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County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 1

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

306 head

▲ 275 vs last sale 31▲ 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 10▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 4▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class last week to establish a trend, however demand was good for thin weaned cattle suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls not tested against last weeks light offerings, however much lower undertones were observed in all slaughter classes.

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 $127.50/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$127.50

157 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$43.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	478	133.36	637	42
Medium and Large 1	525	127.83	671	94
Medium and Large 2	453	116.86	529	19thin
Medium and Large 3	420	90.00	378	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.36/cwt here — about $259 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 sale157 hd

127.50

—

AR average8 barns · 1,135 hd

136.42

−8.92

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	1,553	84.00	1,304	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	38.14	402	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	37.76	378	4thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	435	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	307	119.24/cwt	113.00–128.00	366	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	160.91/cwt	155.00–168.00	504	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	160.56/cwt	154.00–168.00	609	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	155.80/cwt	145.00–161.00	662	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	145.91/cwt	135.00–150.00	627	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	432	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	166.14/cwt	164.00–167.00	769	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	150.82/cwt	145.00–159.00	730	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	143.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	749	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	144.70/cwt	140.00–147.00	848	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	143.75/cwt	135.00–145.50	886	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	980	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	139.18/cwt	136.00–140.00	383	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	123.22/cwt	112.00–138.00	405	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	145.00/cwt	141.00–151.00	479	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	373	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	520	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	139.70/cwt	135.00–144.00	524	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	135.31/cwt	128.00–138.00	559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	128.47/cwt	115.00–135.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	441	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	617	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	132.63/cwt	129.00–134.00	606	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	129.31/cwt	126.00–132.00	672	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	732	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	120.46/cwt	113.00–123.00	766	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	766	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	110.67/cwt	108.00–112.50	806	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.57/cwt	137.00–145.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,411	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	430	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	988	27.57/cwt	25.00–30.00	272	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	33.02/cwt	31.00–35.00	332	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,011	35.27/cwt	35.00–36.00	357	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	414	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,086	41.41/cwt	40.00–45.00	450	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	66.38/cwt	62.00–72.00	458	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,760	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,235	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	559	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	397	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	55.00/cwt	45.00–63.00	658	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	549	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	751.37/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,227	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	135.00–144.00	139.70
7	—	413	128.00–138.00	135.31
6	—	520	126.00–132.00	129.31
5	—	330	141.00–151.00	145.00
5	—	275	136.00–140.00	139.18
4	—	678	113.00	113.00
4	—	564	129.00–130.00	129.75
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
17	—	728	108.00–112.50	110.67
15	—	457	129.00–134.00	132.63
12	—	636	113.00–123.00	120.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
9	—	329	112.00–138.00	123.22
3	—	414	115.00–135.00	128.47
2	—	730	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	441	140.00	140.00
10	—	373	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	129.00	129.00
3	—	720	105.00	105.00
3	—	445	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	137.00–145.00	140.57
1	—	560	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	168.00	168.00
28	—	463	164.00–167.00	166.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	135.00–145.50	143.75
10	—	586	140.00–147.00	144.70
10	—	425	145.00–161.00	155.80
9	—	484	145.00–159.00	150.82
8	—	313	155.00–168.00	160.91
7	—	522	135.00–145.00	143.56
6	—	739	132.00–133.00	132.67
5	—	379	154.00–168.00	160.56
2	—	685	133.00	133.00
2	—	272	160.00	160.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	113.00–128.00	119.24
2	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	135.00–150.00	145.91
3	—	478	130.00–135.00	131.67
1	—	360	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	31.00–35.00	33.02
1	—	1,035	40.00	40.00
1	—	955	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	40.00–45.00	41.41
4	—	1,011	35.00–36.00	35.27
2	—	988	25.00–30.00	27.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,445	83.00	83.00

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	2	—	690	62.00–72.00	66.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	720	800.00	800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	45.00	45.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	42.00	42.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,196	45.00–63.00	55.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,228	650.00–850.00	751.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00

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.