Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough of any class to establish a trend for Feeder steers or heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.59/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$108.59

20 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$5.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	110.14	641	13thin
Medium and Large 2	493	107.50	529	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	628	105.00	659	5thin

One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale20 hd

108.59

—

AR average9 barns · 1,381 hd

127.69

−19.10

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	1,687	70.10	1,182	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	53.34	658	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,154	46.30	534	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	41.67	433	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1Fleshy	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	125.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	98.73/cwt	95.00–100.00	665	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	66.78/cwt	65.00–69.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	780	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,666	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	81.51/cwt	80.00–83.00	675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	54.90/cwt	51.00–58.00	572	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	679	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	71.94/cwt	67.00–76.00	761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	816	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	78.37/cwt	72.00–82.00	849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	55.04/cwt	53.00–57.00	541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	64.42/cwt	64.00–65.50	758	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,904	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,222.18/cwt	1,150.00–1,325.00	13,383	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,572	1,300.90/cwt	1,250.00–1,375.00	20,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	750	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	107.44/cwt	105.00–110.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	114.38/cwt	110.00–117.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	659	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,038	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	43.58/cwt	40.00–45.00	462	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	50.66/cwt	50.00–51.50	621	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	53.34/cwt	50.00–55.00	658	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	203	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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 108Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 7Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Not enough of any class to establish a trend for Feeder steers or heifers. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
2	—	655	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	675	105.00–110.00	107.44
5	—	557	110.00–117.00	114.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	119.00	119.00
2	—	468	117.00–125.00	120.98
2	—	558	115.00–120.00	117.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	143.00	143.00
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
2	—	490	130.00–131.00	130.49
3	—	682	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
3	—	543	121.00–130.00	125.32
3	—	590	120.00–121.00	120.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	95.00–100.00	98.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,535	65.00–70.00	67.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	14.00	14.00
2	—	1,253	57.00–58.00	57.50
6	—	1,061	40.00–45.00	43.58
6	—	1,225	50.00–51.50	50.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	50.00–55.00	53.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	25.00	25.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	65.00–69.00	66.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	59.00	59.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	67.00–76.00	71.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	72.00–82.00	78.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	53.00–57.00	55.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	64.00–65.50	64.42
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	470.00	470.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	80.00–83.00	81.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,042	51.00–58.00	54.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,222.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,572	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,300.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle