Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to Sale not being reported for last two weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.04/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$135.04

123 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$96.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	141.31	813	71
Medium and Large 1-2	527	135.68	714	37
Medium and Large 2	568	133.24	757	10thin
Small and Medium 3	486	45.00	219	5thin

One grade step is worth $96.31/cwt here — about $594 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 sale123 hd

135.04

—

AR average7 barns · 1,680 hd

146.63

−11.59

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	1,657	81.96	1,358	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,160	57.25	664	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	53.41	569	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	51.52	500	17

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	686	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	519	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	486	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	147.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	877	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	724	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	142.29/cwt	139.00–144.00	757	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	144.88/cwt	143.00–145.00	633	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,008	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.48/cwt	141.00–144.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	113.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	107.10/cwt	100.00–116.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	126.37/cwt	124.00–128.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.68/cwt	124.00–128.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.48/cwt	124.00–129.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	131.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	132.36/cwt	130.00–134.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	134.44/cwt	130.00–143.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	501	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	900	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	423	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	890	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	54.85/cwt	54.00–55.50	596	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	52.11/cwt	50.00–54.00	575	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	58.30/cwt	56.50–61.00	619	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	87.94/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,583	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	959	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	59.20/cwt	57.00–61.00	612	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	63.11/cwt	60.00–66.00	584	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	84.86/cwt	68.00–97.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	134.28/cwt	133.00–139.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	861	56.16/cwt	54.50–60.00	484	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	27.48/cwt	27.00–28.00	253	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	43.21/cwt	41.50–45.00	371	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	58.07/cwt	56.00–59.50	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	134.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.40/cwt	133.00–138.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.05/cwt	128.00–135.00	751	4

How this sale compares

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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

No trend available due to Sale not being reported for last two weeks.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	880	78.00	78.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	57.00	57.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	48.50	48.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	57.00–61.00	59.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	925	60.00–66.00	63.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	763	68.00–97.00	84.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	45.00	45.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	140.00–150.00	147.60
2	—	877	117.00	117.00
2	—	760	119.00	119.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	536	135.00	135.00
5	—	466	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	532	139.00–144.00	142.29
15	—	437	143.00–145.00	144.88
12	—	747	135.00	135.00
5	—	880	135.00	135.00
4	—	569	141.00–144.00	142.48
2	—	670	138.00	138.00
2	—	490	150.00	150.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	110.00–119.00	113.20
3	—	612	100.00–116.00	107.10
2	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	735	87.00	87.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	124.00–128.00	126.37
3	—	463	124.00–128.00	125.68
2	—	560	124.00–129.00	126.48
2	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	121.00	121.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	783	111.00	111.00
8	—	599	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	486	130.00–135.00	131.27
13	—	735	120.00	120.00
8	—	419	130.00–134.00	132.36
4	—	375	130.00–143.00	134.44
2	—	557	131.00	131.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	133.00–139.00	134.28
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
2	—	420	130.00–140.00	134.76
2	—	520	133.00–138.00	135.40
2	—	618	139.00	139.00
4	—	573	128.00–135.00	131.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
2	—	433	125.00–126.00	125.49
3	—	563	120.00–126.00	123.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	54.00–55.00	54.49
1	—	955	52.50	52.50
6	—	1,068	56.00–59.50	58.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,120	59.50	59.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	47.00	47.00
1	—	890	39.50	39.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	54.00–55.50	54.85
6	—	1,103	50.00–54.00	52.11
4	—	1,061	56.50–61.00	58.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	861	54.50–60.00	56.16
2	—	920	27.00–28.00	27.48
2	—	858	41.50–45.00	43.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	86.00–89.50	87.94
1	—	1,370	70.00	70.00

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.

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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle