Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher, mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.35/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$138.35

48 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$41.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	142.67	658	40
Medium and Large 2	457	125.80	575	5thin
Medium and Large 3	322	101.67	327	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.01/cwt here — about $331 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 sale48 hd

138.35

—

AR average10 barns · 2,060 hd

143.63

−5.28

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	1,528	70.60	1,079	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	47.51	703	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	44.29	522	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,189	42.73	508	31

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	130.79/cwt	129.00–133.00	560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	137.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	132.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	105.78/cwt	94.00–114.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	115.30/cwt	111.00–120.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	112.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	114.79/cwt	114.00–115.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	134.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	111.51/cwt	109.00–114.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	120.00/cwt	114.00–126.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	48.44/cwt	46.00–51.00	612	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	43.97/cwt	43.00–45.00	470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	177	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	44.96/cwt	43.00–47.00	657	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	50.70/cwt	49.00–53.50	761	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	745	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	75	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	44.10/cwt	40.00–46.00	525	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	48.93/cwt	47.00–51.00	632	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	37.85/cwt	30.00–41.00	412	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	217	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	72.67/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	775	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	55.08/cwt	46.00–58.00	539	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	54.18/cwt	53.00–55.00	701	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	685.70/cwt	625.00–750.00	9,175	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.66/cwt	116.00–126.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	664	11

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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 169Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher, mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
4	—	506	94.00–114.00	105.78
2	—	330	111.00–120.00	115.30
1	—	725	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	129.00–133.00	130.79
6	—	628	110.00–120.00	112.44
5	—	565	114.00–115.00	114.79
3	—	383	130.00–134.00	132.68
3	—	327	130.00–140.00	134.34
2	—	735	106.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	658	109.00–114.00	111.51
2	—	505	126.00–130.00	128.00
2	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	139.00–141.00	140.00
5	—	422	130.00–140.00	137.99
4	—	608	127.00–135.00	132.99
2	—	387	148.00	148.00
11	—	479	130.00–140.00	138.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	111.00	111.00
1	—	315	109.00	109.00
1	—	280	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	116.00–126.00	120.66
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	78.00	78.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	114.00–126.00	120.00
2	—	530	133.00	133.00
2	—	488	120.00–130.00	124.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,263	46.00–51.00	48.44
2	—	1,070	43.00–45.00	43.97
1	—	885	20.00	20.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	43.00–47.00	44.96
4	—	1,501	49.00–53.50	50.70
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	10.00	10.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,190	40.00–46.00	44.10
11	—	1,292	47.00–51.00	48.93
6	—	1,089	30.00–41.00	37.85
1	—	1,085	20.00	20.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	71.50–74.00	72.67
1	—	1,625	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,360	57.00	57.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	979	46.00–58.00	55.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,294	53.00–55.00	54.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,338	625.00–750.00	685.70

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