Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 18.00-24.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.70/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$124.70

47 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$57.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	128.01	667	39
Medium and Large 2	499	113.95	568	7thin
Small and Medium 3	420	71.00	298	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.01/cwt here — about $369 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 sale47 hd

124.70

—

AR average9 barns · 1,955 hd

126.29

−1.58

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	1,610	88.50	1,425	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,220	56.50	689	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,038	46.86	486	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	45.00	442	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	463	56.51/cwt	55.00–60.00	262	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	558	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	110.39/cwt	106.00–115.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	147.49/cwt	147.00–148.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.85/cwt	146.00–154.00	631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	174.12/cwt	174.00–175.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	153.29/cwt	148.00–155.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	132.67/cwt	131.00–135.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.20/cwt	139.00–143.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	70.32/cwt	68.00–74.00	785	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.77/cwt	120.00–123.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.04/cwt	126.00–136.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	135.72/cwt	134.00–138.00	498	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	112.43/cwt	110.00–115.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.83/cwt	126.00–135.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	124.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	875	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	128.60/cwt	125.00–133.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.02/cwt	124.00–127.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	125.02/cwt	121.00–127.00	780	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,427	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	48.39/cwt	45.00–50.00	508	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	705	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	328	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 269Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 18.00-24.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 3.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
13	—	418	146.00–154.00	150.85
8	—	324	174.00–175.00	174.12
4	—	395	148.00–155.00	153.29
3	—	583	131.00–135.00	132.67
4	—	519	139.00–143.00	141.20
2	—	725	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
2	—	480	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	106.00–115.00	110.39
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	428	110.00–115.00	112.43
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	147.00–148.00	147.49
3	—	367	134.00–138.00	135.72
7	—	513	126.00–135.00	131.83
8	—	470	120.00–130.00	124.82
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
3	—	425	125.00–133.00	128.60
3	—	567	124.00–127.00	126.02
3	—	668	115.00	115.00
4	—	624	121.00–127.00	125.02
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	120.00–123.00	120.77
1	—	695	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	570	126.00–136.00	131.04
1	—	520	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	463	55.00–60.00	56.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	66.00	66.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	105.00	105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	61.00	61.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,117	68.00–74.00	70.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,640	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,380	56.00	56.00
3	—	1,050	45.00–50.00	48.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,245	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	30.00	30.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	40.00	40.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle