Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-03-25

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 25

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 24▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough of any feeder or slaughter class to establish a trend, however definite higher undertones in all classes observed. Expecting a good run next week.

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 $141.37/cwt on 14 head.

Average price

$141.37

14 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$6.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.65

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	142.26	693	12thin
Medium and Large 2	350	136.00	476	2thin

One grade step is worth $6.26/cwt here — about $217 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 sale14 hd

141.37

—

AR average7 barns · 285 hd

132.72

+8.65

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	66.16	986	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	925	50.33	466	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	943	48.75	459	4thin

Every lot

25 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 1	293	172.50/cwt	172.00–173.00	505	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	168.07/cwt	163.00–173.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	162.25/cwt	157.00–169.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	150.55/cwt	147.00–154.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	149.52/cwt	147.00–152.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	151.00/cwt	147.00–155.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	771	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	740	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	326	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	275	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	331	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	573	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	518	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	571	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	705	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	66.16/cwt	64.00–69.00	986	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	808	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	58.63/cwt	52.00–67.00	676	3

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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 24Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough of any feeder or slaughter class to establish a trend, however definite higher undertones in all classes observed. Expecting a good run next week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
2	—	725	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	152.00	152.00
1	—	575	151.00	151.00
2	—	355	163.00–173.00	168.07
4	—	433	157.00–169.00	162.25
2	—	293	172.00–173.00	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	147.00–155.00	151.00
4	—	563	137.00	137.00
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
2	—	325	147.00–154.00	150.55
2	—	373	147.00–152.00	149.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,020	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	64.00–69.00	66.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	35.00	35.00
1	—	955	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,085	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	35.00	35.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	52.00–67.00	58.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	86.00	86.00

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.