Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.84/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$139.84

319 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$31.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.71

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	141.49	792	282
Medium and Large 1-2	455	140.00	637	2thin
Medium and Large 2	438	129.30	566	30
Medium and Large 3	415	109.91	456	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.58/cwt here — about $336 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 sale319 hd

139.84

—

AR average9 barns · 2,343 hd

137.13

+2.71

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	1,650	93.00	1,535	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,349	59.54	803	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	49.18	486	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,066	49.03	523	27

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	—	379	132.51/cwt	120.00–139.00	502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	127.79/cwt	121.00–137.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	131.03/cwt	122.00–136.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	131.60/cwt	129.00–137.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	116.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	50.70/cwt	50.00–52.00	508	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	755	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	735	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	267	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	64.07/cwt	62.00–66.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.51/cwt	122.00–131.50	621	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.15/cwt	131.00–134.00	568	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.05/cwt	123.00–134.50	759	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	130.52/cwt	123.00–133.50	688	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	130.35/cwt	129.00–132.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.98/cwt	102.00–110.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	84.93/cwt	70.00–100.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.48/cwt	126.00–134.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	48.88/cwt	45.00–51.00	501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	60.43/cwt	59.00–61.50	697	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	52.99/cwt	52.00–55.50	589	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	33.50/cwt	20.00–40.00	356	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,535	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	60.37/cwt	54.00–68.00	721	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	55.40/cwt	50.00–58.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	107.85/cwt	100.00–118.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	145.68/cwt	144.00–146.00	771	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	910	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	152.57/cwt	140.00–155.00	627	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	139.80/cwt	132.00–143.00	814	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	140.14/cwt	136.00–145.00	674	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.21/cwt	131.00–136.00	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	145.36/cwt	140.00–148.00	467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	142.40/cwt	140.00–144.00	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	102.83/cwt	71.00–115.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	108.67/cwt	100.00–115.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	117.98/cwt	115.00–125.00	501	5

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 223Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 58Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	120.00–139.00	132.51
8	—	466	121.00–137.00	127.79
5	—	421	122.00–136.00	131.03
3	—	503	125.00–130.00	127.01
3	—	344	129.00–137.00	131.60
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	100.00–118.00	107.85
1	—	460	106.00	106.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	529	144.00–146.00	145.68
71	—	675	130.00–137.00	134.78
30	—	411	140.00–155.00	152.57
24	—	582	132.00–143.00	139.80
20	—	481	136.00–145.00	140.14
14	—	626	131.00–136.00	135.21
6	—	321	140.00–148.00	145.36
5	—	735	127.00	127.00
3	—	815	117.00–118.00	117.33
3	—	368	140.00–144.00	142.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	99.00	99.00
3	—	464	115.00–120.00	116.71
2	—	793	80.50	80.50
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	129.00	129.00
5	—	425	115.00–125.00	117.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	476	122.00–131.50	130.51
48	—	430	131.00–134.00	132.15
42	—	575	123.00–134.50	132.05
28	—	527	123.00–133.50	130.52
5	—	678	118.00	118.00
3	—	322	129.00–132.00	130.35
2	—	633	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	71.00–115.00	102.83
3	—	372	100.00–115.00	108.67
3	—	318	116.00	116.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	102.00–110.00	107.98
2	—	563	70.00–100.00	84.93
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	107.00	107.00
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	126.00–134.00	131.48
2	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	130.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	50.00–52.00	50.70
1	—	1,230	68.00	68.00
1	—	890	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,325	62.00–66.00	64.07
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,024	45.00–51.00	48.88
6	—	1,154	59.00–61.50	60.43
5	—	1,112	52.00–55.50	52.99
5	—	1,063	20.00–40.00	33.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	93.00	93.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	67.00	67.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	54.00–68.00	60.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	50.00–58.00	55.40

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle