Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Note* No Sale next week, closed for 4th of July Holiday. Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher with largest advance on 300-400lb weights. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower with largest decline on 400-500 lb weights, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Cattle with too much flesh or those with excess hair sold with up to a 10.00 discount. Slaughter cows and bulls not tested due to not being reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.72/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$135.72

83 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$38.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	139.36	719	61
Medium and Large 2	449	129.95	584	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	677	125.00	846	2thin
Medium and Large 3	537	101.33	544	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.03/cwt here — about $175 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 sale83 hd

135.72

—

AR average8 barns · 1,243 hd

143.05

−7.34

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	—	Average	1,660	83.05	1,379	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	56.32	530	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,150	56.17	646	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,069	52.98	567	20

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	127.95/cwt	122.00–134.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	127.59/cwt	124.00–134.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.93/cwt	120.00–130.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	53.26/cwt	51.00–54.50	433	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	925	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	601	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	57.20/cwt	55.00–59.00	614	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,192	56.89/cwt	56.00–57.50	678	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,025	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	54.62/cwt	53.50–56.50	581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	51.25/cwt	50.00–53.00	567	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	81.09/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	85.00/cwt	84.50–85.50	1,199	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	576	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	74.09/cwt	58.50–84.00	639	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.57/cwt	120.00–131.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	132.66/cwt	130.00–138.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	137.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	677	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	138.12/cwt	130.00–140.50	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	141.73/cwt	135.00–146.00	609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	140.76/cwt	135.00–144.00	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.89/cwt	142.00–151.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.60/cwt	132.00–134.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	149.19/cwt	148.00–153.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	132.33/cwt	132.00–133.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	151.38/cwt	144.00–159.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	107.05/cwt	105.00–109.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.51/cwt	110.00–123.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	111.53/cwt	109.00–115.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	115.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	112.94/cwt	110.00–117.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	117.05/cwt	113.00–121.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.31/cwt	126.00–130.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	129.60/cwt	126.00–131.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	131.36/cwt	129.00–133.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	132.43/cwt	130.00–134.00	434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 793Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	108.00	108.00
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
2	—	488	113.00–115.00	114.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
2	—	610	122.00–134.00	127.95
3	—	517	124.00–134.00	127.59
4	—	575	120.00–130.00	124.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	119.00	119.00
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
2	—	480	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	623	118.00–120.00	119.03
3	—	563	110.00–115.00	113.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
1	—	560	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	120.00–131.00	123.57
3	—	462	130.00–138.00	132.66
3	—	373	125.00–135.00	130.11
3	—	318	135.00–140.00	137.68
2	—	563	120.00–129.00	124.60
2	—	430	133.00–135.00	133.98
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	583	130.00–140.50	138.12
11	—	430	135.00–146.00	141.73
9	—	473	135.00–144.00	140.76
6	—	529	142.00–151.00	144.89
5	—	680	132.00–134.00	133.60
4	—	372	148.00–153.00	149.19
3	—	720	132.00–133.00	132.33
3	—	262	140.00	140.00
2	—	778	125.00	125.00
2	—	320	144.00–159.00	151.38
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	133.00	133.00
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	105.00–109.00	107.05
1	—	665	99.00	99.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	110.00–123.00	116.51
4	—	580	109.00–115.00	111.53
4	—	529	110.00–120.00	115.84
3	—	627	110.00–117.00	112.94
2	—	390	113.00–121.00	117.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	127.00	127.00
2	—	255	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	523	126.00–130.00	128.31
5	—	419	126.00–131.00	129.60
5	—	371	129.00–133.00	131.36
5	—	328	130.00–134.00	132.43
4	—	672	123.00	123.00
1	—	945	95.00	95.00
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	813	51.00–54.50	53.26
1	—	925	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	55.00–59.00	57.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	56.00–57.50	56.89
1	—	1,025	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,064	53.50–56.50	54.62
8	—	1,107	50.00–53.00	51.25
1	—	1,050	57.50	57.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	80.00–82.00	81.09
2	—	1,410	84.50–85.50	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	860	67.00	67.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	58.50–84.00	74.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	72.00	72.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle