Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 higher, slaughter bulls not tested against last weeks light offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.76/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$138.76

81 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$23.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	142.65	848	60
Medium and Large 2	544	130.14	709	16thin
Medium and Large 3	415	119.58	496	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.07/cwt here — about $352 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 sale81 hd

138.76

—

AR average7 barns · 1,666 hd

149.05

−10.29

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	1,528	86.41	1,321	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	69.07	986	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,144	67.03	767	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,041	54.71	570	14

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.33/cwt	131.00–136.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	120.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	128.33/cwt	120.00–134.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.65/cwt	135.00–149.00	805	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.72/cwt	138.00–145.00	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	139.97/cwt	135.00–143.00	991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.75/cwt	139.00–144.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	143.21/cwt	142.00–144.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	155.75/cwt	151.00–166.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.56/cwt	123.00–130.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	70.05/cwt	67.00–73.00	833	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	644	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	70.98/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,057	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	66.53/cwt	66.00–67.00	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	68.26/cwt	67.00–71.00	815	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	864	33.03/cwt	30.00–37.00	285	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	659	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	84.61/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,544	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	92.98/cwt	80.00–110.00	722	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	840	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	412	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	831.85/cwt	790.00–900.00	8,759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	452	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	1,201.94/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	16,394	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	19,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	122.82/cwt	116.00–125.00	833	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	144.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	125.24/cwt	124.00–127.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.43/cwt	134.00–146.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 111Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 12Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
14	—	678	116.00–125.00	122.82
13	—	571	128.00–131.00	129.67
6	—	368	142.00–145.00	144.47
4	—	610	120.00–127.00	124.19
4	—	539	124.00–127.00	125.24
4	—	427	134.00–146.00	141.43
2	—	258	147.00	147.00
1	—	880	101.00	101.00
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	78.00	78.00
1	—	335	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00	120.00
2	—	428	123.00–130.00	126.56
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	125.00	125.00
3	—	512	120.00–125.00	121.69
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	134.00	134.00
3	—	660	131.00–136.00	134.33
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	118.00–122.00	120.97
1	—	385	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	120.00–134.00	128.33
2	—	520	125.00–129.00	126.98
2	—	428	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	135.00–149.00	140.65
11	—	529	138.00–145.00	141.72
9	—	708	135.00–143.00	139.97
5	—	767	132.00	132.00
5	—	678	139.00–144.00	141.75
5	—	639	142.00–144.00	143.21
5	—	427	151.00–166.00	155.75
3	—	457	152.50	152.50
2	—	823	115.00–122.00	118.43
2	—	238	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,364	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,201.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	777	80.00–110.00	92.98
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	49.00	49.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	790.00–900.00	831.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	67.00	67.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	52.00	52.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,189	67.00–73.00	70.05
1	—	1,055	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	69.00–73.00	70.98
3	—	1,345	66.00–67.00	66.53
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	67.00–71.00	68.26
4	—	864	30.00–37.00	33.03
1	—	1,030	64.00	64.00
1	—	905	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	80.00–88.00	84.61
1	—	1,715	90.00	90.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle