Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-9.00 lower, with full decline on 400-500 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.64/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$131.64

25 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	134.75	752	20
Medium and Large 2	435	119.20	519	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.55/cwt here — about $233 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 sale25 hd

131.64

—

AR average8 barns · 758 hd

135.26

−3.62

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	1,691	74.77	1,265	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	62.50	627	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	57.51	795	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,173	55.44	650	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	128.92/cwt	125.00–133.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	123.83/cwt	120.00–131.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	137.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.39/cwt	114.00–121.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	544	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,832	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	755.94/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,048	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	57.35/cwt	56.50–58.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	67.51/cwt	55.00–81.00	651	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	398	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	82.42/cwt	81.00–84.00	643	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	78.40/cwt	72.00–86.00	772	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	551	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	84.18/cwt	70.00–92.00	631	4
Bulls	—	—	1,575	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,095	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	76.53/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,324	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	56.08/cwt	54.00–59.50	653	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	57.51/cwt	55.00–60.00	795	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	491	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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 129Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	125.00–133.00	128.92
5	—	558	120.00–131.00	123.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	88.00	88.00
1	—	580	93.00	93.00
1	—	655	87.00	87.00
1	—	750	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
2	—	330	135.00–140.00	137.39
2	—	405	124.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	533	120.00–123.00	121.54
6	—	640	120.00	120.00
8	—	572	114.00–121.00	119.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	144.00	144.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
3	—	337	139.00	139.00
3	—	587	135.00	135.00
3	—	710	130.00	130.00
7	—	611	130.00–135.00	133.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	101.00	101.00
2	—	463	115.00–120.00	117.51

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	1	—	960	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	700.00–800.00	755.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	56.50–58.00	57.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	965	55.00–81.00	67.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	48.00	48.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	81.00–84.00	82.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	72.00–86.00	78.40
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	50.00	50.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	68.00	68.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	70.00–92.00	84.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	69.50	69.50
3	—	1,730	76.00–78.00	76.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	53.50	53.50
3	—	1,165	54.00–59.50	56.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	55.00–60.00	57.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	63.00	63.00

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