Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2019-11-13

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 13

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

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Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 169▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 27▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 2▲ 20 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 2.00-10.00 higher, mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

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 $138.35/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$138.35

48 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$41.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	142.67	658	40
Medium and Large 2	457	125.80	575	5thin
Medium and Large 3	322	101.67	327	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.01/cwt here — about $331 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 sale48 hd

138.35

—

AR average10 barns · 2,060 hd

143.63

−5.28

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	1,528	70.60	1,079	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	47.51	703	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	44.29	522	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,189	42.73	508	31

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	238	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	343	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	411	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	137.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	138.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	664	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	714	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	120.66/cwt	116.00–126.00	649	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	132.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	265	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	191	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	134.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	115.30/cwt	111.00–120.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	130.79/cwt	129.00–133.00	560	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	105.78/cwt	94.00–114.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	114.79/cwt	114.00–115.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	112.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	706	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	111.51/cwt	109.00–114.00	734	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	794	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	120.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	935	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	72.67/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,268	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	745	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	75	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	177	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	43.97/cwt	43.00–45.00	470	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	217	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	37.85/cwt	30.00–41.00	412	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	44.10/cwt	40.00–46.00	525	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	48.44/cwt	46.00–51.00	612	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	48.93/cwt	47.00–51.00	632	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	44.96/cwt	43.00–47.00	657	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	50.70/cwt	49.00–53.50	761	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	55.08/cwt	46.00–58.00	539	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	54.18/cwt	53.00–55.00	701	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	685.70/cwt	625.00–750.00	9,175	8

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 169Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher, mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
4	—	506	94.00–114.00	105.78
2	—	330	111.00–120.00	115.30
1	—	725	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	129.00–133.00	130.79
6	—	628	110.00–120.00	112.44
5	—	565	114.00–115.00	114.79
3	—	383	130.00–134.00	132.68
3	—	327	130.00–140.00	134.34
2	—	735	106.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	658	109.00–114.00	111.51
2	—	505	126.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	139.00–141.00	140.00
5	—	422	130.00–140.00	137.99
4	—	608	127.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	387	148.00	148.00
11	—	479	130.00–140.00	138.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	111.00	111.00
1	—	315	109.00	109.00
1	—	280	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	116.00–126.00	120.66
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	114.00–126.00	120.00
2	—	530	133.00	133.00
2	—	488	120.00–130.00	124.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	46.00–51.00	48.44
2	—	1,070	43.00–45.00	43.97
1	—	885	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	43.00–47.00	44.96
4	—	1,501	49.00–53.50	50.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,190	40.00–46.00	44.10
11	—	1,292	47.00–51.00	48.93
6	—	1,089	30.00–41.00	37.85
1	—	1,085	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	71.50–74.00	72.67
1	—	1,625	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,360	57.00	57.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	979	46.00–58.00	55.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,294	53.00–55.00	54.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,338	625.00–750.00	685.70

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.