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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 10

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 183▲ 310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 41▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 6▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 7.00 lower, mostly 3.00 lower, with the exception of 600 lb weights selling 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Fleshy cattle or those with too much hair sold with an up to 10.00 discount. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.86/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$122.86

113 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$14.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.22

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	125.16	702	77
Medium and Large 2	494	119.09	589	30
Medium and Large 1-2	717	115.00	825	2thin
Medium and Large 3	427	110.77	472	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.40/cwt here — about $229 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 sale113 hd

122.86

—

AR average5 barns · 735 hd

129.08

−6.22

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,323	83.12	1,100	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,240	56.84	705	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	56.50	525	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,010	53.66	542	17

Every lot

88 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	139.64/cwt	139.00–141.00	472	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	499	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	142.22/cwt	140.00–147.00	594	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	133.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	138.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	648	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	128.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	135.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	701	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	130.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	703	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	133.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	785	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	622	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	870	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	702	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	126.39/cwt	125.00–127.00	913	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	133.88/cwt	130.00–138.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	134.07/cwt	131.00–137.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	120.64/cwt	115.00–127.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	134.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	558	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	117.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	457	111.69/cwt	107.00–118.00	510	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	463	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	556	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	124.29/cwt	121.00–129.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	130.18/cwt	128.50–132.00	618	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	115.18/cwt	105.00–120.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	109.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	117.44/cwt	114.00–122.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	126.69/cwt	122.00–128.00	731	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	113.02/cwt	107.00–115.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	123.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	823	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	115.33/cwt	107.00–117.00	815	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	717	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	825	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	719	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	870	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	133.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	583	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	130.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	118.33/cwt	114.00–121.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	782	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	83.12/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,100	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	690	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	359	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	805	47.50/cwt	45.00–50.00	382	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	44.82/cwt	40.00–49.00	374	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	882	57.13/cwt	55.50–59.00	504	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	907	58.66/cwt	58.00–59.00	532	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	538	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	50.48/cwt	38.00–54.50	520	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	55.85/cwt	55.50–57.00	581	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	61.79/cwt	61.00–62.50	666	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,120	58.90/cwt	58.00–59.50	660	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	60.15/cwt	59.00–61.00	733	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	638	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	86.63/cwt	75.00–96.00	627	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	64.92/cwt	58.50–70.00	581	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	70.12/cwt	54.00–78.00	563	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,395	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	487	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	573	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	61.24/cwt	57.00–68.00	559	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	69.40/cwt	59.00–79.00	698	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	66.34/cwt	61.00–73.00	698	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	681	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,041.32/cwt	700.00–1,250.00	10,049	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	693.16/cwt	500.00–800.00	7,174	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	991.55/cwt	725.00–1,350.00	11,383	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,282	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Wed Jul 10, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 183Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	123.00	123.00
3	—	608	114.00–121.00	118.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
2	—	585	130.00–135.00	132.54
3	—	667	120.00	120.00
4	—	435	130.00–136.00	133.99
5	—	527	125.00–135.00	130.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
1	—	535	113.00	113.00
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
5	—	660	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	120.00	120.00
3	—	572	105.00–115.00	109.99
4	—	660	107.00–115.00	113.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	719	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	123.00	123.00
2	—	330	130.00–138.00	133.88
3	—	363	131.00–137.00	134.07
3	—	508	124.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	665	120.00–127.00	123.72
6	—	707	107.00–117.00	115.33
10	—	416	130.00–136.00	134.20
12	—	577	122.00–128.00	126.69
14	—	475	128.50–132.00	130.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
2	—	373	115.00–127.00	120.64
3	—	345	125.00	125.00
4	—	573	114.00–122.00	117.44
5	—	432	115.00–122.00	117.55
6	—	473	121.00–129.00	124.29
6	—	523	105.00–120.00	115.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	108.00	108.00
3	—	457	107.00–118.00	111.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	119.00	119.00
1	—	355	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	539	128.00–136.00	130.37
5	—	421	130.00–135.00	133.81
3	—	338	139.00–141.00	139.64
3	—	372	130.00–138.00	134.09
3	—	480	125.00–133.00	128.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	702	120.00	120.00
6	—	622	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
1	—	395	154.00	154.00
1	—	690	137.00	137.00
6	—	418	140.00–147.00	142.22
7	—	466	135.00–145.00	138.97
10	—	517	130.00–140.00	135.57
10	—	588	130.00–135.00	133.57
10	—	722	125.00–127.00	126.39
12	—	649	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	55.50–59.00	57.13
2	—	805	45.00–50.00	47.50
1	—	690	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	61.00–62.50	61.79
1	—	960	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	58.00–59.50	58.90
1	—	1,565	57.50	57.50
1	—	1,275	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	58.00–59.00	58.66
2	—	835	40.00–49.00	44.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,031	38.00–54.50	50.48
4	—	1,040	55.50–57.00	55.85
2	—	1,218	59.00–61.00	60.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	81.50–84.50	83.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	58.50–70.00	64.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	724	75.00–96.00	86.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	109.00	109.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	870	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	803	54.00–78.00	70.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,006	59.00–79.00	69.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	912	57.00–68.00	61.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,052	61.00–73.00	66.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	63.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,148	725.00–1,350.00	991.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	965	700.00–1,250.00	1,041.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	780.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	500.00–800.00	693.16

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.