Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher, mostly 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.30/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$137.30

52 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$25.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	139.95	752	38
Medium and Large 1-2	409	138.50	566	5thin
Medium and Large 2	493	131.16	646	6thin
Medium and Large 3	435	114.00	496	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.95/cwt here — about $256 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 sale52 hd

137.30

—

AR average7 barns · 1,245 hd

148.05

−10.76

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	1,470	89.72	1,319	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	61.62	845	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,052	55.00	579	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	39.42	418	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	465	119.94/cwt	118.00–122.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.18/cwt	125.00–129.50	801	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	131.64/cwt	125.00–133.50	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	134.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	130.13/cwt	126.00–131.50	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	117.71/cwt	115.00–121.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.98/cwt	128.00–138.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	128.95/cwt	120.00–136.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.65/cwt	115.00–121.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.89/cwt	140.00–150.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	147.85/cwt	147.00–149.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	143.98/cwt	140.00–154.00	485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	137.02/cwt	129.00–138.50	858	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.98/cwt	135.00–143.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	565	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	89.72/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,319	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	588	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	61.62/cwt	60.00–64.00	845	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	39.42/cwt	30.00–48.00	418	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 Jul 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 194Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher, mostly 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	118.00–122.00	119.94
3	—	525	115.00–121.00	118.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	635	125.00–129.50	126.18
6	—	538	125.00–133.50	131.64
6	—	417	131.00–137.00	134.82
5	—	375	135.00–137.00	136.24
4	—	582	126.00–131.50	130.13
3	—	465	130.00–135.00	133.02
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	673	120.00–124.00	121.96
1	—	300	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	115.00–121.00	117.71
2	—	523	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	619	128.00–138.00	131.98
6	—	669	120.00–136.00	128.95
2	—	573	130.00–135.00	132.40
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	139.00	139.00
1	—	745	129.00	129.00
1	—	775	128.00	128.00
2	—	465	140.00–150.00	144.89
2	—	568	139.00–140.00	139.51
4	—	657	135.00	135.00
6	—	422	147.00–149.00	147.85
7	—	337	140.00–154.00	143.98
14	—	626	129.00–138.50	137.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
3	—	430	135.00–143.00	138.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
1	—	435	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	87.00–92.00	89.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,050	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	60.00–64.00	61.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	30.00–48.00	39.42

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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