Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder offering mostly average to plain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.29/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$143.29

51 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

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

$110.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	152.14	805	34
Medium and Large 1-2	400	150.00	600	5thin
Medium and Large 2	490	139.89	686	9thin
Small and Medium 3	546	42.00	229	3thin

One grade step is worth $110.14/cwt here — about $576 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 sale51 hd

143.29

—

AR average9 barns · 1,673 hd

157.42

−14.13

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	1,542	73.41	1,132	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,292	51.19	661	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	48.15	535	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,104	40.82	450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	151.66/cwt	147.00–156.00	855	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.19/cwt	140.00–153.00	782	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	642	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	149.53/cwt	144.00–151.00	918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,011.62/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	11,967	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457	855.78/cwt	790.00–900.00	12,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	40.29/cwt	35.00–50.00	337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	49.54/cwt	48.00–51.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	131.26/cwt	125.00–136.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	145.32/cwt	140.00–147.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	52.23/cwt	51.00–53.50	634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	51.72/cwt	49.00–54.50	670	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	80.11/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,360	2
Bulls	—	—	1,230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.52/cwt	125.00–133.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	631	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	43.76/cwt	42.00–47.00	461	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	135.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	132.18/cwt	130.00–134.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	142.92/cwt	138.00–144.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder offering mostly average to plain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	152.00	152.00
2	—	663	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	455	130.00–138.00	134.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
1	—	325	148.00	148.00
1	—	505	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	564	147.00–156.00	151.66
6	—	524	140.00–153.00	149.19
5	—	614	144.00–151.00	149.53
3	—	483	148.00	148.00
1	—	325	157.00	157.00
3	—	370	166.00	166.00
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	28.00	28.00
1	—	355	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	400	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	46.00	46.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	152.00	152.00
4	—	675	125.00–136.00	131.26
4	—	631	140.00–147.00	145.32
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	125.00–133.00	129.52
3	—	471	134.00	134.00
8	—	430	130.00–137.00	135.76
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
1	—	350	135.00	135.00
5	—	537	130.00–134.00	132.18
5	—	333	138.00–144.00	142.92
1	—	840	116.00	116.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,183	925.00–1,150.00	1,011.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,457	790.00–900.00	855.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	836	35.00–50.00	40.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	975	48.00–51.00	49.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	51.00–53.50	52.23
1	—	910	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,295	49.00–54.50	51.72
1	—	1,275	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	42.00–47.00	43.76
1	—	1,255	32.00	32.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	79.00–81.00	80.11
1	—	1,230	60.00	60.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle