Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 15.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.76/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$143.76

73 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$27.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	145.62	643	66
Medium and Large 2	417	136.67	569	3thin
Medium and Large 3	360	118.48	427	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.14/cwt here — about $216 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 sale73 hd

143.76

—

AR average9 barns · 911 hd

141.28

+2.49

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	1,723	81.25	1,400	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,233	50.50	622	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,013	46.29	469	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	894	40.88	366	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	117.30/cwt	116.00–121.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	118.54/cwt	114.00–120.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	153.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	413	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	151.11/cwt	144.00–160.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	153.97/cwt	146.00–158.00	511	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	148.14/cwt	141.00–155.00	631	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	116.30/cwt	109.00–120.00	427	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	58.63/cwt	54.50–62.50	657	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	52.50/cwt	52.00–53.00	555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	71.23/cwt	65.00–74.00	741	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	73.65/cwt	68.00–78.00	691	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	80.19/cwt	66.00–91.00	705	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	48.31/cwt	47.00–50.00	362	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	83.20/cwt	80.00–95.00	562	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	76.98/cwt	57.00–85.00	654	9
Bulls	—	—	1,760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	79.38/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,353	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	39.34/cwt	38.00–40.00	354	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	47.80/cwt	44.00–49.00	531	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	52.21/cwt	50.00–54.00	541	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	750	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	225	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	995	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	507	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	52.38/cwt	51.00–54.00	554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	37.83/cwt	30.00–42.00	351	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	47.81/cwt	45.00–50.00	447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	747	25.97/cwt	23.00–32.00	194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.53/cwt	125.00–134.00	566	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	126.03/cwt	123.00–127.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	125.57/cwt	125.00–127.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.94/cwt	126.00–129.50	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	133.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	132.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 129Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
3	—	517	138.00–140.00	139.35
3	—	570	138.00	138.00
4	—	270	152.00–156.00	153.00
7	—	370	144.00–160.00	151.11
8	—	616	136.00	136.00
9	—	472	135.00–145.00	139.54
12	—	332	146.00–158.00	153.97
18	—	426	141.00–155.00	148.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	440	138.00	138.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
3	—	367	109.00–120.00	116.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	457	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	126.00	126.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
4	—	419	116.00–121.00	117.30
4	—	469	114.00–120.00	118.54
7	—	288	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	430	125.00–134.00	131.53
11	—	531	123.00–127.00	126.03
7	—	563	125.00–127.00	125.57
6	—	476	126.00–129.50	128.94
4	—	380	130.00–136.00	133.45
2	—	313	137.00–138.00	137.51
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	80.00	80.00
1	—	505	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	118.00–120.00	118.50
2	—	488	118.00–120.00	119.02
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
1	—	420	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	130.00–137.00	132.65
2	—	663	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.43
1	—	600	127.00	127.00
1	—	460	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	54.50–62.50	58.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	52.00–53.00	52.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	65.00–74.00	71.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	68.00–78.00	73.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	879	66.00–91.00	80.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	47.00–50.00	48.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	676	80.00–95.00	83.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	849	57.00–85.00	76.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,705	77.00–82.00	79.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	38.00–40.00	39.34
5	—	1,110	44.00–49.00	47.80
5	—	1,036	50.00–54.00	52.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,470	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	51.00–54.00	52.38
3	—	927	30.00–42.00	37.83
3	—	935	45.00–50.00	47.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	51.00	51.00
3	—	747	23.00–32.00	25.97

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