Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-9.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.82/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$125.82

71 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$42.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	129.86	656	49
Medium and Large 2	510	118.23	603	21
Small and Medium 3	395	87.00	344	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.86/cwt here — about $313 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 sale71 hd

125.82

—

AR average9 barns · 1,769 hd

125.20

+0.62

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	—	Low	1,261	62.26	785	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	60.67	617	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	59.36	804	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,039	52.55	546	8thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	573	135.60/cwt	130.00–145.00	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	134.34/cwt	130.00–142.00	681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.42/cwt	140.00–153.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.49/cwt	124.00–133.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	533	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	395	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	125.82/cwt	115.00–128.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	118.72/cwt	116.00–121.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	125.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	122.03/cwt	121.00–124.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	97.55/cwt	95.00–100.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.15/cwt	131.00–138.00	643	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	124.31/cwt	119.00–129.50	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	132.51/cwt	131.00–134.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	132.74/cwt	130.00–134.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.25/cwt	120.00–129.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	103.48/cwt	100.00–107.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	60.67/cwt	60.00–62.00	617	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	62.26/cwt	61.00–64.00	966	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	50.31/cwt	49.00–52.00	552	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	538	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	755	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,096	55.83/cwt	40.00–70.00	612	4
Bulls	—	—	1,920	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,690	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	60.56/cwt	60.00–61.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	47.91/cwt	46.00–50.00	371	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	58.00/cwt	56.00–60.00	624	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	499	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,109.38/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	14,089	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,135.40/cwt	1,035.00–1,400.00	12,660	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	133.79/cwt	131.00–141.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	138.13/cwt	132.00–140.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	120.15/cwt	114.00–125.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.56/cwt	125.00–133.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	144.42/cwt	141.00–148.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 169Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	130.00–145.00	135.60
9	—	507	130.00–142.00	134.34
9	—	473	140.00–153.00	142.42
6	—	613	124.00–133.00	125.49
2	—	418	158.00–160.00	159.01
1	—	325	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
1	—	470	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	131.00–141.00	133.79
4	—	374	132.00–140.00	138.13
3	—	580	115.00–127.00	123.17
3	—	527	114.00–125.00	120.15
3	—	475	125.00–133.00	129.56
2	—	333	141.00–148.00	144.42
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	115.00–128.00	125.82
4	—	558	116.00–121.00	118.72
4	—	364	120.00–129.00	125.45
3	—	414	121.00–124.00	122.03
2	—	813	95.00	95.00
2	—	613	95.00–100.00	97.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	472	131.00–138.00	136.15
14	—	525	124.00	124.00
9	—	567	119.00–129.50	124.31
2	—	605	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	358	131.00–134.00	132.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	130.00–134.00	132.74
4	—	575	120.00–129.00	122.25
2	—	860	100.00–107.00	103.48
2	—	528	135.00–138.00	136.55
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	60.00–62.00	60.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	61.00–64.00	62.26
2	—	1,060	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	49.00–52.00	50.31
3	—	978	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,170	64.50	64.50
1	—	920	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,096	40.00–70.00	55.83
1	—	1,920	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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	55.00	55.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	60.00–61.00	60.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	775	46.00–50.00	47.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	56.00–60.00	58.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	52.00	52.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,270	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,109.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,115	1,035.00–1,400.00	1,135.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	975.00	975.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle