Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.66/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$108.66

35 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$67.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	117.83	621	16thin
Medium and Large 2	415	115.10	478	9thin
Medium and Large 3	484	97.72	473	8thin
Small and Medium 3	610	50.00	305	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.83/cwt here — about $316 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 sale35 hd

108.66

—

AR average9 barns · 2,874 hd

127.53

−18.88

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	1,458	58.93	859	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	44.87	580	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,043	39.71	414	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	35.45	341	4thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	109.59/cwt	104.00–115.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	116.15/cwt	110.00–119.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.68/cwt	131.00–141.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.00	439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	103.59/cwt	100.00–107.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	583	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	44.86/cwt	44.00–45.50	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.61/cwt	115.00–126.00	579	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	294	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	400	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	510	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	39.61/cwt	38.00–41.50	454	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	37.39/cwt	35.00–40.00	411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	47.62/cwt	46.00–48.50	597	4
Bulls	—	—	1,602	63.88/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,023	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	44.03/cwt	43.00–45.00	462	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	255	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	36.07/cwt	35.00–38.00	326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,313	53.98/cwt	51.00–56.00	709	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	281	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,148	39.37/cwt	36.00–42.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	882	480.79/cwt	410.00–550.00	4,241	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	1,045	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	4,598	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	625	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	269	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	595	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	339	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	710	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	327	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	648	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	715.88/cwt	400.00–975.00	7,581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	872.89/cwt	550.00–1,150.00	10,422	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	57.61/cwt	40.00–72.00	471	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,366	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,481	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	605.33/cwt	470.00–675.00	6,483	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	979.05/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	11,778	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	965.27/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,357	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,279	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	44.50/cwt	43.00–46.00	511	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	641.16/cwt	450.00–750.00	7,437	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	52.76/cwt	45.00–67.00	683	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	751	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,394	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,506	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	566.73/cwt	490.00–650.00	5,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	624.31/cwt	540.00–675.00	6,355	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	811.53/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,846	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	123.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.97/cwt	124.00–130.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.98/cwt	115.00–123.00	735	4

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 486Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 19Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
3	—	472	131.00–141.00	137.68
1	—	320	148.00	148.00
2	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	480	115.00–126.00	120.61
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
3	—	437	115.00–120.00	116.64
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	60.00	60.00
1	—	400	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
1	—	885	79.00	79.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	534	118.00–120.00	119.34
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
8	—	572	110.00–119.00	116.15
1	—	425	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	110.00–115.00	112.47
4	—	376	116.00–117.00	116.75
1	—	345	112.00	112.00
2	—	503	115.00–117.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	100.00–107.00	103.59
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
2	—	648	79.00	79.00
2	—	458	100.00–105.00	102.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	43.00	43.00
1	—	595	57.00	57.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	104.00–115.00	109.59
1	—	690	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	46.00	46.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
5	—	563	120.00–128.00	123.35
5	—	520	124.00–130.00	127.97
4	—	628	115.00–123.00	116.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	44.00–45.50	44.86
4	—	1,253	46.00–48.50	47.62
2	—	1,148	36.00–42.00	39.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,145	38.00–41.50	39.61
4	—	1,049	43.00–45.00	44.03
3	—	905	35.00–38.00	36.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	35.00–40.00	37.39
1	—	850	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	37.00	37.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	34.00	34.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	62.00–67.00	63.88
3	—	1,313	51.00–56.00	53.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	882	410.00–550.00	480.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	440.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,059	400.00–975.00	715.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,194	550.00–1,150.00	872.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,071	470.00–675.00	605.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,203	750.00–1,125.00	979.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,073	800.00–1,050.00	965.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,160	450.00–750.00	641.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,294	45.00–67.00	52.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	460.00	460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,565	48.00	48.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,018	540.00–675.00	624.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	38.00	38.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	53.00	53.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	800.00–825.00	811.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	40.00–72.00	57.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	46.00	46.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	43.00–46.00	44.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	490.00–650.00	566.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	925.00	925.00

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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