Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-8.00 higher, mostly 3.00 higher. No trend established for slaughter cows and bulls due to light run two weeks ago, however demand was strong and buyer activity was active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.96/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$132.96

61 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$39.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	135.59	604	49
Medium and Large 1-2	514	129.14	664	7thin
Medium and Large 2	503	123.31	621	3thin
Medium and Large 3	563	96.50	543	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $62 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 sale61 hd

132.96

—

AR average9 barns · 1,239 hd

132.84

+0.12

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	1,536	78.90	1,212	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	58.29	760	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,040	52.53	546	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	50.92	515	20

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	—	426	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.39/cwt	124.00–131.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.60/cwt	130.00–133.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	135.98/cwt	133.00–141.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	138.91/cwt	136.00–142.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.43/cwt	116.00–129.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.00/cwt	141.00–147.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	136.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.46/cwt	135.00–145.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	382	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	322	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	632	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	812	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	52.30/cwt	51.00–54.00	445	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	32.93/cwt	32.00–34.00	280	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,256	64.51/cwt	64.00–65.00	810	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	57.52/cwt	55.00–59.00	580	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	45.65/cwt	33.00–52.00	444	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	55.33/cwt	53.00–58.00	718	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	62.72/cwt	61.50–64.00	824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	48.95/cwt	40.00–53.00	486	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	57.43/cwt	55.00–59.00	641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	63.27/cwt	63.00–63.50	756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	65.40/cwt	45.00–82.50	878	4
Bulls	—	—	1,458	84.58/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,233	4
Bulls	—	—	1,897	89.34/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,695	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	62.82/cwt	58.00–69.00	537	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	96.20/cwt	91.00–104.00	801	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	882	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	658	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.34/cwt	137.00–138.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.33/cwt	120.00–129.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	494	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	362	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	572	4

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 59Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	130.00–138.00	134.00
5	—	576	124.00–131.00	127.39
5	—	516	130.00–133.00	130.60
5	—	373	133.00–141.00	135.98
2	—	630	120.00–125.00	122.44
2	—	330	136.00–142.00	138.91
11	—	472	130.00–136.00	133.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	83.00	83.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	120.97
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	147.00	147.00
5	—	413	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	116.00–129.00	122.43
1	—	945	78.00	78.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	125.00–130.00	127.74
3	—	512	130.00–135.00	131.66
2	—	563	130.00–136.00	132.96
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	120.00–124.00	122.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	141.00–147.00	146.00
4	—	559	130.00–138.00	136.01
4	—	524	135.00–145.00	138.46
3	—	478	135.00–140.00	138.03
2	—	737	134.50	134.50
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	130.00–135.00	132.06
3	—	373	137.00–138.00	137.34
2	—	520	120.00–129.00	124.33
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
1	—	345	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	134.00	134.00
4	—	510	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	362	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	51.00–54.00	52.30
2	—	915	45.00	45.00
2	—	850	32.00–34.00	32.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	64.00–65.00	64.51
4	—	1,009	55.00–59.00	57.52
4	—	973	33.00–52.00	45.65
1	—	1,210	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	53.00–58.00	55.33
2	—	1,313	61.50–64.00	62.72
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	993	40.00–53.00	48.95
3	—	1,117	55.00–59.00	57.43
2	—	1,195	63.00–63.50	63.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,343	45.00–82.50	65.40
4	—	1,458	84.00–85.00	84.58
3	—	1,897	86.00–94.00	89.34

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	4	—	855	58.00–69.00	62.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	91.00–104.00	96.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	59.00	59.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	78.00	78.00

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

Heifers · 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