Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Sale: No trend available, as not reported last two weeks due to Holidays; however demand was strong for weaned, preconditioned cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.85/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$135.85

114 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$24.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.67

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	138.66	677	97
Medium and Large 2	487	120.58	587	15thin
Medium and Large 3	438	114.50	501	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $176 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 sale114 hd

135.85

—

AR average5 barns · 1,231 hd

134.18

+1.67

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	1,594	70.51	1,124	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,188	45.00	535	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	29.36	296	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,031	27.85	287	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.17/cwt	144.00–161.00	578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	141.56/cwt	135.00–149.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	142.33/cwt	135.00–150.00	532	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	173.72/cwt	166.00–182.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	153.35/cwt	151.00–155.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	154.50/cwt	146.00–160.00	507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	44.93/cwt	42.00–48.00	457	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	48.52/cwt	39.00–67.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.61/cwt	157.00–160.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	151.25/cwt	145.00–159.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.62/cwt	162.00–180.00	628	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	48.36/cwt	38.00–66.00	509	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	86.44/cwt	80.00–95.00	644	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	141.97/cwt	138.00–145.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	140.11/cwt	135.00–147.00	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	124.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	519	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	31.07/cwt	22.00–35.00	322	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	132.23/cwt	128.00–138.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	137.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	699	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	32.23/cwt	30.00–34.00	313	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	36.91/cwt	35.00–40.00	387	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	17.84/cwt	15.00–20.00	176	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	535	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	130	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	71.02/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,058	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	402	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	142.62/cwt	135.00–154.00	462	10

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 98Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 34Year ago 0

Compared to last Sale: No trend available, as not reported last two weeks due to Holidays; however demand was strong for weaned, preconditioned cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	116.00	116.00
1	—	315	137.00	137.00
2	—	390	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	713	105.00–115.00	110.05
7	—	428	120.00–130.00	124.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	374	135.00–150.00	142.33
11	—	416	135.00–147.00	140.11
9	—	486	130.00–139.00	134.66
1	—	595	133.00	133.00
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
4	—	608	128.00–138.00	132.23
5	—	507	135.00–139.00	137.79
10	—	324	135.00–154.00	142.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	662	135.00	135.00
5	—	585	135.00	135.00
7	—	402	149.50	149.50
7	—	537	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	341	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	135.00–140.00	136.60
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	144.00–161.00	154.17
8	—	468	135.00–149.00	141.56
7	—	328	146.00–160.00	154.50
6	—	424	145.00–155.00	148.07
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	166.00–182.00	173.72
3	—	462	151.00–155.00	153.35
3	—	283	174.00	174.00
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
8	—	432	157.00–160.00	158.61
6	—	516	145.00–159.00	151.25
4	—	370	162.00–180.00	169.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	130.00–140.00	133.46
4	—	522	138.00–145.00	141.97
2	—	818	115.00–119.00	116.99
2	—	653	125.00–131.00	127.99
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	42.00–48.00	44.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	39.00–67.00	48.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	38.00–66.00	48.36
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	745	80.00–95.00	86.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	45.00	45.00
4	—	1,036	22.00–35.00	31.07
1	—	865	15.00	15.00
1	—	1,200	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	30.00–34.00	32.23
3	—	1,048	35.00–40.00	36.91
5	—	986	15.00–20.00	17.84
1	—	1,325	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	20.00	20.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,920	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,490	70.00–72.00	71.02

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

Heifers · 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