Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.08/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$142.08

96 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$33.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	145.32	633	80
Medium and Large 2	503	129.16	649	13thin
Medium and Large 3	450	111.52	502	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.80/cwt here — about $131 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

142.08

—

AR average7 barns · 1,441 hd

141.10

+0.98

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	1,714	73.75	1,264	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,307	49.42	646	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	45.04	415	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	43.84	488	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 2	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	148.02/cwt	144.00–153.00	540	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.36/cwt	131.00–145.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	138.93/cwt	135.00–147.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	85.09/cwt	77.00–97.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	112.86/cwt	110.00–120.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	116.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	615	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	135.10/cwt	123.00–137.00	505	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	132.10/cwt	131.00–133.00	367	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	118.05/cwt	114.00–124.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	113.51/cwt	109.00–117.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	121.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	131.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	114.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	120.47/cwt	115.00–128.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	553	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	351	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	268	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	508	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	46.41/cwt	45.00–48.00	453	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	51.19/cwt	50.00–56.00	619	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	698	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	369	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	45.10/cwt	45.00–46.00	483	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	617	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	446	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	27.93/cwt	25.00–30.00	319	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,005	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	528	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	76.65/cwt	71.50–87.75	596	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	54.09/cwt	50.50–57.00	529	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	71.60/cwt	71.00–76.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	104.78/cwt	97.00–112.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	128.75/cwt	120.00–136.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.07/cwt	130.00–134.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	257	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	383	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	152.35/cwt	143.00–156.00	491	14

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 318Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	105.00	105.00
4	—	378	110.00–120.00	112.86
3	—	420	115.00–120.00	116.73
2	—	490	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	330	105.00–120.00	112.50
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	77.00–97.00	85.09
2	—	368	99.00–100.00	99.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	374	123.00–137.00	135.10
13	—	278	131.00–133.00	132.10
7	—	527	114.00–124.00	118.05
6	—	626	109.00–117.00	113.51
3	—	453	120.00–126.00	121.99
3	—	334	130.00–136.00	131.83
2	—	673	100.00–110.00	105.02
2	—	423	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	595	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	365	144.00–153.00	148.02
8	—	529	131.00–145.00	139.36
3	—	575	135.00–147.00	138.93
2	—	608	135.00–139.00	137.02
2	—	493	140.00–146.00	143.02
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
1	—	710	128.00	128.00
18	—	427	140.00–150.00	145.53
14	—	322	143.00–156.00	152.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	97.00–112.00	104.78
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	120.00–136.00	128.75
2	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	130.00–134.00	132.07
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	740	138.50	138.50
2	—	600	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	257	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	110.00–120.00	114.71
4	—	571	115.00–128.00	120.47
2	—	663	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	513	125.00–130.00	127.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	100.00–105.00	102.49
1	—	675	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	45.00	45.00
2	—	825	32.50	32.50
1	—	850	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	50.00	50.00
4	—	976	45.00–48.00	46.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,210	50.00–56.00	51.19
2	—	1,550	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,071	45.00–46.00	45.10
5	—	1,234	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,115	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,143	25.00–30.00	27.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,675	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,675	60.00	60.00

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	17	—	895	59.00	59.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	777	71.50–87.75	76.65
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	978	50.50–57.00	54.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	881	71.00–76.00	71.60

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle