Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher; except 300-400 lb heifers sold 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls not tested. Light run and not all classes represented due to very rainy, muddy conditions in area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.78/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$154.78

54 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$26.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	156.76	699	50
Medium and Large 2	503	130.04	653	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.72/cwt here — about $46 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 sale54 hd

154.78

—

AR average9 barns · 584 hd

158.84

−4.07

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,049	43.85	460	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1Full	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	53.97/cwt	53.00–55.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	149.50/cwt	148.00–151.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.22/cwt	148.00–159.00	501	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	694	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	134.50/cwt	133.00–135.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.43/cwt	145.00–156.00	649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.00/cwt	144.00–155.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.26/cwt	140.00–153.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	131.41/cwt	130.00–133.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	563	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	52.69/cwt	50.00–55.00	594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	241	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
3	—	480	130.00–137.00	132.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	161.00	161.00
2	—	560	148.00–151.00	149.50
4	—	325	148.00–159.00	154.22
2	—	720	130.00–132.00	131.02
7	—	423	145.00–156.00	153.43
7	—	476	144.00–155.00	149.00
7	—	528	140.00–153.00	148.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	160.00	160.00
11	—	355	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	143.00	143.00
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
1	—	655	141.00	141.00
1	—	850	122.00	122.00
3	—	568	135.00–140.00	136.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	133.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
2	—	325	130.00–133.00	131.41
2	—	518	132.00–134.00	132.97
4	—	408	138.00	138.00
3	—	482	137.00–138.00	137.32
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	152.00	152.00
6	—	422	140.00	140.00

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	2	—	1,240	53.00–55.00	53.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	52.00	52.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	50.00–55.00	52.69
1	—	1,110	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	29.00	29.00

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