Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher with largest advance on 500-600 lb weights. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher with largest advance on 600-700 lb weights. Feeder supply included several large groups of high quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints and included 50 head of slaughter cows and bulls and 11 head of replacement quality cows for a total sale of 854 head offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.79/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$135.79

365 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$25.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	136.26	804	338
Medium and Large 2	437	134.37	588	22
Medium and Large 3	466	110.40	514	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.86/cwt here — about $290 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 sale365 hd

135.79

—

AR average8 barns · 1,675 hd

143.36

−7.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	136.81/cwt	134.00–140.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.40/cwt	132.00–138.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	134.43/cwt	130.00–138.00	635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	137.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	139.08/cwt	134.00–140.50	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.85/cwt	130.00–141.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.67/cwt	115.00–119.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	134.85/cwt	132.00–136.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	119.18/cwt	115.00–121.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	130.31/cwt	129.00–133.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	134.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	559	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	129.19/cwt	125.00–132.00	678	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.70/cwt	128.00–134.50	636	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	120.86/cwt	120.00–123.00	772	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	128.47/cwt	126.00–130.00	722	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	126.75/cwt	124.00–129.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	127.43/cwt	125.00–129.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	117.49/cwt	105.00–127.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	362	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	121.05/cwt	118.00–124.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	148.17/cwt	147.00–150.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.45/cwt	139.00–146.00	614	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	124.52/cwt	123.00–125.00	946	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	141.74/cwt	138.00–146.00	670	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.99/cwt	130.00–143.00	781	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	130.17/cwt	130.00–131.50	866	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.45/cwt	136.00–146.00	760	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	846	116
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1

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 19, 2019

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

Receipts 793Last week 159Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	635	122.00–124.00	122.98
3	—	333	135.00–140.00	137.34
5	—	375	134.00–140.00	136.81
5	—	418	132.00–138.00	135.40
5	—	472	130.00–138.00	134.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	503	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
4	—	331	140.00–150.00	145.20
5	—	374	147.00–150.00	148.17
14	—	428	139.00–146.00	143.45
21	—	760	123.00–125.00	124.52
22	—	473	138.00–146.00	141.74
26	—	570	130.00–143.00	136.99
45	—	665	130.00–131.50	130.17
84	—	526	136.00–146.00	144.45
116	—	641	129.00–135.00	131.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
5	—	514	135.00–139.00	137.61
6	—	485	134.00–140.50	139.08
7	—	424	130.00–141.00	137.85
2	—	575	137.00	137.00
2	—	342	142.00	142.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	125.00	125.00
3	—	630	115.00–119.00	117.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
2	—	490	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	132.00–136.00	134.85
5	—	661	115.00–121.00	119.18
6	—	715	124.00	124.00
7	—	331	129.00–133.00	130.31
29	—	416	130.00–136.00	134.45
33	—	525	125.00–132.00	129.19
47	—	476	128.00–134.50	133.70
52	—	639	120.00–123.00	120.86
61	—	562	126.00–130.00	128.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	330	125.00–128.00	126.48
2	—	575	110.00–120.00	115.00
4	—	419	124.00–129.00	126.75
5	—	377	125.00–129.00	127.43
6	—	516	105.00–127.00	117.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	118.00–124.00	121.05

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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