Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady with a few very high dressing cows selling 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.23/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$143.23

61 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$112.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	148.72	639	46
Medium and Large 2	456	134.62	613	13thin
Medium and Large 3	465	110.00	512	1thin
Small and Medium 3	520	36.00	187	1thin

One grade step is worth $112.72/cwt here — about $452 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 sale61 hd

143.23

—

AR average8 barns · 1,271 hd

149.04

−5.81

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	1,370	81.25	1,113	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	57.97	864	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	56.29	542	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,004	52.69	529	10

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	131.34/cwt	129.00–133.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	123.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	123.25/cwt	123.00–124.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	487	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	465	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	149.74/cwt	144.00–155.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.26/cwt	140.00–149.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	401	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	149.59/cwt	146.00–157.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	131.30/cwt	125.00–132.50	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	137.29/cwt	135.50–139.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	135.41/cwt	129.00–139.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	520	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	187	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	830	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	89.56/cwt	86.00–91.00	704	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,627	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	53.52/cwt	51.50–56.00	553	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	35.68/cwt	34.00–37.00	380	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	59.93/cwt	58.50–62.00	633	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	873	59.36/cwt	55.00–63.50	518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	57.97/cwt	57.00–59.00	864	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	552	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	63.48/cwt	59.50–67.00	674	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	283	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	298	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	109.48/cwt	106.00–115.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	229	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	113.99/cwt	109.00–115.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.34/cwt	127.50–135.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	671	2

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 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 285Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	97.00	97.00
9	—	472	132.00–138.00	132.98
8	—	721	106.00–115.00	109.48
8	—	229	165.00	165.00
6	—	612	109.00–115.00	113.99
5	—	423	127.50–135.00	130.34
2	—	660	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	580	125.00	125.00
2	—	503	131.00–136.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
2	—	335	120.00–127.00	123.60
2	—	480	122.00–124.00	123.01
4	—	539	123.00–124.00	123.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	423	114.00–116.00	115.03
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	56.00	56.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
2	—	530	126.00	126.00
2	—	613	125.00–128.00	126.51
3	—	582	129.00–133.00	131.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
3	—	378	144.00–155.00	149.74
4	—	470	140.00–149.00	143.26
5	—	277	169.00	169.00
5	—	312	150.00	150.00
6	—	229	175.00	175.00
6	—	429	146.00–157.00	149.59
7	—	624	125.00–132.50	131.30
8	—	532	135.50–139.00	137.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
2	—	613	124.00–126.00	124.99
4	—	464	129.00–139.00	135.41
5	—	422	130.00–140.00	135.69
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	36.00	36.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	68.00	68.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	786	86.00–91.00	89.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	46.00	46.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,740	93.50	93.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,033	51.50–56.00	53.52
2	—	1,065	34.00–37.00	35.68
3	—	1,057	58.50–62.00	59.93
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	55.00–63.50	59.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	57.00–59.00	57.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	49.00	49.00
1	—	995	55.50	55.50
5	—	1,062	59.50–67.00	63.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	38.00	38.00
1	—	745	40.00	40.00
1	—	890	63.00	63.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle