Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Several groups of Value Added cattle sold with a premium. On a very light test, slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.37/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$136.37

100 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.23

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	138.48	713	88
Medium and Large 1-2	525	128.00	672	2thin
Medium and Large 2	493	119.50	589	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about $124 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 sale100 hd

136.37

—

AR average10 barns · 1,718 hd

137.60

−1.23

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,283	51.07	655	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	40.54	454	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	368	146.21/cwt	139.00–148.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	124.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	128.58/cwt	124.00–134.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.04/cwt	129.00–138.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	555	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.94/cwt	136.00–150.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	136.47/cwt	135.00–138.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	727	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	154.51/cwt	150.00–156.00	735	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.14/cwt	149.00–152.00	784	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	164.11/cwt	160.00–168.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.65/cwt	148.00–153.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	111.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	120.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	873	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	733	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	51.07/cwt	50.00–53.00	655	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	597	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	32.57/cwt	30.00–35.00	329	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	144.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.45/cwt	135.00–138.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	143.32/cwt	143.00–144.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	140.35/cwt	135.00–147.00	612	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	140.58/cwt	135.00–147.00	464	8

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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 256Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	139.00–148.00	146.21
5	—	677	120.00–128.00	124.01
4	—	581	124.00–134.00	128.58
4	—	528	129.00–138.00	134.04
2	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
18	—	436	135.00–147.00	140.35
8	—	330	135.00–147.00	140.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	375	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	110.00–116.00	111.95
3	—	470	116.00–125.00	120.37
1	—	500	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	628	139.00	139.00
4	—	527	139.00	139.00
3	—	481	143.00–144.00	143.32
2	—	400	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	116.00–119.00	117.48
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	136.00–150.00	139.94
2	—	663	135.00–138.00	136.47
1	—	590	138.00	138.00
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
1	—	450	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	145.00	145.00
2	—	775	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	139.00	139.00
5	—	472	154.00	154.00
4	—	642	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	710	136.00	136.00
1	—	565	157.00	157.00
1	—	410	171.00	171.00
1	—	320	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	150.00–156.00	154.51
12	—	522	149.00–152.00	150.14
6	—	376	160.00–168.00	164.11
3	—	435	148.00–153.00	150.65
2	—	657	138.00	138.00
2	—	303	165.00–170.00	167.48
1	—	550	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	126.00–128.00	127.00
1	—	450	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	140.00–147.00	144.47
2	—	425	135.00–138.00	136.45
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	50.00–53.00	51.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	48.00–49.00	48.50
2	—	1,010	30.00–35.00	32.57

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	1	—	705	66.00	66.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	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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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