Sale reports / Arkansas / County Line Sale Barn / 2020-09-02

County Line Sale Barn

Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ratcliff, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 2

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2057

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 125▼ 70 vs year ago 129 · −54.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 13 vs year ago 21 · −61.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a very light test and with all classes not represented, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Heavy rains in trade area hampering cattle movement.

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 $142.00/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$142.00

28 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$3.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	142.27	762	22
Medium and Large 1-2	435	142.00	618	4thin
Medium and Large 2	375	139.00	521	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.27/cwt here — about $240 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 sale28 hd

142.00

—

AR average7 barns · 949 hd

149.52

−7.52

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	1,515	76.00	1,151	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	61.50	867	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	52.97	616	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	770	26.67	205	3thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	528	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	614	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	141.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	135.57/cwt	127.00–139.00	851	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	132.07/cwt	126.00–135.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	790	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	675	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	101	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	480	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	52.97/cwt	51.00–55.00	616	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	867	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	640	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,556	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	65.40/cwt	61.00–70.00	572	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 125Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
2	—	613	128.00	128.00
4	—	560	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	835	127.00	127.00
4	—	328	161.00	161.00
4	—	554	140.00–145.00	141.26
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
3	—	418	147.00	147.00
5	—	628	127.00–139.00	135.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	139.00	139.00
1	—	450	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	532	126.00–135.00	132.07
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
2	—	568	131.00–132.00	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	715	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,815	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	51.00–55.00	52.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	15.00	15.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	300.00	300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	775.00	775.00

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	—	875	61.00–70.00	65.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.