Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed, under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, 400 lbs to 600 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 lower. Special consignment of replacement cows not reported due to time restraint.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.99/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$123.99

112 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$39.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	442	130.08	575	90
Medium and Large 2	467	108.02	505	11thin
Medium and Large 3	374	90.12	337	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.96/cwt here — about $238 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 sale112 hd

123.99

—

AR average10 barns · 1,819 hd

119.26

+4.73

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	—	Average	1,380	68.39	944	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	40.34	552	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	37.15	396	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	36.75	409	14

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	860	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	48.73/cwt	39.00–57.00	469	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	72.72/cwt	68.75–89.00	725	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	66.84/cwt	54.00–86.00	680	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	71.90/cwt	68.00–78.00	969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	55.10/cwt	45.00–70.00	598	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	45.23/cwt	40.00–55.00	536	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	85.98/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.16/cwt	86.00–117.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	92.22/cwt	85.00–100.00	307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.12/cwt	124.00–125.00	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	129.06/cwt	125.00–132.00	410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	292	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	485	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	137.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	137.48/cwt	130.00–144.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	144.29/cwt	139.00–148.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	131.39/cwt	126.00–137.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	84.72/cwt	79.00–90.00	265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	103.35/cwt	95.00–113.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	101.97/cwt	95.00–109.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	285	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	395	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	134.65/cwt	125.00–137.00	502	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	43.22/cwt	42.00–44.00	575	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	36.75/cwt	35.00–38.00	518	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	33.61/cwt	30.00–37.00	359	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	39.04/cwt	38.00–40.00	443	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	37.05/cwt	35.00–39.00	372	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	42.97/cwt	42.00–44.00	512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	40.32/cwt	40.00–41.00	423	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	28.28/cwt	25.00–30.00	293	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	40.20/cwt	39.00–41.00	551	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	69.27/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	802	19
Bulls	—	—	1,238	62.34/cwt	60.00–65.00	772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,210	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	932	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	69.82/cwt	68.00–76.00	582	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	80.44/cwt	72.00–93.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	119.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	119.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	135.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.45/cwt	117.00–123.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	109.23/cwt	105.00–112.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	121.70/cwt	119.00–126.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	105.90/cwt	98.00–112.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.72/cwt	107.00–119.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	123.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	679	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 Oct 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 261Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 136Last week 67Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	104.00	104.00
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
3	—	725	107.00–119.00	111.72
3	—	513	120.00–125.00	123.26
2	—	617	115.00	115.00
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	465	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	69.00	69.00
1	—	530	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	98.00–112.00	105.90
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	130.00	130.00
9	—	469	124.00–125.00	124.12
3	—	318	125.00–132.00	129.06
2	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	86.00–117.00	100.16
2	—	333	85.00–100.00	92.22
1	—	375	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	292	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	140.00	140.00
4	—	512	130.00–140.00	137.54
4	—	438	130.00–144.00	137.48
3	—	463	140.00	140.00
3	—	317	139.00–148.00	144.29
2	—	725	126.00–137.00	131.39
2	—	558	126.00–130.00	127.99
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
1	—	885	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	79.00–90.00	84.72
3	—	385	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	91.00	91.00
1	—	485	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	95.00–113.00	103.35
3	—	313	119.00–125.00	121.97
2	—	508	95.00–109.00	101.97
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	285	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	373	125.00–137.00	134.65
6	—	524	115.00–125.00	119.39
6	—	463	115.00–125.00	119.06
6	—	310	130.00–140.00	135.45
4	—	618	117.00–123.00	121.45
4	—	583	105.00–112.00	109.23
3	—	433	119.00–126.00	121.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	622	129.00	129.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	962	39.00–57.00	48.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	833	68.00–76.00	69.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	804	72.00–93.00	80.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	997	68.75–89.00	72.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,018	54.00–86.00	66.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,348	68.00–78.00	71.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,085	45.00–70.00	55.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,184	40.00–55.00	45.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	45.50	45.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,635	78.00–91.00	85.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,331	42.00–44.00	43.22
3	—	1,410	35.00–38.00	36.75
5	—	1,370	39.00–41.00	40.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	30.00–37.00	33.61
5	—	1,136	38.00–40.00	39.04
2	—	1,205	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	35.00–39.00	37.05
3	—	1,192	42.00–44.00	42.97
3	—	1,050	40.00–41.00	40.32
3	—	1,037	25.00–30.00	28.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,494	68.00–70.00	69.27
2	—	1,238	60.00–65.00	62.34
1	—	1,210	77.00	77.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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