Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-04-29

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 29

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 47▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 3▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 8 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 and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls not tested.

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 $143.77/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$143.77

13 head · 382 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$35.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	150.70	550	10thin
Medium and Large 2	478	123.50	590	2thin
Medium and Large 3	355	115.00	408	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.70/cwt here — about $142 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 sale13 hd

143.77

—

AR average8 barns · 1,321 hd

147.45

−3.69

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	—	Low	740	35.00	259	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	57.00	800	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	50.17	578	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	45.38	452	4thin

Every lot

30 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	292	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	541	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	121.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	563	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	107.32/cwt	106.00–108.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	653	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	740	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	259	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	685	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	253	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	940	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	365	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	510	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	48.69/cwt	48.00–49.00	579	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	55.48/cwt	55.00–56.00	667	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	748	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	800	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,700	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	619	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	90.82/cwt	84.00–97.00	718	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	66.61/cwt	55.00–78.00	542	2

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week: On a very light test, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls not tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
2	—	488	130.00–136.00	132.98
1	—	530	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
2	—	292	164.00	164.00
2	—	403	140.00–145.00	142.48
3	—	363	149.00	149.00
2	—	332	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	463	115.00–125.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	105.00	105.00
3	—	531	106.00–108.00	107.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,700	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	61.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	55.00–78.00	66.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	791	84.00–97.00	90.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	57.50	57.50
1	—	960	38.00	38.00
1	—	1,040	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,203	55.00–56.00	55.48
3	—	1,190	48.00–49.00	48.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,403	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	37.00	37.00

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.