Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough offerings in any class last week to establish a trend, however demand was good for thin weaned cattle suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls not tested against last weeks light offerings, however much lower undertones were observed in all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.50/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$127.50

157 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$43.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.92

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	478	133.36	637	42
Medium and Large 1	525	127.83	671	94
Medium and Large 2	453	116.86	529	19thin
Medium and Large 3	420	90.00	378	2thin

One grade step is worth $43.36/cwt here — about $259 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 sale157 hd

127.50

—

AR average8 barns · 1,135 hd

136.42

−8.92

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	—	High	1,553	84.00	1,304	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	38.14	402	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	37.76	378	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	375	139.70/cwt	135.00–144.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	135.31/cwt	128.00–138.00	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.31/cwt	126.00–132.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.00/cwt	141.00–151.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	139.18/cwt	136.00–140.00	383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.57/cwt	137.00–145.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	33.02/cwt	31.00–35.00	332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	143.75/cwt	135.00–145.50	886	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	144.70/cwt	140.00–147.00	848	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.80/cwt	145.00–161.00	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	150.82/cwt	145.00–159.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	160.91/cwt	155.00–168.00	504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.56/cwt	135.00–145.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.56/cwt	154.00–168.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	123.22/cwt	112.00–138.00	405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	128.47/cwt	115.00–135.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	617	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	41.41/cwt	40.00–45.00	450	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	35.27/cwt	35.00–36.00	357	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	27.57/cwt	25.00–30.00	272	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,199	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	66.38/cwt	62.00–72.00	458	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	549	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	55.00/cwt	45.00–63.00	658	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	751.37/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,227	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	119.24/cwt	113.00–128.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.91/cwt	135.00–150.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	166.14/cwt	164.00–167.00	769	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	373	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	520	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	110.67/cwt	108.00–112.50	806	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	132.63/cwt	129.00–134.00	606	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	120.46/cwt	113.00–123.00	766	12

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	375	135.00–144.00	139.70
7	—	413	128.00–138.00	135.31
6	—	520	126.00–132.00	129.31
5	—	330	141.00–151.00	145.00
5	—	275	136.00–140.00	139.18
4	—	678	113.00	113.00
4	—	564	129.00–130.00	129.75
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
17	—	728	108.00–112.50	110.67
15	—	457	129.00–134.00	132.63
12	—	636	113.00–123.00	120.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
9	—	329	112.00–138.00	123.22
3	—	414	115.00–135.00	128.47
2	—	730	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
1	—	355	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	441	140.00	140.00
10	—	373	139.50	139.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	129.00	129.00
3	—	720	105.00	105.00
3	—	445	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	137.00–145.00	140.57
1	—	560	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	168.00	168.00
28	—	463	164.00–167.00	166.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	616	135.00–145.50	143.75
10	—	586	140.00–147.00	144.70
10	—	425	145.00–161.00	155.80
9	—	484	145.00–159.00	150.82
8	—	313	155.00–168.00	160.91
7	—	522	135.00–145.00	143.56
6	—	739	132.00–133.00	132.67
5	—	379	154.00–168.00	160.56
2	—	685	133.00	133.00
2	—	272	160.00	160.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	113.00–128.00	119.24
2	—	365	110.00	110.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	135.00–150.00	145.91
3	—	478	130.00–135.00	131.67
1	—	360	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	31.00–35.00	33.02
1	—	1,035	40.00	40.00
1	—	955	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,086	40.00–45.00	41.41
4	—	1,011	35.00–36.00	35.27
2	—	988	25.00–30.00	27.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,445	83.00	83.00

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	2	—	690	62.00–72.00	66.38
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	720	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	45.00	45.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	42.00	42.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,196	45.00–63.00	55.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,228	650.00–850.00	751.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00

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