Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.95/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$125.95

40 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$34.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.23

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	134.81	613	27
Medium and Large 2	462	110.71	511	9thin
Medium and Large 3	424	100.50	426	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.31/cwt here — about $187 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 sale40 hd

125.95

—

AR average9 barns · 1,541 hd

130.18

−4.23

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,050	81.04	1,661	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,217	60.78	740	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	59.04	706	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	48.00	484	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	385	155.56/cwt	155.00–156.00	599	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	147.58/cwt	143.00–150.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	530	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	170	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	52.85/cwt	50.00–55.00	480	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	975	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	138.47/cwt	137.00–139.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	119.92/cwt	110.00–130.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	583	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	121.88/cwt	119.00–125.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	124.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	126.76/cwt	125.00–128.00	646	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	947	44.65/cwt	44.00–45.00	423	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	65.22/cwt	63.00–67.00	828	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,035	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	62.71/cwt	60.00–65.50	801	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	759	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	81.04/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.36/cwt	110.00–121.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	838	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 85Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	155.00–156.00	155.56
7	—	479	143.00–150.00	147.58
2	—	565	135.00–138.00	136.46
1	—	685	131.00	131.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
4	—	519	137.00–139.00	138.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	106.00	106.00
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	96.00	96.00
2	—	420	110.00–115.00	112.38
2	—	328	110.00–130.00	119.92
2	—	365	119.00–125.00	121.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
13	—	408	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	134.00	134.00
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
2	—	323	149.00	149.00
2	—	360	130.00	130.00
3	—	584	123.00–128.00	124.58
4	—	510	125.00–128.00	126.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	110.00–121.00	115.36
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	126.00–129.00	127.48
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	95.00	95.00
1	—	500	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	530	32.00	32.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	50.00–55.00	52.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	75.00	75.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	44.00–45.00	44.65
7	—	1,269	63.00–67.00	65.22
1	—	1,420	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,278	60.00–65.50	62.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,150	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,050	79.00–84.00	81.04

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle