Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Slaughter cows, on a light test, sold steady. Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.39/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$140.39

45 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small and Medium 3

$51.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	351	147.26	517	5thin
Medium and Large 1	509	144.37	734	31
Medium and Large 1-2	446	137.00	612	5thin
Medium and Large 3	425	114.95	489	2thin
Small and Medium 3	338	95.50	322	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.76/cwt here — about $195 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 sale45 hd

140.39

—

AR average9 barns · 1,261 hd

145.47

−5.08

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	1,795	55.00	987	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	53.00	631	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,059	45.07	477	9thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	374	150.58/cwt	145.00–157.50	563	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	315	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	318	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	504	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	48.53/cwt	45.00–50.00	504	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	775	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.98/cwt	179.00–181.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.95/cwt	111.00–119.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	151.58/cwt	131.00–159.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.49/cwt	140.00–154.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.71/cwt	134.00–137.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.29/cwt	135.00–139.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.27/cwt	135.00–146.00	666	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	617	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	83.59/cwt	80.00–87.00	631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.70/cwt	126.00–137.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.68/cwt	126.00–134.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	126.99/cwt	123.00–131.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 116Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	145.00–157.50	150.58
6	—	602	142.50	142.50
2	—	323	179.00–181.00	179.98
1	—	295	181.00	181.00
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
6	—	423	140.00–154.00	147.49
4	—	578	134.00–137.00	134.71
3	—	525	135.00–139.00	137.29
2	—	475	135.00–146.00	140.27
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	101.00	101.00
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
4	—	313	131.00–159.00	151.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	111.00–119.00	114.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	135.00	135.00
2	—	378	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	120.00–127.00	123.42
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
2	—	310	130.00–132.00	131.02
2	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	108.00–110.00	108.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	145.00	145.00
3	—	587	130.00–135.00	133.38
2	—	535	126.00–128.00	126.98
3	—	385	142.00–144.00	143.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	126.00–137.00	130.70
3	—	572	126.00–134.00	130.68
2	—	678	123.00–131.00	126.99
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,038	45.00–50.00	48.53
3	—	1,180	54.00–56.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	20.00	20.00
1	—	845	35.00	35.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	63.00	63.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	80.00–87.00	83.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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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