Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs, not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Supply included several 700-800 lb Value Added heifers who sold with a Premium. On a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.67/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$133.67

65 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.17

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	137.18	693	55
Medium and Large 2	546	114.68	626	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	670	113.00	757	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale65 hd

133.67

—

AR average8 barns · 2,144 hd

134.84

−1.17

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	1,580	69.75	1,102	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,325	58.00	769	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,013	47.04	477	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	47.00	491	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,440	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,453	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	146.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.40/cwt	135.00–144.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	149.42/cwt	140.00–154.00	689	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	434	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	137.42/cwt	136.00–140.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.04/cwt	149.00–152.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	128.65/cwt	126.00–129.50	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	125.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.42/cwt	136.00–149.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	132.85/cwt	127.00–135.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	141.24/cwt	138.00–144.00	605	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	491	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.00	533	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	42.82/cwt	40.00–45.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	380	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 253Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	140.00–152.00	146.96
9	—	570	135.00–144.00	138.40
22	—	461	140.00–154.00	149.42
3	—	380	149.00–152.00	150.04
1	—	315	153.00	153.00
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
2	—	423	135.00–136.00	135.50
3	—	372	136.00–140.00	137.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
2	—	375	120.00–130.00	125.20
2	—	578	116.00	116.00
1	—	785	93.00	93.00
1	—	470	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	126.00–129.50	128.65
2	—	323	145.00–148.00	146.47
10	—	370	136.00–149.00	147.42
10	—	517	127.00–135.00	132.85
16	—	428	138.00–144.00	141.24
1	—	460	133.00	133.00
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
7	—	726	129.00	129.00
2	—	750	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,720	84.50	84.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,055	50.00–51.00	50.51
4	—	1,004	40.00–45.00	42.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	40.00	40.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	55.00	55.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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