Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light test and not all classes represented, the #1 feeder steers sold steady to 6.00 higher, mostly 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply was mostly average to plain. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.45/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$127.45

51 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$46.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	148.75	684	17thin
Medium and Large 2	529	123.57	654	23
Medium and Large 3	512	102.63	525	11thin

One grade step is worth $46.12/cwt here — about $159 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 sale51 hd

127.45

—

AR average9 barns · 1,432 hd

141.41

−13.96

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	1,625	74.96	1,218	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	50.00	667	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	962	35.29	340	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	32.50	314	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	167.84/cwt	157.00–182.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.63/cwt	136.00–142.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	84.52/cwt	80.00–89.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	94.38/cwt	91.00–98.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	123.50/cwt	119.00–128.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.75/cwt	117.00–127.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	129.20/cwt	128.00–131.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	738	13.03/cwt	5.00–20.00	96	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	48.65/cwt	48.00–50.00	511	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	940	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	77.44/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,375	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	50.82/cwt	45.00–55.00	544	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	51.71/cwt	45.00–58.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	106.04/cwt	90.00–119.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	108.91/cwt	100.00–118.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	116.15/cwt	114.00–116.50	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	132.73/cwt	123.00–137.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	120.80/cwt	120.00–121.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.89/cwt	114.00–128.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	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 Sep 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 207Year ago 129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	132.00	132.00
7	—	631	114.00–116.50	116.15
6	—	463	123.00–137.00	132.73
5	—	508	120.00–121.00	120.80
2	—	665	114.00–128.00	120.89
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	157.00–182.00	167.84
4	—	610	130.00–136.00	134.46
3	—	520	136.00–142.00	139.63
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	90.00–119.00	106.04
2	—	515	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	485	100.00–118.00	108.91
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
1	—	625	79.00	79.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	370	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	80.00–89.00	84.52
2	—	430	91.00–98.00	94.38
1	—	460	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	105.00–110.00	107.51
2	—	575	112.00–114.00	113.03
2	—	465	115.00–118.00	116.53
2	—	405	119.00–128.00	123.50
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	117.00–127.00	122.75
2	—	513	120.00–130.00	125.02
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
1	—	450	126.00	126.00
1	—	310	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	128.00–131.00	129.20
4	—	614	120.00–124.00	121.97
2	—	728	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	20.00	20.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	45.00	45.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	5.00–20.00	13.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	48.00–50.00	48.65
1	—	1,170	40.00	40.00
1	—	940	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	76.00–78.50	77.44
1	—	1,325	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	45.00–55.00	50.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	58.00	58.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	71.00	71.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	63.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	45.00–58.00	51.71

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