Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Supply was mostly plain to average in quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.97/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$131.97

87 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$50.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	139.87	744	46
Medium and Large 2	484	133.81	647	24
Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.00	741	3thin
Medium and Large 3	427	117.18	500	7thin
Small and Medium 3	347	89.36	310	7thin

One grade step is worth $50.51/cwt here — about $434 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 sale87 hd

131.97

—

AR average8 barns · 2,060 hd

144.66

−12.69

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	1,626	89.33	1,452	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	64.00	832	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	52.29	555	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,039	48.63	505	4thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	130.74/cwt	124.00–134.00	740	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	114.35/cwt	113.00–115.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	137.62/cwt	133.00–145.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	128.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.81/cwt	126.00–144.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	144.13/cwt	139.00–146.00	610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.31/cwt	121.00–132.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	408	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	136.41/cwt	135.00–141.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	139.80/cwt	139.00–140.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	148.99/cwt	142.00–155.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	148.94/cwt	145.00–151.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	153.43/cwt	146.00–161.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.54/cwt	146.00–153.00	718	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	290	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	94.77/cwt	80.00–106.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	86.84/cwt	84.00–90.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.60/cwt	111.00–125.00	567	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	344	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	753	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	643	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	894	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	735	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	309	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	57.39/cwt	55.00–60.00	626	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	47.28/cwt	45.00–52.00	492	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,263	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	60.86/cwt	56.00–64.00	636	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	636	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	676	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	811	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,495	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	312	95.83/cwt	79.00–105.00	299	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	361	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	370	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	318	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	110.57/cwt	106.00–115.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	132.26/cwt	130.00–139.00	618	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	111.47/cwt	105.00–113.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	119.25/cwt	119.00–121.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	134.31/cwt	131.00–136.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	554	3

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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 92Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00	120.00
2	—	345	130.00–136.00	133.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
14	—	467	130.00–139.00	132.26
9	—	676	105.00–113.00	111.47
9	—	526	120.00–127.00	123.68
8	—	612	119.00–121.00	119.25
4	—	378	131.00–136.00	134.31
3	—	423	130.00–133.00	131.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	80.00–106.00	94.77
2	—	423	84.00–90.00	86.84
1	—	540	95.00	95.00
1	—	355	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	111.00–125.00	118.60
4	—	411	119.00	119.00
2	—	583	100.00–105.00	102.49
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	124.00–134.00	130.74
3	—	685	113.00–115.00	114.35
3	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.62
3	—	482	133.00–145.00	137.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	120.00–125.00	122.56
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
2	—	488	106.00–115.00	110.57
2	—	435	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	125.00–135.00	128.80
7	—	474	126.00–144.00	131.81
6	—	423	139.00–146.00	144.13
2	—	575	121.00–132.00	126.31
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	127.00	127.00
7	—	559	135.00–141.00	136.41
5	—	516	139.00–140.00	139.80
4	—	404	142.00–155.00	148.99
4	—	328	145.00–151.00	148.94
3	—	707	127.00	127.00
3	—	385	146.00–161.00	153.43
2	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	480	146.00–153.00	149.54
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	79.00–105.00	95.83
2	—	420	85.00–87.00	86.00
1	—	370	86.00	86.00
1	—	285	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,255	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,180	54.50	54.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,265	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,091	55.00–60.00	57.39
6	—	1,040	45.00–52.00	47.28
1	—	1,345	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,435	88.00	88.00

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	—	1,045	56.00–64.00	60.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	76.00	76.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	40.00	40.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	69.00	69.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	700.00	700.00

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

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