Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings last week in most classes to establish a trend; however with better market and weather conditions, buyer interest was strong, especially for thin weaned cattle suitable for grazing. Not enough slaughter cows or bulls to establish a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.29/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$165.29

58 head · 437 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$43.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.76

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	175.73	729	39
Medium and Large 2	465	145.79	678	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	140.00	763	4thin
Medium and Large 3	465	132.00	614	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.73/cwt here — about $115 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 sale58 hd

165.29

—

AR average8 barns · 1,075 hd

164.53

+0.76

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	1,060	59.00	625	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	40.00	402	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	964	26.92	259	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 1	—	468	138.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	151.76/cwt	146.00–158.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.59/cwt	147.00–160.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	186.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	176.18/cwt	170.00–182.00	729	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	142.05/cwt	140.00–144.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	131.61/cwt	128.00–137.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.41/cwt	125.00–144.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	58.37/cwt	40.00–69.00	601	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	950	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	137.13/cwt	135.00–139.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.01/cwt	140.00–153.00	610	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	157.47/cwt	140.00–168.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.39/cwt	144.00–160.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	893	18.88/cwt	15.00–23.00	169	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	477	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.65/cwt	130.00–136.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	759	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	945	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,060	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	223	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	446	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	110	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 Feb 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 22Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	135.00–142.00	138.37
2	—	313	146.00–158.00	151.76
11	—	415	140.00–153.00	147.01
1	—	270	158.00	158.00
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
1	—	840	115.00	115.00
3	—	518	130.00–136.00	133.65
4	—	369	140.00–148.00	144.04
6	—	568	133.00–134.00	133.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
2	—	523	120.00–122.00	120.96
2	—	570	120.00–124.00	122.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	340	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	191.00	191.00
4	—	528	147.00–160.00	153.59
3	—	324	180.00–190.00	186.55
19	—	414	170.00–182.00	176.18
2	—	570	140.00–144.00	142.05
2	—	460	171.00	171.00
1	—	680	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	128.00–137.00	131.61
2	—	520	125.00–144.00	134.41
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
4	—	379	140.00–168.00	157.47
4	—	478	144.00–160.00	149.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	223	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	945	72.00	72.00
2	—	568	125.00–130.00	127.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	135.00–139.00	137.13
2	—	585	146.00	146.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	165.00	165.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	40.00–69.00	58.37
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	74.00	74.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	15.00–23.00	18.88
1	—	1,105	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,220	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	15.00	15.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	59.00	59.00

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