231,07016thin
Medium and Large 3467171.8080210thin
One grade step is worth $61.45/cwt here — about $547 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 sale61 hd
218.28
—
AR average9 barns · 1,743 hd
236.60
−18.32
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—High1,505103.501,5582thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,377104.671,4413thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,13189.361,0109thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13577.508802thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 3—350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007002
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—665238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5834
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—512244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2493
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576230.71/cwt230.00–238.001,32911
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3641
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530160.92/cwt143.00–170.008533
HeifersMedium and Large 1—500224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 2—485239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,1591
SteersMedium and Large 1—715224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6023
SteersMedium and Large 1—512263.61/cwt255.00–266.001,3508
SteersMedium and Large 1—905177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6021
SteersMedium and Large 1—471256.67/cwt252.00–263.001,2094
SteersMedium and Large 1—660234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,5441
SteersMedium and Large 2—328242.98/cwt230.00–257.007972
SteersMedium and Large 1—340260.00/cwt260.00–260.008841
SteersMedium and Large 3—350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
SteersMedium and Large 3—420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009241
SteersMedium and Large 1—600234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 3—533228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—402248.00/cwt248.00–248.009973
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—750233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7481
SteersMedium and Large 1—578246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4222
SteersMedium and Large 1—445266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,1841
SteersMedium and Large 2—415231.00/cwt231.00–231.009591
BullsMedium and Large 2—680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
BullsMedium and Large 1—780174.41/cwt170.00–179.001,3602
BullsMedium and Large 1—612242.68/cwt236.00–246.001,4856
BullsMedium and Large 1—514248.39/cwt246.00–249.001,2775
BullsMedium and Large 1—675217.78/cwt214.00–225.001,4703
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy—655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,430105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5021
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,09370.00/cwt70.00–70.007652
CowsBoner 80-85%—94286.55/cwt85.00–90.008153
CowsLean 85-90%—1,18590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0671
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08565.00/cwt65.00–65.007051
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,3111
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,320114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5051
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,291101.14/cwt95.00–105.001,3064
Bulls——1,760117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,0591
Bulls——1,25090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—95585.00/cwt85.00–85.008121
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,040115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1962
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,430105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,5021
HeifersMedium and Large 1—430238.51/cwt238.00–240.001,0264
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—558209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1663
BullsMedium and Large 2—474213.44/cwt211.00–220.001,0125
BullsMedium and Large 3—475203.00/cwt203.00–203.009641
BullsMedium and Large 2—592220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3023
BullsMedium and Large 3—445201.00/cwt201.00–201.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670232.33/cwt216.00–238.001,5574
HeifersMedium and Large 2—431220.85/cwt219.00–222.009526
HeifersMedium and Large 2—469223.74/cwt220.00–229.001,0494
HeifersMedium and Large 3—485171.00/cwt171.00–171.008291
HeifersMedium and Large 3—415162.00/cwt162.00–162.006721
HeifersMedium and Large 3—345196.00/cwt196.00–196.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—565228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2882
HeifersMedium and Large 3—568153.10/cwt130.00–176.008702
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520210.29/cwt200.00–220.001,0942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—638226.41/cwt224.00–227.001,4445

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.