Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-02-12

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 12

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 154▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 3▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to very light receipts; very rainy, muddy weather continues to hamper cattle movement in area.

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 $160.70/cwt on 8 head.

Average price

$160.70

8 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$20.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	165.94	743	6thin
Medium and Large 2	388	145.00	562	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.94/cwt here — about $181 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 sale8 hd

160.70

—

AR average6 barns · 1,750 hd

157.02

+3.68

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	1,615	77.00	1,244	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,036	43.14	447	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	840	40.00	336	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	181.84/cwt	179.00–185.00	682	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	772	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	136.97/cwt	136.00–138.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,244	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	810	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	243	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	336	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	895	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	269	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	400	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	46.77/cwt	45.00–49.00	522	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	670	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 Feb 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 154Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No trend due to very light receipts; very rainy, muddy weather continues to hamper cattle movement in area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
1	—	495	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	378	136.00–138.00	136.97
2	—	468	125.00–130.00	127.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	193.00	193.00
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
2	—	375	179.00–185.00	181.84
2	—	518	148.00–150.00	148.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	45.00–49.00	46.77
1	—	895	30.00	30.00
1	—	975	41.00	41.00
1	—	1,140	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	77.00	77.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	57.00	57.00

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.