Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.30/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$139.30

65 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$65.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	143.52	673	50
Medium and Large 2	490	128.62	630	14thin
Medium and Large 3	540	78.00	421	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.52/cwt here — about $252 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 sale65 hd

139.30

—

AR average9 barns · 1,892 hd

141.70

−2.40

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	1,536	80.04	1,230	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,268	62.63	794	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	59.10	678	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	52.27	499	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Fleshy	—	315	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	122.56/cwt	115.00–130.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,606	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	67.21/cwt	66.00–70.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	150.13/cwt	148.00–159.00	465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.29/cwt	148.00–161.00	599	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	440	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	138.32/cwt	136.00–141.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	141.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	132.00/cwt	129.00–138.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.58/cwt	124.00–137.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.11/cwt	139.00–140.00	723	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	133.39/cwt	132.00–136.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	497	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	665	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	586	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	809	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	52.14/cwt	49.00–56.00	533	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	54.54/cwt	54.00–55.00	543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	687	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	64.96/cwt	62.00–67.50	870	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	58.74/cwt	56.00–60.00	676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	77.39/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	123.61/cwt	118.00–124.50	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	134.97/cwt	130.00–137.00	510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	126.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	131.40/cwt	130.00–133.00	424	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	60.14/cwt	58.50–61.00	695	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	64.68/cwt	63.00–68.00	817	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	393	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	121.56/cwt	115.00–126.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 204Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	141.00	141.00
2	—	610	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	127.00–129.00	128.00
3	—	370	136.00–141.00	138.32
3	—	440	129.00–138.00	132.00
3	—	483	124.00–137.00	130.58
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	310	148.00–159.00	150.13
10	—	381	148.00–161.00	157.29
4	—	418	140.00–144.00	141.51
19	—	520	139.00–140.00	139.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	555	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	627	115.00–130.00	122.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	132.00–136.00	133.39
11	—	556	118.00–124.50	123.61
8	—	378	130.00–137.00	134.97
7	—	512	123.00–129.00	126.01
2	—	323	130.00–133.00	131.40
3	—	605	120.50	120.50
2	—	470	127.00–130.00	128.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	77.00	77.00
1	—	570	75.00	75.00
1	—	400	113.00	113.00
1	—	320	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	70.00	70.00
2	—	393	74.00	74.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	115.00–126.00	121.56
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.56
4	—	421	120.00–125.00	121.20
2	—	465	114.00	114.00
2	—	340	128.00–129.00	128.50
1	—	675	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,440	70.00–81.00	77.39
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	49.00–56.00	52.14
4	—	1,155	58.50–61.00	60.14
3	—	1,263	63.00–68.00	64.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	54.00–55.00	54.54
1	—	1,165	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,339	62.00–67.50	64.96
3	—	1,150	56.00–60.00	58.74

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,073	66.00–70.00	67.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	60.00	60.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	56.00	56.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	53.00	53.00

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