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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 6

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 74▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 43▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 79▲ 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 under 500 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 lower, except 400-500 lb weights sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.20/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$127.20

68 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$27.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.09

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	134.39	644	41
Medium and Large 2	468	121.87	570	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	115.00	631	5thin
Medium and Large 3	466	107.33	500	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about $145 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 sale68 hd

127.20

—

AR average10 barns · 1,729 hd

145.29

−18.09

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	—	High	1,755	66.36	1,165	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,223	45.89	561	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	38.28	386	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	943	28.13	265	15

Every lot

73 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 2	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	139.06/cwt	133.00–145.00	509	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	125.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	467	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	137.58/cwt	130.00–144.00	579	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	136.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	109.33/cwt	104.00–115.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	594	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	115.86/cwt	110.00–122.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	680	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	118.99/cwt	115.00–124.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	419	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	119.36/cwt	115.00–126.00	458	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	122.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	112.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	536	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	369	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	73.00/cwt	72.00–74.00	394	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	565	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	110.17/cwt	105.00–117.00	624	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	114.26/cwt	110.00–118.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	120.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	762	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	115.04/cwt	111.00–122.00	657	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	107.00/cwt	104.00–115.00	671	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	395	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	158	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	755	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	272	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2Full	785	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	236	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	74.54/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	915	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	653	13.89/cwt	10.00–20.00	91	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	865	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	346	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	233	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	43.46/cwt	40.00–45.00	427	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,034	37.28/cwt	35.00–40.00	385	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	18.56/cwt	15.00–20.00	193	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	419	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,223	45.89/cwt	45.00–48.00	561	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	637	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	81.69/cwt	75.00–86.00	672	2

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 74Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 79Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	104.00–115.00	109.33
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
4	—	500	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	120.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	577	115.00–124.00	118.99
2	—	528	110.00–122.00	115.86
2	—	373	120.00–130.00	125.30
2	—	320	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	125.00–135.00	129.94
8	—	366	133.00–145.00	139.06
7	—	421	130.00–144.00	137.58
6	—	463	135.00–140.00	136.51
2	—	555	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	72.00–74.00	73.00
1	—	485	76.00	76.00
1	—	390	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.45
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	632	120.00–122.00	120.50
1	—	665	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	110.00–115.00	112.84
6	—	566	105.00–117.00	110.17
5	—	405	115.00–125.00	122.95
5	—	384	115.00–126.00	119.36
4	—	606	110.00–118.00	114.26
1	—	680	104.00	104.00
1	—	530	113.00	113.00
1	—	320	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	109.00	109.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	111.00–122.00	115.04
5	—	627	104.00–115.00	107.00
3	—	537	120.00–121.00	120.34
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
1	—	795	104.00	104.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	100.00–110.00	105.07
1	—	780	99.00	99.00
1	—	660	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	36.00	36.00
1	—	395	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	30.00	30.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	40.00–45.00	43.46
1	—	1,165	36.00	36.00
1	—	930	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	10.00–20.00	13.89
1	—	865	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	45.00–48.00	45.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,034	35.00–40.00	37.28
3	—	1,038	15.00–20.00	18.56
1	—	1,355	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	74.00–75.00	74.54
1	—	1,830	50.00	50.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	75.00–86.00	81.69

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.