Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.83/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$131.83

117 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$31.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	134.84	765	92
Medium and Large 2	484	122.29	592	23
Medium and Large 3	390	103.50	404	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.34/cwt here — about $361 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 sale117 hd

131.83

—

AR average5 barns · 872 hd

136.02

−4.18

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	1,430	77.00	1,101	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	62.00	835	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	50.50	534	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,032	44.76	462	10

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	725	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	115.05/cwt	111.00–119.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	111.90/cwt	110.00–116.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	122.03/cwt	119.00–128.00	681	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	125.43/cwt	120.00–128.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	123.79/cwt	120.00–132.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	118.30/cwt	114.00–119.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.79/cwt	122.00–123.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	122.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	126.50/cwt	122.00–131.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.81/cwt	120.00–133.00	715	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.35/cwt	118.00–131.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.61/cwt	130.00–134.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	44.34/cwt	43.00–45.00	447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	641	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	62.67/cwt	62.00–63.00	887	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	46.09/cwt	45.00–50.00	507	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	36.73/cwt	35.00–40.00	363	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	928	53.47/cwt	52.00–55.00	496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	77.49/cwt	63.00–87.00	612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	808	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	56.51/cwt	56.00–57.00	632	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	122.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	126.50/cwt	123.00–130.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	136.37/cwt	132.00–138.00	836	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	132.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	881	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.76/cwt	130.00–139.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.79/cwt	125.00–139.00	631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.94/cwt	130.00–141.00	717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	133.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	138.28/cwt	135.00–143.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	963	2

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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 132Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 29Year ago 73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	126.00–130.00	128.01
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
24	—	613	132.00–138.00	136.37
16	—	664	125.00–136.00	132.73
13	—	571	130.00–139.00	136.76
13	—	472	125.00–139.00	133.79
12	—	531	130.00–141.00	134.94
5	—	429	130.00–144.00	133.79
4	—	366	135.00–143.00	138.28
2	—	755	127.00–128.00	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	103.00	103.00
1	—	315	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	115.00–125.00	122.22
8	—	469	120.00–130.00	124.06
2	—	570	118.00–125.00	121.56
2	—	540	123.00–130.00	126.50
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	100.00–103.00	101.51
2	—	360	100.00	100.00
1	—	715	71.00	71.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	111.00–119.00	115.05
4	—	568	115.00	115.00
4	—	468	115.00	115.00
3	—	383	110.00–116.00	111.90
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	105.00	105.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	115.00	115.00
2	—	408	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	558	119.00–128.00	122.03
15	—	532	120.00–128.00	125.43
13	—	491	120.00–132.00	123.79
7	—	680	114.00–119.00	118.30
5	—	610	122.00–123.00	122.79
4	—	435	120.00–130.00	122.79
3	—	387	120.00	120.00
2	—	300	122.00–131.00	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	60.00	60.00
1	—	750	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	568	120.00–133.00	125.81
5	—	675	115.00–125.00	119.35
4	—	619	118.00–131.00	127.35
3	—	523	130.00–134.00	131.61
2	—	705	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	43.00–45.00	44.34
1	—	1,135	62.50	62.50
1	—	1,125	57.00	57.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	62.00–63.00	62.67
1	—	1,140	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	45.00–50.00	46.09
3	—	988	35.00–40.00	36.73
2	—	928	52.00–55.00	53.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,135	70.00	70.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	790	63.00–87.00	77.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	51.00	51.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	56.00–57.00	56.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	51.00	51.00

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