Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-04-15

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 15

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Apr 1Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 65▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 19▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough offerings in any feeder or slaughter class to establish a trend.

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 $143.23/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$143.23

17 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$17.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.64

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	145.32	649	15thin
Medium and Large 2	495	127.50	631	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.82/cwt here — about $18 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 sale17 hd

143.23

—

AR average6 barns · 496 hd

150.87

−7.64

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	1,420	68.00	966	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	52.03	754	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,002	42.50	426	6thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	150.97/cwt	144.00–160.00	551	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	146.26/cwt	143.00–148.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	133.97/cwt	133.00–136.00	757	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	119.32/cwt	114.00–125.00	746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	966	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	645	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	226	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	332	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,013	44.66/cwt	42.00–47.00	452	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	620	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	705	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	54.54/cwt	54.00–55.00	826	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	405	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough offerings in any feeder or slaughter class to establish a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	143.00–148.00	146.26
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
2	—	537	144.00	144.00
3	—	565	133.00–136.00	133.97
4	—	365	144.00–160.00	150.97
1	—	315	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	109.00	109.00
2	—	495	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	114.00–125.00	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,515	54.00–55.00	54.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	34.00	34.00
1	—	1,355	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,013	42.00–47.00	44.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	68.00	68.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	50.00	50.00

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.