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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 18

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 74▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 13▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 23▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-10.00 lower, with full decline on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 11.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder offering mostly plain to average. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

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 $118.40/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$118.40

52 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$21.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	122.24	578	38
Medium and Large 1-2	497	110.00	547	3thin
Medium and Large 2	472	108.04	510	10thin
Medium and Large 3	425	101.00	429	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.24/cwt here — about $148 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 sale52 hd

118.40

—

AR average8 barns · 834 hd

121.47

−3.07

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	1,276	64.21	820	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,105	51.91	573	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	50.27	538	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	48.62	564	4thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	307	116.57/cwt	111.00–126.00	358	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	139.49/cwt	136.00–144.00	591	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	112.93/cwt	110.00–117.00	491	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	115.72/cwt	110.00–121.00	533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	609	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	130.32/cwt	126.00–138.00	682	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	111.29/cwt	107.00–116.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	448	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	421	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	560	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	119.68/cwt	119.00–120.00	511	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	101.94/cwt	100.00–105.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	562	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	117.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	616	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	118.62/cwt	117.00–119.00	694	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	121.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	111.13/cwt	104.00–117.00	595	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	121.99/cwt	118.00–128.00	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	738	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	627	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	803	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,028	54.68/cwt	40.00–70.00	562	7
Bulls	—	—	1,623	75.26/cwt	74.50–76.00	1,221	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	79.07/cwt	78.50–79.75	1,285	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	374	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	953	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	477	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	406	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	45.93/cwt	45.00–47.00	470	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	55.32/cwt	53.00–58.50	633	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	48.62/cwt	47.00–50.00	564	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,226	53.43/cwt	52.00–55.00	655	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	51.61/cwt	46.00–60.00	441	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	783.95/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,549	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	718.20/cwt	600.00–770.00	7,778	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	751.94/cwt	685.00–800.00	8,685	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,430	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	803.62/cwt	750.00–975.00	6,413	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,068	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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 74Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 23Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	129.00	129.00
6	—	523	126.00–138.00	130.32
5	—	424	136.00–144.00	139.49
2	—	470	129.00–130.00	129.52
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
1	—	385	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	110.00–121.00	115.72
4	—	435	110.00–117.00	112.93
3	—	307	111.00–126.00	116.57
1	—	365	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	110.00	110.00
3	—	467	100.00–105.00	101.94
2	—	368	107.00–116.00	111.29
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
1	—	430	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	133.00	133.00
2	—	330	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	115.00–120.00	117.35
5	—	585	117.00–119.00	118.62
5	—	472	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	427	119.00–120.00	119.68
3	—	373	120.00	120.00
2	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	104.00–117.00	111.13
1	—	470	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	128.00	128.00
1	—	485	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	120.00–125.00	121.52
3	—	570	118.00–128.00	121.99
2	—	615	115.00–125.00	119.96
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	445	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,145	53.00–58.50	55.32
2	—	1,023	45.00–47.00	45.93
1	—	1,015	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	52.00–55.00	53.43
4	—	953	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	47.00–50.00	48.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,028	40.00–70.00	54.68
3	—	1,625	78.50–79.75	79.07
2	—	1,623	74.50–76.00	75.26

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	854	46.00–60.00	51.61

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	963	750.00–800.00	783.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,155	685.00–800.00	751.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,083	600.00–770.00	718.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	798	750.00–975.00	803.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	950.00	950.00

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.