Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.55/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$140.55

37 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	142.94	749	25
Medium and Large 2	441	140.21	618	10thin
Medium and Large 3	375	112.50	422	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about $327 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 sale37 hd

140.55

—

AR average9 barns · 1,000 hd

144.24

−3.68

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	1,450	70.87	1,028	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,139	60.54	689	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	58.90	617	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,076	50.76	546	20

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	515	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.75/cwt	143.00–150.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.25/cwt	146.00–154.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.22/cwt	159.00–167.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.98/cwt	172.00–174.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	832	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	147.52/cwt	146.00–149.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	59.29/cwt	54.00–63.00	640	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	476	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	89.95/cwt	86.00–96.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	83.74/cwt	82.50–85.00	1,599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	78.54/cwt	76.00–80.50	1,310	2
Bulls	—	—	998	57.17/cwt	45.00–75.00	571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	245	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	770	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	347	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	62.06/cwt	61.00–63.00	753	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,065	59.01/cwt	58.00–60.00	628	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	56.39/cwt	55.00–59.00	631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	59.66/cwt	59.00–60.00	643	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	52.80/cwt	49.00–54.00	599	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	65.04/cwt	64.00–66.00	854	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	993	39.56/cwt	33.00–45.00	393	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	125.38/cwt	120.00–129.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	138.80/cwt	138.00–139.00	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.44/cwt	125.00–134.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	140.68/cwt	138.00–145.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	112.26/cwt	104.00–120.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.00/cwt	125.00–136.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	131.15/cwt	128.00–135.00	682	6

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	138.00–139.00	138.49
4	—	479	143.00–150.00	146.75
4	—	418	146.00–154.00	151.25
2	—	370	159.00–167.00	163.22
2	—	325	172.00–174.00	172.98
2	—	700	130.00	130.00
2	—	608	136.00	136.00
2	—	570	130.00	130.00
5	—	667	125.00–136.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
4	—	374	146.00–149.00	147.52
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	735	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
1	—	935	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
2	—	465	104.00–120.00	112.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	120.00–129.00	125.38
5	—	328	138.00–139.00	138.80
4	—	473	125.00–134.00	128.44
3	—	422	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	368	138.00–145.00	140.68
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	107.00	107.00
6	—	520	128.00–135.00	131.15

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	64.00	64.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,080	54.00–63.00	59.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	55.00	55.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	727	86.00–96.00	89.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	82.50–85.00	83.74
2	—	1,668	76.00–80.50	78.54
3	—	998	45.00–75.00	57.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	30.00	30.00
1	—	770	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	61.00–63.00	62.06
2	—	1,065	58.00–60.00	59.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,119	55.00–59.00	56.39
4	—	1,135	49.00–54.00	52.80
3	—	1,313	64.00–66.00	65.04
2	—	993	33.00–45.00	39.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	59.00–60.00	59.66
1	—	1,180	65.50	65.50

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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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