Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-04-22

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 22

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 27▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light test, feeder steers sold 6.00 lower, not enough offerings for trend on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls not tested.

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 $119.66/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$119.66

21 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	120.93	578	18thin
Medium and Large 2	465	112.01	521	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $57 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 sale21 hd

119.66

—

AR average9 barns · 1,252 hd

131.03

−11.38

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	1,010	55.00	556	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	908	45.00	409	2thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	144.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	144.02/cwt	139.00–146.00	596	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	138.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	127.15/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	707	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	477	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	540	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	908	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	409	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,010	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	556	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	71.48/cwt	63.00–79.00	620	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	744	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 27Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week: On a very light test, feeder steers sold 6.00 lower, not enough offerings for trend on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
2	—	645	102.00	102.00
2	—	718	98.00–99.00	98.50
12	—	424	120.00–130.00	127.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	615	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	135.00–145.00	138.45
8	—	414	139.00–146.00	144.02
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
2	—	343	140.00–149.00	144.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	55.00	55.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	1	—	1,240	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	63.00–79.00	71.48

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.