Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.21/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$142.21

60 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$16.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	148.97	732	35
Medium and Large 2	372	132.98	495	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	436	132.60	578	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.37/cwt here — about $154 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 sale60 hd

142.21

—

AR average7 barns · 849 hd

148.32

−6.11

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	—	Average	1,763	74.00	1,305	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,290	60.00	774	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	56.74	624	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	979	52.19	511	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1-2	—	421	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.54/cwt	135.00–138.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	575	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	660	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	140.36/cwt	139.00–146.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.36/cwt	141.00–155.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	157.33/cwt	157.00–158.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.36/cwt	146.00–151.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	129.99/cwt	129.00–134.00	636	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	126.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	134.73/cwt	133.00–136.00	552	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	541	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	59.64/cwt	59.00–60.00	672	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	55.91/cwt	55.00–57.00	615	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	55.31/cwt	55.00–56.00	590	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	374	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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 105Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	131.00	131.00
3	—	495	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	133.00	133.00
1	—	515	134.00	134.00
2	—	275	130.00	130.00
4	—	340	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	139.00–146.00	140.36
5	—	568	143.00	143.00
17	—	480	141.00–155.00	153.36
2	—	630	135.00	135.00
3	—	335	157.00–158.00	157.33
3	—	428	146.00–151.00	149.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
2	—	523	135.00–138.00	136.54
2	—	578	130.00–137.00	133.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	489	129.00–134.00	129.99
1	—	305	137.00	137.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	565	124.00–128.00	126.70
6	—	655	115.00	115.00
13	—	410	133.00–136.00	134.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	53.00	53.00
3	—	1,127	59.00–60.00	59.64
6	—	1,100	55.00–57.00	55.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,067	55.00–56.00	55.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	58.00	58.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle