Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher. Plain or Fleshy cattle sold with a discount. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.90/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$128.90

63 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$36.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	132.21	710	52
Medium and Large 1-2	433	130.00	563	2thin
Medium and Large 2	469	116.34	546	6thin
Medium and Large 3	405	96.00	389	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.21/cwt here — about $321 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 sale63 hd

128.90

—

AR average9 barns · 1,285 hd

136.74

−7.84

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	1,395	56.07	782	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,246	43.49	542	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	40.00	458	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	38.73	450	13

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	325	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	111.83/cwt	105.00–115.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	122.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	660	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	139.03/cwt	136.00–142.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	115.76/cwt	115.00–118.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	116.04/cwt	110.00–118.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	601	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	111.21/cwt	106.00–116.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	136.81/cwt	125.00–138.00	731	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	49.49/cwt	49.00–50.00	638	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	49.55/cwt	49.00–50.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	137.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.31/cwt	121.00–123.00	758	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	615	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	53.53/cwt	49.00–60.00	656	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	57.90/cwt	40.00–70.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	134.22/cwt	133.00–135.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	107.35/cwt	106.00–110.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	124.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	795	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	58.43/cwt	56.00–60.00	691	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	57.31/cwt	53.00–68.00	535	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	806	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	765	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	48.49/cwt	45.50–50.50	689	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	458	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	42.15/cwt	40.00–45.00	525	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	354	1
Bulls	—	—	950	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	85.48/cwt	80.00–91.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	95.25/cwt	81.00–104.00	493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	35.03/cwt	34.00–36.00	351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	436	1
Bulls	—	—	1,618	63.61/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,029	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	76.48/cwt	76.00–77.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	116.34/cwt	110.00–119.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	113.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	117.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	556	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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 156Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 10Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 136

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	110.00–115.00	112.65
3	—	532	105.00–115.00	111.83
2	—	470	106.00–116.00	111.21
1	—	765	75.00	75.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
2	—	430	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	540	120.00–124.00	122.16
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
3	—	390	129.00	129.00
4	—	628	110.00–118.00	116.04
8	—	493	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	138.00	138.00
2	—	435	121.00–125.00	123.00
4	—	575	110.00–119.00	116.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	125.00–130.00	127.56
4	—	376	136.00–142.00	139.03
5	—	705	120.00	120.00
14	—	534	125.00–138.00	136.81
9	—	445	130.00–140.00	137.81
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
5	—	469	133.00–135.00	134.22
10	—	639	120.00–126.00	124.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	115.00–118.00	115.76
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	430	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	88.00	88.00
1	—	375	90.00	90.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	121.00–123.00	122.31
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
3	—	680	106.00–110.00	107.35
5	—	530	110.00–120.00	113.42
4	—	571	115.00–121.00	117.99
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	30.00	30.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	80.00–91.00	85.48
3	—	518	81.00–104.00	95.25
1	—	790	80.00	80.00
1	—	625	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	81.00	81.00
2	—	525	76.00–77.00	76.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	109.00	109.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,290	49.00–50.00	49.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,225	49.00–60.00	53.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	40.00–70.00	57.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	56.00–60.00	58.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,645	49.00	49.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	49.00–50.00	49.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	53.00–68.00	57.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	47.50	47.50
3	—	1,245	40.00–45.00	42.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	45.50–50.50	48.49
1	—	1,180	30.00	30.00
3	—	1,003	34.00–36.00	35.03
2	—	1,070	39.00	39.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	24.00	24.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	41.00	41.00
2	—	1,618	62.00–65.00	63.61

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