Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower, mostly 2.00 lower. Cattle with too much flesh or excess hair sold with a 10.00 to 15.00 discount. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher with several high dressing cows selling 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.04/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$122.04

96 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$35.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	273	128.00	349	11thin
Medium and Large 1	566	124.81	707	64
Medium and Large 2	449	116.10	521	16thin
Medium and Large 3	457	92.49	423	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.51/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale96 hd

122.04

—

AR average10 barns · 2,110 hd

126.33

−4.29

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	1,715	84.00	1,441	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,123	60.40	678	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	52.21	577	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,264	51.77	654	7thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 1Fleshy	—	780	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	83.52/cwt	80.00–87.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	104.71/cwt	100.00–109.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	114.02/cwt	105.00–120.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	125.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	106.08/cwt	102.00–110.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	870	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.38/cwt	117.00–119.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	122.72/cwt	115.00–126.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	133.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	124.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	132.69/cwt	130.00–138.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.95/cwt	116.00–124.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.99/cwt	119.00–124.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	131.52/cwt	127.00–136.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	61.62/cwt	58.00–63.00	720	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	50.84/cwt	50.00–53.00	697	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,038	59.50/cwt	59.00–60.00	618	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	57.55/cwt	56.50–59.00	684	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	53.07/cwt	52.00–54.00	531	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,441	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	61.15/cwt	51.00–70.00	558	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	75.32/cwt	59.00–84.00	603	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	89.40/cwt	83.00–95.00	630	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,145.00/cwt	1,145.00–1,145.00	13,568	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,055.00/cwt	1,055.00–1,055.00	11,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,073.93/cwt	1,070.00–1,100.00	11,577	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,393	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	985	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	143.78/cwt	142.00–149.00	558	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	131.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	135.25/cwt	135.00–136.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.18/cwt	140.00–152.00	626	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	131.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	153.76/cwt	149.00–157.00	474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	783	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	645	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	133.07/cwt	130.00–136.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.48/cwt	120.00–127.00	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	138.35/cwt	129.00–141.00	455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	87.00	87.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	810	89.00	89.00
1	—	985	84.00	84.00
4	—	890	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
2	—	458	141.00–144.00	142.49
4	—	388	142.00–149.00	143.78
4	—	511	130.00–135.00	131.52
4	—	579	135.00–136.00	135.25
5	—	428	140.00–152.00	146.18
6	—	633	130.00–132.00	131.68
7	—	308	149.00–157.00	153.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	220	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
2	—	410	130.00–136.00	133.07
2	—	453	131.00–135.00	132.99
3	—	380	130.00–137.00	132.39
4	—	526	120.00–127.00	124.48
7	—	329	129.00–141.00	138.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	115.00	115.00
2	—	375	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	80.00–87.00	83.52
2	—	368	100.00–109.00	104.71
1	—	625	86.00	86.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	105.00–120.00	114.02
4	—	373	121.00–129.00	125.08
3	—	430	115.00	115.00
2	—	628	102.00–110.00	106.08
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	300	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	273	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	696	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	678	117.00–119.00	118.38
9	—	537	115.00–126.00	122.72
8	—	371	130.00–138.00	133.74
6	—	583	120.00–127.00	124.93
4	—	413	130.00–136.00	134.00
3	—	337	130.00–138.00	132.69
2	—	623	116.00–124.00	119.95
2	—	473	123.00–125.00	123.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	97.00	97.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	119.00–124.00	120.99
1	—	615	109.00	109.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	115.00–125.00	119.92
2	—	618	115.00–125.00	119.98
2	—	488	127.00–136.00	131.52
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	105.00–110.00	107.51
1	—	600	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,168	58.00–63.00	61.62
1	—	945	55.50	55.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,371	50.00–53.00	50.84
2	—	1,038	59.00–60.00	59.50
1	—	1,290	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	56.50–59.00	57.55
4	—	1,000	52.00–54.00	53.07
1	—	1,085	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,035	23.00	23.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	84.00	84.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	913	51.00–70.00	61.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	800	59.00–84.00	75.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	705	83.00–95.00	89.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,145.00	1,145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,055.00	1,055.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,078	1,070.00–1,100.00	1,073.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,050	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	52.50	52.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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