Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 11.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. The more plain and those with too much hair sold with a 5.00-10.00 discount. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.04/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$140.04

65 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$18.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	141.96	798	47
Medium and Large 1-2	356	140.00	498	4thin
Medium and Large 2	481	135.28	650	12thin
Medium and Large 3	435	123.50	537	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.46/cwt here — about $261 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 sale65 hd

140.04

—

AR average10 barns · 1,246 hd

145.92

−5.88

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	1,289	77.78	1,002	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,148	56.03	643	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,019	52.75	537	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	52.38	536	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	110.53/cwt	106.00–115.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.13/cwt	132.00–136.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	137.09/cwt	136.00–138.50	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	139.80/cwt	139.00–142.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.41/cwt	137.00–140.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	138.67/cwt	137.00–140.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	647	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.29/cwt	127.00–135.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.00	517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	56.64/cwt	54.00–59.00	565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	56.03/cwt	55.00–58.50	643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	580	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	75.37/cwt	74.00–77.00	855	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,488	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	86.73/cwt	80.00–94.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.30/cwt	138.00–146.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.54/cwt	133.00–138.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.62/cwt	133.00–138.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	144.45/cwt	144.00–145.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	137.91/cwt	136.00–140.00	909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	143.22/cwt	139.00–145.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	136.42/cwt	136.00–139.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.81/cwt	139.00–142.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.33/cwt	149.00–165.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	951	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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	445	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	106.00–115.00	110.53
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	132.00–136.00	135.13
7	—	517	136.00–138.50	137.09
6	—	375	139.00–142.00	139.80
5	—	470	137.00–140.00	138.41
3	—	427	137.00–140.00	138.67
2	—	675	120.00–130.00	124.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	140.00	140.00
2	—	647	136.00	136.00
2	—	515	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	127.00–135.00	132.29
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	138.00–146.00	142.30
2	—	568	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	478	133.00–138.00	135.54
2	—	425	133.00–138.00	135.62
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	140.00	140.00
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	144.00–145.00	144.45
9	—	659	136.00–140.00	137.91
9	—	512	139.00–145.00	143.22
7	—	633	136.00–139.00	136.42
5	—	476	139.00–142.00	140.81
3	—	373	149.00–165.00	156.33
2	—	438	145.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	710	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	50.00–51.00	50.51
2	—	998	54.00–59.00	56.64
1	—	1,150	61.00	61.00
1	—	950	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	55.00–58.50	56.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	54.00–55.00	54.49
1	—	980	58.00	58.00
1	—	965	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	74.00–77.00	75.37
1	—	1,750	85.00	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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	80.00–94.00	86.73

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

Slaughter Cattle

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