Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not tested against last week, but higher undertones were evident.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.86/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$132.86

81 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$38.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

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	521	138.20	720	15thin
Medium and Large 1	621	134.08	832	55
Medium and Large 2	458	123.83	567	9thin
Medium and Large 3	575	100.00	575	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.20/cwt here — about $145 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 sale81 hd

132.86

—

AR average9 barns · 1,315 hd

136.98

−4.12

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	1,664	85.75	1,427	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	62.24	891	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	57.67	637	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,030	47.51	489	7thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	140.84/cwt	135.00–142.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	144.40/cwt	143.00–145.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	468	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	53.42/cwt	49.00–59.00	632	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	821	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	878	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	947	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	62.26/cwt	52.00–72.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	503	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,720	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	135.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	862	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	102.46/cwt	90.00–109.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	638	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	60.99/cwt	60.00–62.00	849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	129.62/cwt	127.00–131.00	609	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	753	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	898	32.48/cwt	25.00–40.00	292	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	53.29/cwt	52.00–54.50	606	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	524	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	728	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	800	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	408	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	115.00–120.00	117.43
2	—	523	120.00–130.00	124.78
2	—	423	125.00	125.00
2	—	380	120.00–126.00	123.04
1	—	330	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	135.00–142.00	140.84
5	—	453	143.00–145.00	144.40
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
2	—	270	165.00	165.00
12	—	708	124.00	124.00
6	—	816	116.00	116.00
20	—	637	130.00–136.00	135.36
3	—	428	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	99.00	99.00
1	—	450	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
3	—	567	90.00–109.00	102.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	116.00	116.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	138.00	138.00
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
3	—	470	127.00–131.00	129.62

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,183	49.00–59.00	53.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	52.00–72.00	62.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	50.00	50.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	72.00	72.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,115	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,195	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	60.00–62.00	60.99
1	—	1,550	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,395	62.00	62.00
2	—	898	25.00–40.00	32.48
2	—	1,138	52.00–54.50	53.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	91.00–92.00	91.50
2	—	1,448	80.00	80.00

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