Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2019-08-14

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 14

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 136▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 17▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 lower, with instances of 14.00 lower. Excess heat and continuing down trends on CME for live and feeder cattle prices continues to hamper market. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls not tested.

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 $121.83/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$121.83

18 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.71

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	122.68	702	16thin
Medium and Large 2	605	115.00	696	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about $6 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 sale18 hd

121.83

—

AR average9 barns · 1,408 hd

132.54

−10.71

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	—	Low	1,315	38.50	506	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,047	53.06	556	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	53.00	505	3thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	371	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	827	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	129.77/cwt	128.00–130.00	686	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	130.12/cwt	128.00–133.00	743	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	122.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	506	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	785	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	314	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	555	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	480	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	58.77/cwt	57.00–60.00	639	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	583	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	586	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	575	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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 136Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
2	—	545	131.00	131.00
2	—	690	126.00	126.00
3	—	615	120.00–128.00	122.73
3	—	755	125.00	125.00
7	—	571	128.00–133.00	130.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	880	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
1	—	630	116.00	116.00
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
2	—	480	120.00–130.00	125.00
9	—	529	128.00–130.00	129.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
1	—	490	137.00	137.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
3	—	622	133.00	133.00
6	—	526	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	59.00	59.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	38.50	38.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,087	57.00–60.00	58.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	59.00	59.00
2	—	960	50.00	50.00

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.