Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light run and with not all classes represented; Feeder steers 400-500 lbs sold 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Not enough offerings to establish a trend for slaughter cows or bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.55/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$124.55

88 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$39.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	131.03	699	59
Medium and Large 1-2	683	120.00	820	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	117.43	634	19thin
Medium and Large 3	435	91.26	397	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.77/cwt here — about $303 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 sale88 hd

124.55

—

AR average9 barns · 1,529 hd

135.38

−10.82

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	—	Low	1,535	70.00	1,075	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	960	40.00	384	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	960	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	737.68/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,727	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	130.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.52/cwt	119.00–129.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	108.11/cwt	76.00–136.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.53/cwt	137.00–141.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.43/cwt	131.00–135.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	90.91/cwt	87.00–95.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	123.67/cwt	122.00–128.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	136.85/cwt	136.00–137.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	120.13/cwt	118.00–123.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	88.34/cwt	79.00–97.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	108.58/cwt	105.00–112.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	132.40/cwt	129.00–139.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.46/cwt	138.00–143.00	527	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	128.02/cwt	126.00–129.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	125.51/cwt	125.00–127.00	704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	117.30/cwt	115.00–124.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	124.35/cwt	124.00–125.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.50/cwt	104.00–111.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	144.93/cwt	144.00–146.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	13

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 107Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
3	—	281	141.00	141.00
7	—	513	131.00–135.00	133.43
14	—	637	122.00–128.00	123.67
7	—	465	136.00–137.00	136.85
6	—	666	118.00–123.00	120.13
10	—	586	129.00–139.00	132.40
10	—	378	138.00–143.00	139.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	87.00–95.00	90.91
3	—	378	126.00–129.00	128.02
4	—	561	125.00–127.00	125.51
4	—	529	115.00–124.00	117.30
3	—	417	124.00–125.00	124.35
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
2	—	670	104.00–111.00	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	81.00	81.00
1	—	540	94.00	94.00
2	—	468	79.00–97.00	88.34
2	—	318	105.00–112.00	108.58
1	—	370	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
2	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	795	129.00	129.00
3	—	710	125.00–133.00	130.01
1	—	1,045	115.00	115.00
8	—	433	158.00	158.00
8	—	626	137.00–141.00	138.53
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
13	—	545	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	124.00	124.00
2	—	837	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	142.00	142.00
4	—	560	119.00–129.00	125.52
2	—	323	144.00–146.00	144.93
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	76.00–136.00	108.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	40.00	40.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	725.00–750.00	737.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	83.00	83.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle