Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.93/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$132.93

33 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$23.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	137.44	733	24
Medium and Large 2	534	121.79	651	8thin
Medium and Large 3	580	114.00	661	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.44/cwt here — about $72 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 sale33 hd

132.93

—

AR average9 barns · 1,312 hd

145.59

−12.66

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	1,565	80.00	1,252	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	61.72	845	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,208	60.34	729	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,307	57.54	752	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	945	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,201	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	56.83/cwt	54.00–59.50	712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.50	797	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	61.72/cwt	60.00–62.50	845	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	62.06/cwt	60.00–64.00	787	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.30/cwt	135.00–139.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	758	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	121.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	133.63/cwt	133.50–134.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	137.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	121.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	115.99/cwt	111.00–120.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.16/cwt	109.00–128.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	95.00	95.00
2	—	415	128.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	473	120.00–130.00	123.76
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	145.00	145.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
2	—	390	145.00–146.00	145.50
3	—	458	140.00–145.00	141.69
3	—	523	135.00–139.00	136.30
13	—	560	130.00–140.00	135.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	120.00–124.00	121.33
4	—	485	133.50–134.00	133.63
4	—	563	125.00–131.00	128.96
6	—	433	134.00–138.00	137.00
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
2	—	508	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
2	—	365	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	118.00–126.00	121.91
2	—	470	115.00–120.00	117.53
3	—	340	120.00–125.00	121.96
3	—	530	111.00–120.00	115.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
3	—	575	125.00–135.00	131.33
3	—	610	130.00–134.00	132.31
4	—	677	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	116.00	116.00
1	—	485	121.00	121.00
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
3	—	618	109.00–128.00	116.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	61.50	61.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,253	54.00–59.50	56.83
3	—	1,317	60.00–61.50	60.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,369	60.00–62.50	61.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,268	60.00–64.00	62.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	50.00	50.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle