Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Several groups of Value Added cattle sold with a premium. Slaughter cows sold steady against last weeks light test and slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.59/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$128.59

147 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$39.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	131.07	756	106
Medium and Large 1-2	651	128.56	836	27
Medium and Large 2	518	119.78	620	9thin
Medium and Large 3	491	92.01	452	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.06/cwt here — about $304 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 sale147 hd

128.59

—

AR average9 barns · 2,005 hd

145.83

−17.24

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	47.70	526	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,200	47.33	568	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	39.76	419	5thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	610	129.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.26/cwt	136.00–143.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.04/cwt	125.00–129.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	129.50/cwt	127.00–132.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	136.07/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	146.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	860	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	769	132.94/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	728	134.74/cwt	134.50–136.00	981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	144.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	764	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.55/cwt	135.00–145.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	95.03/cwt	90.00–100.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	487	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	48.89/cwt	47.00–51.00	543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	740	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	466	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,090	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	512	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	828	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	51.91/cwt	50.00–53.50	626	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	422	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	600	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	354	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	78.98/cwt	71.00–85.00	551	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	681	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	720	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	789.93/cwt	650.00–950.00	8,389	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	537	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,374	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,190	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	918.11/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	10,402	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	73.50/cwt	72.00–75.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.09/cwt	125.00–129.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	852	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	132.39/cwt	132.00–134.00	761	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	119.37/cwt	119.00–119.50	842	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	882	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	147.36/cwt	143.00–149.00	548	7

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	125.00–132.00	129.24
3	—	470	136.00–143.00	138.26
2	—	565	125.00–129.00	127.04
2	—	545	127.00–132.00	129.50
2	—	428	132.00–140.00	136.07
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
7	—	372	143.00–149.00	147.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	90.00–100.00	95.03
1	—	595	70.00	70.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	666	128.00	128.00
3	—	528	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	575	132.00–134.00	132.39
15	—	705	119.00–119.50	119.37
6	—	545	133.50	133.50
2	—	882	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	117.00–120.00	118.50
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	125.00–129.00	127.09
2	—	410	132.00–137.00	134.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	589	145.00–151.00	146.03
9	—	769	130.00–133.50	132.94
6	—	728	134.50–136.00	134.74
4	—	475	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	144.00–147.00	144.99
6	—	385	148.00	148.00
5	—	628	135.00–145.00	138.55
2	—	475	145.00	145.00
2	—	423	149.00–150.00	149.51
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	139.00	139.00
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
1	—	325	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	47.00–51.00	48.89
1	—	1,395	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,165	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,090	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	50.00–53.50	51.91
1	—	1,205	35.00	35.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	35.00	35.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	59.00	59.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	71.00–85.00	78.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	74.00	74.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,062	650.00–950.00	789.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	46.00	46.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	54.00	54.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,133	775.00–1,100.00	918.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,245	72.00–75.00	73.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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